La Junta tribune., 1914-06-20
Ia sUNTA IN SECOND PLACE

Aeasr Whlffs Twelve Alen and Only
Allows Two lllas q Les Anlmas
-Tte Gaase = Rocky Ford
The Starrs played Las Animas
Sunday and won thslr game while
Rocky Ford and Isasnar tied In ten
innings. La Julta taking second
place In the league in consequence.
Before the game Renell remarked. In
the hearing Of Starr. that he wa
feeling good. and II his team mates
made ~ many runs ~ they hal the
Sunday before. Las Animas would
win the game. Starr made up his
mind that that be might as well let
himself out and In consequences Las
Animas secured one hit and one run.
both af which were made In the last
inning. He struck out twelve men
and had seven assists At first. Iovett
and Teter got twenty-five Of the put
outs. and Starr and Pyle got one
each. Only one ball was hit out Of
the diamond and that was Lomss-
ney's hit to Buckley in the ninth Inn
Ing. II was STAIRS day to shine and
he outshone the sun. Starr-shine In
La Junta IL far more brilliant than
sunshine.
But think Of the poor Las Animas
players. Trying to adjust their eyes
to the shifting scenery on the pitch
ing mound was = task that left them
wail.eyed. squint-eyed. biear-eyed.
cross-eyed and pie-eyed. VIII Muir
ply became orey-eyed trying to find
something 10 put down besides put
outs on the Las Animas side Of the
score card. Some Of the feminine
fans were even perox-eyed.
In six OF the nine innirss Rip al
loved only three men to face him.
10 ~ firss. lasiag ~ faaneA ths fifss
|tAsss $1,000 49, $40. ~1ar1A< ~.
oad "a l1sve was safe On Rips err
or. bat whom Herb Love popped TO
Starr. the big southpaw whipped to
Tslsr for = double. In the third
Rsnsll walked and Lomasney was
safe on Ebsriins's error. but Findisy
and O'Danisls whiffsd and they never
had . chance 10 score.
In. the fourth inning Rip famed
all three asaia. Fifth inning. one.
two. three made the score keepers
task easy. In the sixth Lomasnsy
GOT . life whea Tstsr droppsd ~
throw a. bis tnfisld srosadss. but
The rsst ofths buaeh eould aot bsiag
hin in. Rip moved then down.
one. two. thrss II the seventh and
also In ths slsAth.
u tAs aineh Lomasaey got Las
Asinas' saiS M. . sla6ss y left asl
% Bueksy's SLOW return took sscond.
Thsa ~ pulled OF . ~ Cebb stunt
which saablsd bic tsa0 70 sscaSs .
shutoul 0'Danlsls grounded sst 70
sseea1 but Loaasasy az aet svss
hssltaas q thied. He eaas sight %
ho0e ssd scored shs sun whlch spsll.
- RiD's rsceed fos ths day.
Il wss . esasy ~ o. bass runnlag
bet - Il was succssseul Lomasnsy
must - stvss credit sos . militant
play. OF eeurss u ~ had bssn put
out. Il would have bsss diffsesae.
TAsa we woul1 have saiA that ~ vas
esasy 70 ~ - put sueh . seuat over.
Il Justa scessd tAsss II tAs thisd.
Tstss vas safe o. Hy1e's error. b.
ssiiss walked. Baslsy sisslsd 70 csa.
tas. aad whoa Buckley vas als o.
0'Dasisl's error. he tAird sun eans
II. II he slxth starr hit Tor two
bases. took third % a. iaflsld
grous1ss and scored on l.omasnsy's
error o. e1wsrd's rap.
RseslI pltehsd . fine gsns. allow.
tng ealy feus hits. snd Il vas unfoe.
tsaats for him that he was facine
~ ~ pltehsr n The valley. for Il
= ~ estsa that be- pleehss such
esns. o. Tie other haad Starr hes
juse eegun - feel right and from
nov - w. othss thres teams eaa
ssessure highay Ill Of The hits thsy
eo0Do)e frou ~ delivery Of u Jua.
eo's geoos soushoaw.
IN toam hoa won fonF ont n ehe