The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1910-07-28
COULDN'T BREAK
THAT O[DHOODOO.
Comets Loose Bulk Of Hard
Fought Games TO Caldwell.
VISITORS OBNOXIOUS KICKERS
MAR PLEASURE OF GAME.
Loss By Close Margins Proves Rule
In the Case Of Local Team One Tie
Game.

Inc series OF nve games OF DaSeDail
held In this city between the Comets
and the Caldwell team, were disap-
pointment to the fans in the matter OF
the winning, but very satisfactory
from the standpoint OF good fast base
BALL In all but one game the visitors
were out classed for hitting and the
Comets had the game cinched until
some little fluke sent the visitors
round the diamond for scores enough
to win the game.
The first game on Thursday after
noon was rich treat and proved one
of the best OF the series. The pitching
of Hay for Twin Falls, an ex-leaguer
from Illinois, and of Muloney for the
visitors, was worth the price of admis-
sion and old John Hay had little the
best of it until some of his staff fell
down at critical times and allowed the
visitors to gather in two score, giving
them the lead Twin Falls with some
reserve force in the ninth managed to
get one man over the plate by clever
sacrificing and some errors by Cald-
WE'LL
The game ended 3-3 Right In this
game the Caldwell players began kick
ing tactics which were kept up
throughout the entire series. Every
decision of Umpire Kuhl was dead
wrong according to Caldwell and some
of the players lost the respect of the
audience and never recovered 1t by
their splendid playing. Chapman, in
particular Is one of the best players
on the Caldwell team and yet he kick
ed on every decision made, regardless
of its fairness Attempt were made to
kill time and in fact too much jock
eying used throughout the series for
the sake of winning the game.
The second game played Friday was
sad spectacle for the fans inasmuch
as Twin Falls got drubbing in six
innings that hurt. Pitcher Kenyon was
not up to his standard but could not
be blamed very much more than his
team, which failed to back him in
critical times and allowed the visitors
to stack up eight runs to the locals
five.
Saturdays game began with Feath-
erstone, a recent acquisition of the To-
cal team, in the box, and the southpaw
with slow break ball proved the
hardest puzzle the visitors had en-
countered. The first five innings pass
ed with the score one to nothing for
the visitors. Featherstone retired,
owing to his condition, and Hay was
sent in to finish the game. The old
man did splendid work and should
have had the game in his pocket but
for one of those unlocked for breaks
which have lost the Comets a good
many games this season, which al
lowed the visitors to land one more
score in the seventh, while Twin Falls
could only place one man to the good
during the game, though the bases
were filed several times. Score 2-1.
Sunday with Alec Bliss in the box
the first game was won by the locals
by the score of to 2 with every man
playing the game ali the time, Bliss
was able to hold them down and when
he couldn't there was man under the
ball every stage of the game. In fact
this game proved to the fans that the
home team had the winning material
If the hoodo would stay away.
The second game with Hay and
Featherstone dividing honors, was lost
by one heart breaking inning, when
the score advanced from zero to five
for the visitors before the onslaught
could be stopped. The game closed
with the score on the wrong side of
the ledger as far as Twin Falls was
concerned. Score 5-4.