El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-08

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n Winning from Santa Rita. 10 to
L n Z. in the first game of Tuesdays
contests in the baseball tournament.
| the Ell Paso Mavericks established a
record by stealing IL bases in two
! innings. Every player showed plenty
of pep. Robertson and Gurtz taking
big leads and stealing third. Gowan
also tried it once but failed.
Everybody Hits.
Everybody hit Nolan. Weeks and
Steiger. pitchers for Santa Rita were
touched up for a total of Is blows. Ma
gle. the first man I'D. was thrown out
at first. Gurtz walked and stole sec
ond. Blanchfield struck out. Schultz
started the rally with a single. scoring
Gurtz. Gowan connected with one head
on for a three Dagger. Smith drew
four wide ones. reaching first. He did
not hesitate. but followed Gurtz and
Schultz in stealing the second cushion
Robertson hit over second. scoring
Gowan and Smith. He also beat Horn
buckles peg to second base. Johnson
walked and Kane. following, struck
out. ending the inning with Ell PasO
having four markers.
Kane. on the mound for the Maver-
icks. let Nebitt. the first man up for
the Diggers. 90 to first on a free pass.
McGeever struck out and Nebitt was
cut down by Robertson'S peg as he
tried to steal second. Clark was thrown
out at first. the side being retired With~
" = Sting Speeds Up Gurtz.
Nagle again started off for Ell Paso
in the second inning. He batted a hot
one to Eaton at second base. but was
thrown out at the initial sack. Gurtz
was hit by a pitched ball The sting
gave him speed. as he shot down TO
second and kept on going. stealing
third. Blanchfield got free transpOr-
tation. Schultz drove one to third
being thrown out at first as Gurtz
left. scoring BlanchfieId. He also added
another stolen base to the list Tommy
Smith reached first by the error route.
the boot being chalked against second
baseman Eaton. of Santa Rita. Eaton
repeated the error. putting Robertson
on first. He annexed second by fast
sprint and few seconds made third
~ weeks Relieves Nolan.
jackson. of Ell Paso. was up when
Nolan was relieved by pitcher Rube
but al umpire EclIstOne had not called
time before the ball was in play. he
called Jackson back to the plate. Jack
son then walked on four wide ones
Kane hit a hot grounder TO Eaton
reaching first on A bad neg. Nag1e
was fielded out at first. the Mavericks
being retired after six runs had beer
counted in the inning.
Santa Rita Scores in Second
Facing a 10 run lead. Santa Rita en-.
deavored to rally. Kirchman leading off
in the last of the second He reached
first following a hard drive to third.
He endeavored to steal second. but was
cut down by Robertson Eaton struck
out Bristow batted fly into the sun
field. Blanehfield being unable to find
the ball to prevent the runner from
reaching first. Mason walked. Horn
buckle hit short into left. scoring 3ris-
tow. Weeks struck out. BristoW's tally
being the single marker for the in
ming.
Gurtz was nailed at the plate IN the
third inning. preventing another run
for the Mavericks. After finishing the
third. Rube Weeks was ordered from
the field by umpire Eckstone. who OBJ
iected to remarks Weeks was making
In the last Of the third Santa Rita
added two more runs by McGeever and
Clark on three hits. one being a two
Dagger by Kirchman
Hill ReScueS Kane.
SnaDDy ball continued in the fourth
and fifth. Santa Rita rallving in the
last of the fifth and driving Kane from
the box Nebitt hit to right center.
McGeever was out on a foul. Robertsor
fielding the ball with the sun shining
in his eyes. the grandstand aDDlauding
his play. Clark got a hit over the sec
ond bag. Kirchman followed with a
drive close to the foul line in right
field. Eaton got a two base blow.
Here Kane surrendered the mound te
Cliff Hill the Ell Paso youngster. Santa
Rita having scored three runs. The
young SOuthDaw. after a wild pitch.
which advanced Eaton TO third. settled