El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-23
BISBEE TEAM is
TIGHTENING UP
Players Buckling in Their
Belts and Getting Ready
for FRAY.
CBy Lee Hamilton

Bisbee, Ariz, April 23-Bisbee is now
trailing along in the second division, if
one has q mind TO dope things out in
league fashion on the exhibition series.
She closed that series at home Thurs
day afternoon with the fourth straight
defeat. but at that the fans are not dis
couraged
The board of directors and those who
pay to see the games have every con-
fidence in ~Dalrymples Darlings,' as
some delight in calling them. otherwise
the MarooDs. also the man who's at the
head The exhibition series is taken
as no criterion, as Dalrympie has been
trying all sorts of experiments with his
men, shifts in the lineup being of con-
slant occurrence in the last four games
played.
Kerwin has been sent 70 right field
end Deakins brought in from that sta
tion TO play second He got away fine
in Thursdays game and was about the
only member of the infield who did As
things frame up. Hanson will probably
go to center while Dalrymple Will direct
things from the bench. When 'Hanse'
pitches, which he does from the south
side effectively. Dalrymple will go TO
ceEter.
Knockers at Work.
Considerable knocking has been done
with shorrstop PIake as the target; but
Plake has been playing with an injured
finger. swollen to about twice its nor
may size, which effects both his hand
ling grounders and throwing He'll
round to later on
Lark of team work has been response
bic for the last two defeats. The Ma
Rooms have the ball players, and slug
ging ones at that, but ii takes time
20 whip into shape. especially on a rock
bottom field as that at the Warren park.
Kelly has been with the club just
week: Plake e little more than that:
the others have stra ggled in on different
occasions Only Dalrymple, Hanson,
Kerwin and Pullman have been any
length of time coming under the brief
Orendorff regime
Good Pitcher.
Pitcher Doan. the recruit from Sacra-
niento, has the goods and will stay. He
jumped off the train Thursday morning
and went TO pitching in the afternoon.
1t was not his fault that he lost. But
six hits could Douglas get One of those
was a fluke home run which GFindle,
playing centerfieid misjudged- This was
followed by a single, a wasted effort,
and was the only time they garnered two
hits in an inning except once, after two
successive errors had been made. Then
the hits counted nothing There was
not an earned run in that Thursday
game.
Manager Dlrymple howere says he
SIS weak in one or two spots and unless
things break better he may make some
Changes.
Directors Meet.
Thursday night the board of direc-
tors held q meeting. every member Of
the team being invited. There were no
call downs" The board expressed its
faith in the boys and told them to go
ahead: that they had no fault TO find,
hay every confidence in their ability as
players, and would stand behind them
till the finish.
The season opens with Douglas next
Saturday. at home. Saturday evening the
players will give an inaugural ball for
~ hich great preparations are being
made. Fans viii this year enjoy free
score card at each game. containing 2
printed lineup of both home and visiting
teams, in approved league style. Il will
be a souvenir affair, with cuts of d.
rectors and players