El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-06
SILVER CITY LOSES 10-INNIH6 CAME
TO MAVERICKS BY SCORE Of z To |
After Getting Two Dagger, Barker Scores the Winning
Run on B. Smiths Single Over Short-SilVer
City Protests When Ward Is Called Out
at the Plate in the Ninth Inning.

TN the first extra inning game that
has been played on the Washington
= Park diamond this season, the Ell
Paso Mavericks defeated the silver
City Miners by a score OF . TO 1. The
winning run was scored by Barker
when B. Smith singled in the 10th in
ming
1t was a big league baseball game
that deserved better support than was
given il by the fans Tor the vacant
seats were many IN the. big Srandslanu-
Both teams demonstrated that they
could play baseball The opposing
pitchers divided hOnOrs though Nelhs
could not use all Of his speed as smith ;
glove seemed to be creased and he
could not squeeze the fast ones
silver City Leads to sixth.
For six innings it was Silver City
game They began the scoring IN the
Iirst hall Of the first inning w ltn
two out ward sent a high ny INTO
GOWans territory and Barker, running
out of his own field. fumbleu the ball
when he tried to catch H. ara am
bled to second A moment later ne
was occupying third base having made
the Journey along there IN JIG time
when catcher Smith let the ball go By
him Medina singled over second ana
Ward crossed the pan with the first
tally of the day. Gerhard sent a
grOunder to Tommy Smith and the lit
tie shortsuOp threw Medina out at sec
Ond.
In Fl Paso's half of the first inning
GOWan got as far as third out died
there. when Schultz knocked q ground
er TO Medina and was thrown out at
first.
Double Play Saves Mavericks.
In the second inning a double play
saved FL PaSO- With one out Barber
sent a hot one to T. Smith and beat
lon rHrs
dropped one in front of Nellis, who
threw Barber out at second, while
Gurtz relayed the ball TO Schultz.
who touched the initial sack before
Fleming could get there Up to the
second half Of the seventh inning the
play was fast the men going out IN
one, two, three order most Of the time
In the second half of the seventh
Dr. McCamant wound up mis- coaching
voice and began TO yeu Ior run
Tommy Smith got the first base on
balls given up TO this time by either
pitcher. Schultz advanced him to sec
Ond on a sacrifice to Gerhard Gurtz
doubled past third base on a line drive
and Smith crossed the plate with Fl
PaSO's first run Barker tOuled while
Gurtz was stealing third Gerhard
caught the fly and doubled Gurtz at
second
Bankers Sprint stops Rally.
Once again il looked dangerous for
FL PasO in the eighth With two out
Goodman singled between shortstop
and second Owens knocked high lily
on a line and if il had not been for the
fast sprinting Of Barker the game
would have gone to Silver City
Silver City pulled off another dOu-
BILE play in the second half Of the
eighth. With one out. B. Smith dOu-
bIed to left field Nellis hit to Ne
dina. who threw him out at first, Geo-
hard getting the ball back to Owens
before Smith could reach third
Protest is DisanOwed.
The ninth inning was filled with eS-
element and the Silver City bunch be-
gan to kick at umpire Van Surdam-
With one out. Ward was safe when !
Curt booted his swift grOunder, mis-
Judging the bounce. Ward went 20 1
second on a wild throw by Nellls 10 Z
He stole third when B. Smith T
fell asleep and dropped a ball back OF +
the bat. Medina dropped one in 'front.' J
of the plate and Nellis threw the bail {
to B. Smith who tagged Ward at home [
MEDINA stole second and third but /
Gerhard famed. The decision on ]
Ward was contested by the Silver City Z
team, but Van Surdam would not allow 4
Again in the tenth. Silver City kicked {
when Killilay was caught mapping at I
second.
Barker Scores on Smiths Hit.