El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-05

~ OUR games out of five is now the
record of the Mavericks against
the Silver City club, the Stag
bumpers being defeated in a scrappY
ragged two hour session, at Washing
to park Sunday afternoon by the score
OF II to 4. Although the final register
was One-Slded the pretty caLcneS anu
brilliant stops Of the local squad was
enough TO make the average fan feel
lively. During the first four innings
The match was kept lively by the con-
tinu6l kicking of Eddie ward man
ager of the SIuelterites, who protested
against several things, and great
many more that were nothing at all
Maclay. the regular arbiter failed 70
make his appearance, and 5Eanu
stand fan, Jim Sullivan, was Installed
but Quit in the fourth, and was re
placed by H +. Van Surdam, who Of
iiciated during the remainder OF the
match.
Consistent Game for Mavericks
The game demonstrated that ire 10
cal PLAYERS have now developed INTO
DIavine- consistent baseball instead OF
unsteady team work Inside oaseDdIl
was the card Sunday and the local eeeLl
got away with It The game als9
brought out the fact that Lne AoSaA
MANAGEMENT was very lucky to secure
the services Of Gurtz, the eNarmy ShOIl-
stop. whose nifty playing nlppeu seN-
cral Silver City rallies yesIeIoa C1 ne
pitchers We're several times IN seIlO
predicaments. but usually got out OF II,
by clever tWirnng, or seFeial -ilS
were made as a result
Hill Pitches Good Bail. -
.Taftv" Hill pitched brilliant pail
errors bv the Mavericks aiding the ST.
yer CITY scoring, when clean nlls Wy
iu-noSsibIe In the second, third 1OuE u
md fifrh stanzas the local sideWheeler
didlthfngs to the Smelterites VINO Were
unable to get a man past the HlI I.
sack His curves We're an OF eAH1--i N
cleanIy. and his teammates nit the oall
Opportunely-
!.Sliu" Barber. spitbau manipulation,
fvirled for the pitching end OF the a. a.
terry firm Of the SmelterlJes' 80 ai
nitcbed alright bali up TO the I'M y
cauto when the first run was MADE OF
his delivery through two walks, anu .
wild MITCH The FL PasO fans are now
Getting so familiar with Barber Ihdt
they recognize his name Wneh an
nounced BY the umpire, as they nave
the Knowledge that the SnelOeIlSes
have no other tWlrler VINO IS 50 uS-
dependable as the elongated slaDInah
who has worked in every game mere
Little Harry Barker certainly DID ms
share toward the victory OF the local
club. Several nifty catches by the EN-
40 T-y Cobb shut off possible rallies
by the Silver City players curing the
Hin Wild in the First.
Hill was wild in the first and walked
Owens Buckles went out SmlIn 70
Schultz. Ward also Walked- MeolIa-
who is now on the Silver City roster,
6 nolgLeu nlEl one 70 NE--NSAr
Gowan took Gebhardt nit Tor InIee
bags scoring Owens and Ward XIII
lay famed for the third out
Both teams went out in short order
in the second stanza- but the Nave
Kicks got one in the third Hill walked
and stole second and third, and gal
fOped home on a wild pitch by Barber
In the initial half Of the fourth there
was a good deal of palaver when Kill
liIay purposely stepped in the way OF
the ball and was called 10 pat oy
the umpire. The next two men went
out in short order.
Two Scored in the Fourth
The grand Outburst of the MAVERICKS
was held until the fourth, however, and
ended in two runs for the local players,
and at umpire going to the bench with
the declaration that he was through
with the game. GuTtZ singled over short
for the opener He was sent over the
rubber on d home run by Harry Barker
into center field, who was called OUT
by umpire Sullivan for falling 10
touch second base.
Eddie Ward. manager OF the miners,
got riled because the jumps defied him.
but was finally pacified by Tommy
smith. manager of the local club Arm
hot grOunder into the right pasture
which went for four bases Eddie de-
cided to kick about this, and the game
was held until a new umpire could be
secured from the grand stand H z
Van Surdam volunteered for service
and amid cheers he was installed Bob
smith and Cliff Hill went out in rapid
order and there was no more run max
ing that inning.
Mavericks Score With Ease.
Things went smoothly in the Silver