El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-27

FINAL inning rally that brought the
"A provcrbiaI irrepressible gate rush
- ing fans back into their seats with
Il hitch. and meant the first defeat
OF the Rio t5rande bank team, leaders OF
the city league. was enacted Sunday after
noon at Washington park and terminated
in "a victory for the Purity Colts, pennant
chasers BY the score OF I 10 = aIter nine
innings of exciting baseball, fercely con-
tested every minute Of play
Scientific pitching by Fisher. tho smoky
tuirler Of the Purity team. coupled with a
combination Of timely hits. and cleancut
individual work won for the Colls. VINO
were out 20 vindicate the defeat, handed TO
them saturday afternoon BY ths Ielephone
club A grand total Of Il men were struck
out by Fisher. while Woleslagle, the heaoy
moundman OF the RIO Granoe clup' ana 70
whom a majority o. the bank victories are
due. retired IL colts By the strikeout route
Purity Shortstop star.
That a great deal OF the credit that goes
with the victory was due TO the NIFTY work
Of Pullman, the boy shortstop OF the Purity
team appeared to be an opinion shared BY
many fans and the scrihes and critics IN
the press box It was Philliman's timely
single into the right pasture, Just over Bun
sens head which tied tie score IN the sixth
session However, the honors OF the vic
tory were equally divided between the short
stop and Fisher. whose ability 10 tighten up
and twirl alright ball N the pinches, saved
the game more than once
Two clean hits in the initial stanza for
the Purity club nearly prectpitated an equal
number Of runs. but timely headwOrk by
catcher Williams and twirler Woleslagle
Prevented the threatened uprising. Incl
Z Jntally Fisher scored two o. the four runs
hit himself which contributed materially 10
the run making OF the victors-
Bank Teams Errors Helped
-Four errors by members OF the Rio Grande
team in the second inning promoted one run
for the Purity team. and set them out in the
lead until the last half Of the third, when
hit 70 Evans at short. who juggled the ball.
Davis was installed TO run for the twriler.
and Immediately stole second In an effort
20 flag Davis at second. Williams heaved
rle baII into center field the runner going
on around TO third Davis tailed on Oar
nails shot TO Russell. who threw wide and
nall around one base, By virtue Of a hot
single which bounded by Lyman at third
base Darnau was caught while attempt
ing TO steal
A hot grass cutter into right by Bunsen
in the second made the bank fans brighten,
but the rally died cary when Russell.
Walker and Perkins were rapid and sue
csssive outs. Ted Brann's timely pop into
left field. after two were down in the third
followed By base on balls and a short fly
into left, which Adkins muffed, resulted in
the initial run for the Bankers
Nothing happened 10 break the monotony
until the sixth when Pullman singled
sharply into right over Bunsen's head. Davis
came along with a rap into left. and Phil
liulan trotted around 20 third, from which
station he afterward scored on Clark's
fielder's choice TO Evans. Hunter was called
out by the umpire for sending I'd an in
field ny while the third and second sacks
were populated Davis was prevented from
scoring when Fisher hit to Russell, who
tossed TO Evans. forcing Clark and by a
rapid relay doubled Fisher at third
Bankers Rallied in Seventh
Three hits, two singles and double. made
It look dark for the Purity team in the last
OF the seventh but a perceptible tightening
on the part Of Fisher, who struck out two +
men IN this inning. ended the rally. After
several fouls Fisher slammed out a single
into left in the first half Of the ninth