El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-01


inning, when the Mavericks touched the
southpaW for two hits, the Hurley team
coming along. with Awo boots and
cinching the victory for FL Paso.
Errors Aid the Mavericks.
Robinson dropped Kiefer's infield fly
in the first inning. Tommy Smith laid
a perfect bunt down the third base
line, Armstrong muffing 1t in his
eagerness to complete double play.
Both runners were safe. Schultz hit
to McGeever at second, who tagged
Tommy Smith. Gray was given four
wide ones in succession, and Gurtz
sent sizzling grOunder to McGeeVer.
who butter-fingered the ball Kiefer
lions of the Mavericks were nulhfied
when Jackson struck out
Wooden started the run getting in
the second with a single into center.
Harry Kane duplicated the wallOp, ad-
vancing Wooden along a base and TAX
ing possession of first Gowan hit to
Armstrong, who threw wild to first,
Wooden scoring and Kane gaining third.
Tommy Smith sent up a sacrifice fly to
Clark and Kane counted.
Nine Markers in the Third.
Gray received a base on balls in the
third and Gurtz beat out an infield
scratch. Jackson hunted down the
third base line Armstrong throwing
came home and Gurtz went to third.
Wooden doubled into right, scoring
Jackson and GurtZ. Kane flew out to
Clark, while Gowan and Kiefer went
out on infield hits.
A fast double play stopped the ef-
forts of the Mavericks in the fourth,
while, after beating out on infield hit
to first. Gurtz overran second and was
out
Hurley Starts Fireworks.
An Outburst in the sixth Melted the
Concentrations five hits, which con-
tributed to as many runs. Clark
doubled into right center, after Collier
had singled into left Collier advanced
to third and came home on McGeever's
hit to right, Clark going to third sta
ton. Robinson got a base on balls and
Moore beat out an infield hit to Nellis.
Davis tripled into right center, scoring
McGeever, Robinson and Moore Fos-
ter then came in and Nellis went to the
bench. Foster famed Bouseman and
Robinson went out, Smith to Schultz.
The successive bases on balls and an
error by Gurtz, prompted three more
runs for Hurley in the seventh. Clark
McGeeYer and Collier tailed for the
second time during the game. After
the passes Kane came to the slab, re-
lieving Foster
Mavericks Get Revenge.
FL Paso got revenge in the sixth,
when two hits, an error and base on
balls sent five Mavericks across the
home plate The Mavericks batted
around in this inning. GurtZ, Gray,
Foster, Gowan and Kiefer managed to
embellish the scoreboard. After Hur-
ley had batted in the eighth. umpires
Eckstone and Herrod held a conference,
and the game was called because of
darkness
Notes of the Games.
Clye WOOlen is one Of the handiest
backstOps that have participated in
games at washington park this season.
Wooden has not had experience of any
length behind the bat, but he works
like a veteran He hurt his right
hand while catching the speedy Nellis
in the second game Sunday and was
also hit IN the chest by a pitched ball
He was credited with only one passed
ball during both games.
FL Paso cinched so. percent of the
gross receipts, after expenses were paid,
by winning both games Sunday after
noon. The gate receipts were to have
been divided so and 40, after the ex-
penses of the Hurley team and several
other miscellaneous items had been
paid. Hurley will receive 40 percent.
Harry Barker didn't play Sunday af-
ternOOn, but his place was filled by an
able utility. Stanley Gray stabbed any
thing in the vicinity of left field, in
both games, and did not make a single
error. Gray contributed to the success
of the Mavericks with a double and q
single.
The Hurley recruits showed up ex-
ceptiOnally we'll Davis, in right field,
did not miss a chance, while Hunter at
second station. only made one error
Davis clipped out a three-timer in the
first game and another Of the same or
der in the second.
"Ducky' GoWan missed two chances
in center through misjudging. Gowan
INDICATED himself later by cracking
out two hits. GOwan scored two runs
in the first game and one in the sec
Ond.
Umpires Eckstone and Herrod Off
ciated as arbiters and their work has
not been eclipsed at Washington park
this season. Eckstone worked on balls
and strikes in the first game and Her
rod toiled behind the bat in the second