El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-03

Again the Skeletons have won in the
city league and again the soldiers, the
league leaders, have lost 1t all hap
pened at Washington park Monday
when the soldier boys were Inundated
by the Killers by the score of to 3,
in the first game, and the trailing Shell
tons won from the Bakers by a to l
score in the second of Art Woods bar
gain days of baseball
still AnybOdy's Pennnnt.
This consistent losing by the boys in
kahki has its tendency to still make
the pennant race close and as it stands
right now the soldiers are down with
the rest OF the crowd Only one meas
" half game separates them from the
Millers, and it is anybOdy's pennant.
Far be 1t for anybody selecting the
winner of the City league, but the men
of Col. Fredericks regiment had bet
ter perk up a little, into the form they
had earlier in the season, or some Of
the other teams will be hurrying them
for the City league honOrs.
Resplendent in their various kinds
of baseball handed out, both games
highly pleased the large crowd of La
Dor dayers present The fans saw some
mighty fine pitching work on the part
of Porter, for the Millers, and a good
close game in the second of the after
moons entertainment. Porter held the
sWatting army men to two lonely hits,
both of them coming in the first in
ming Of the game. If he had not had this
bad inning he would without doubt
have placed himself among the no-hit
did it so it's over. The second game
went through without the Sheltons
making a single misplay, which also, it
might be said, is something unusual in
the league.
Wild Throws Are Costly.
The first game opened up strongly
with the soldiers getting two runs in
the very first inning. Their runs were
due to hits well punched together.
Gurtz, the first batter to face hurler
Porter, Of the Millers, took free pas
sage 10 the first sack on four balls
He went to third when Lieut.. CARRIER
followed him with doubl but II
failed to score Gurtz- However, the
soldier shortstop hurried home after he
had worried catcher Fassett to throw
wildly, for the first score Of the game.
CARRIER likewise took advantage of the
wild plunge Of the ball and followed
Gurtz across the plate for the second
run of the soldiers.
Not to be outdone in the opening ses-
sion by the soldiers, the Millers came
back in their part of the inning and
made one when Chenoweth started the
game off with a clean three-b base hit
Oppett, who was pitching for the sol
diers, very graciously threw the ball
wild. which permitted Cheney to score.
Hits and Errors Net -Four Runs.
Four more runs were added to the
Miller list, In the Inlrd INNING, Wnen
Weiss singled, and was followed by
Porter, who did likewise, with Cheno-
weth getting safe by the error OF
kemp. This filled the bases. Kiefer
knocked one which was registered s
a fielders' choice and weiss raced home
for the BIillers. Hill dampened one OF
the teams spirits for a few seconds by
flying out, but Barker doubled and
Porter and Cheney scored Kiefer then
scored when CARRIER fumbled Grady's
liner H Grady finished the inning.
In the fifth the Millers added two
more when Kiefer got a life on four
balls. followed by the strike out Of
Hill, who scored when Barker singled
Barker then stole second and third and
ran home for another score when
catcher Adams made another Of those
wild throws to third base.
Harry Kane umpired, and again filled
that position to the queens taste.
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