El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-11

7 ACK Of ginger, snap and real ball
on the part of the Mavericks Sun
day afternoon resulted in the loss
of the game to Santa Rita, to ],
the teams still being tied for first
place in the Copper league. Only three
more games remain in the present
schedule.
BY winning Saturdays game, which
was notable for its errors on the part
Of the Diggers, there being five, It
looked as if the Mevericks had the
pennant sewed up in q sack Sundays
game has made it look different
Three Teams in the Race.
According TO the dope sheet the
pennant lies between Ell PasO, Santa
Rita and Silver City, with the chances
of each figured out evenly. Each team
has three games yet to play, and each
team must win two of those games at
least to stand chance for first place
Hurley isn't figured in the pennant
race.
santa Rita has to beat Silver City
and FL Paso- FL PasO has to win two
of its road games, and Silver City has
to win that number. The Mavericks
play Santa Rita, the first road game,
a game on the 18th, ending up at Silver
City the following day, completing the
schedule.
One Run From Nine Hits.
Anyone dropping in the park after
the ball game Sunday and seeing moth
ing but the score board, reading Two
for Santa Rita and one for FL Paso,
would have believed that he missed
fast game Of ball According to the
score it should have been that. But II
wasn't Also, il should have been the
Mavericks game, and that by long
odds LOafing on the job, and failure
to connect with the sphere, lost IL for
them Twice, at least, the Mavericks
covered all three sacks, with one down
Fans came to life, but subsidized again
They could not even tie the score.
Ill -
Mavericks got nine hits in the game
which made it harder to figure out
Santa Rita only got three
Kane Pitches Good Game.
Harry Kane, who was on the mound
for Wichita Falls and was transferred
with the team TO Hugo, Okla, was the
slab artist for the Mavericks Sunday
Kane pitched good ball He has a de-
livery that is copyrighted and with
It he delivered the goods Seven OF the
Diggers, who were not able TO figure
out his curves, went by the StrikeOut
route Eaton who was drafted from
the Cotton leaguers, was on the mound
for santa Rita HIS pitching got MIN
out of some mighty bad holes He is
due the credit for winning the game
DiEEers Counted in the Second.
The Diggers made both their runs IN
the second inning. The Mavericks trOt-
ted along until the sixth before they
were able to get q man over the nome
plate This was their only run The
IF the One-tWO-Ihree order
When the sixth inning approached /
.ans were pulling for the Mavericks to |
Il least tie the score, that offering ]
hem the chance to win the game with /
an extra inning. Smith, first up in that .
inning, went to first on q clean hit
schultz sacrificed, putting him on sec 7
md. Gurtz made the trip TO the initial ]
sack and Smith went to third Gurtz !
stole second Gray scored Smith on
ong fly to center, bringing in the only (
run for the Mavericks
Mavericks Fail to Rally.
It was again the One-tWO- three order /
TO the ninth and the last chance for !
81 Paso Some one whispered to the
Of the Mavericks that Clyde /
on the field in a baseball suit, /
was handy with the willow He went I
10 for Kane and out for himself on a !
grounder to first GOwan got to first !
[eifer went out on a high one to I
second Smith was walked Schultz, I
he last one up, famed The game was /
ost