Arizona republican., 1911-08-07
.FORDS MAKE WORDS GOOD
  Brannens Lose Game To Phoenix Nine SECOND INNING VICTORY
Four Runs in Four Minutes and A Big Cipher All the Rest of the Game for the ords-Brannens Have Circle All Through.

Ihere were nine innings to the hall
 game played yesterday afternoon at
 East Lake Park between the Tucson
 Brannans and the Phoenix Fords
 but there was only one of the nine
 that did any good for either taar,
 It was the second. The Fords made
 TOUT runs in that second inning. Jt
 was snort, but no time was wasted
 Every little second was fraught with
 import and the men came to the hat
 so fast, and- the ball made so many
 long trips into the tall timbers ar fine
 other end of the field. that the spec-
 tators grew dizzy watching three
 things at once-the men running. the
 ball flying. and the bat whizzinc.
 The Tucson Brannans arrived in
 PhoeniX yesterday morning at [
 O clock to play return game with the
 Fords, who went to Tucson two weeks
 ago yesteray to meet the Brannans on
 their own grounds at Elysian Park.
 The Tucson boys originally planned to
 bring a large number of their locaI
 fans with them, and it was predicted
 some time ago that not less than
 seven coaches would be required to
 accomodate the crowd. Their plans
 Ialed to materialize, but they consol-
 ed themselves by making up in en-
 thusiasm what they lacked in nnni- mers. During the day very little was seen of the visiting nine for they had
 been spirited away immediately after
 their arrival by the Fords. who held
 themselves responsible for return of the courtesies shown them on the oc- casion of their trip to the southern city. It was not until late in the af- ternOon that the fans of the city had an opportunity to size the Brannans up, and the impression was so favor able that the best friends of the Phoe- nix players had an unexpressed doubt or two tucked away in their craniums about the probable result of the game
 The grandstand at East Lake Park was damned over it's whole length and breadth. Ten minutes before the game was called seats were at a premium, and late corners had to take what they could get. not being able to get what they wanted Even the despised bleachers had their share of the crowd, for the overflow from the grandstand sent forty or fifty people over to the open air seats, where the sun had ev- cry chance in the world to cook the out of them. A generous sprinkling of fans was scattered over the grounds. and it was conservatively that including the players. there were 700 people present at yes teray's ball game.
 Although the Brannans failed to score. they played a consistently good game of ball. The four runs of. tine Fords in the second inning male them come up to the scratch in a manner that made the Tucson crowd strain ] their eyes every minute to see if Me Cormick. or Young, or Pacheco had not made the big hit that would clear the way home for Grammar player.
 The first inning was finished with | out giving the crowd any indication whatever of the way the game was goign to go. The teams seemed we'll Nellis. in the box for the Fords, and Mccormick pitching for the Brannans. both threw little wild in the beginning. but the wise ones present said "Wait awhile"
 It was the second inning that gave the Fords lead that they kept all through the game. The running was started by a two bagger that Gill knocked. Grijalva came up to hat next. and walked to first. Harder picked up the stick next with deter imitation in his eye. and knocking a | clean single. he scored Gill. Grijalva went to third and stole home.
 NaIlis nifched through the WhOiA game. and his manipulation of the ball was a revelation to the people who had lost confidence in him after his in Tucson. He famed out eleven men during the game. and had the Brannan's guessing when it came to settling on the proper place | to swipe for his balls. Gill got three | hits during the game. and Morris played a star game behind the bat. Scotty, at third. made the people open