El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-08
Soldiers Are Victors In Fast Game
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Pitching Duel Delights Local Fans

self not a soldier passed the midway sta
ton. an occurrence exactly similar TO the
despite their aspirations to avoid q shutout.
were unable to advance a man beyond the
Pennsylvania sack Shea for the hello club
was thrown out In the NTH. according 70
umpire Atterbury while attempting TO steal
third. although from the bleachers II ap-
peared that the runner easily beat the ball.
the bleachers affOrding a better vantage
point for view Of the diamond than the
nonpress press box. which contains q writ
ing bench but IL innocent Of chairs.
COmpleted the Circuit
With one gone in the third. Harkins
caught the ball on the end Of his bat and
sent a grass cutting grounder 10 Masters at
short who allowed the ball to drift through
him The field, which had been recently
rolled. was as smooth as a billiard table.
and the ball kept rolling despite the efforts
OF Leseney TO stop It out in deep center, until
similar hit into right field. which went
through the legs OF Murphy. allowed the big
tyyirler TO make the tour a second time for
the second and last run Of the game
Against four hits clipped out by the sol
diers. the Telephone players were only able
10 garner one safe bingle single by Shea
in the fifth inning into right field II ever
q pitcher deserved 70 win his game, II was
Herbert according to the consensus Of opin-
ion among fans in the grand stand. The little
Telephone hurler twirled q scientific brand
q ball, and but for the failure OF his team
mates 70 hit the ball. would have won the
Bankers. Is; Gas. :.
Battirgs averages were fattened IN the
first game. between the Bankers and Gas
teams The game Of ball dispensed by both
teams should lead TO a general renovating Of
the rosters which would ultimately allow the
entrance OF some real players into the line
ups
Eight errors By the Reds behind Ted
Brann, and just one less by the Gas players.
contributed 70 the score making Fifteen hits
by the Bank nine and seven by the opposi-
ton. were scattered over the field, and aided
in making the contest 4 one sided, uninter-
estiug affair.
The Bankers got away to a three run lead
In the first inning, when three baggers by
Rokahr, Talbot and Bunson, promoted the
runs Ted Brann was as wild as bob cat
in the Gas half Of the first. and aided BY
and & batter hit by q pitched ball, Grey was
advanced around for the first run Of the Gas
club. Baird. Frame, Braun. Rokahr and Ly-
man crossed the pan IN a continual streak
OF red uniforms in the second stanza, which
brought about the retirement OF pitcher e.
lott and the advent OF HOwle 10 the mound
AS q result OF two hits Baird and Brann
tailed in the third Dunlap singled IN the
Gas half Of the second, and scored later on
a succession Of wild pitches
In the fifth a result Of an error and a
base on balls. coupled with some timely
strategy. Anderson and Milan crossed the
rubber for the Gas Two more runs were
added in the sixth. when Gallagher and Grew
scored. Nothing happened in the seventh
much to the relief Of the fans
Saturdays Game.
Cargo, the rev acquisition Of the Purity
Colts, won his initial game when the Colts
wallOped the Newspaper club by the score
OF II TO 4. in a ragged game. featured BY
the consistent hitting Of the Purity players.
Weiss. the oiminutive southpaW OF the
Newspaper club. was retired in the fourth
inning after three hits had promoted a ike
number Of runs for the Purity club. total
Of 15 hits were niclzed off the combined de-
livery Of Weiss and Bill Orchard. VINO re-
Ieved him on the mound
In the first both teams scored one run
The Purity Jumped into the lead in the
third, however. when four hits yielded one
run Three more were added in the next
session one more came in the sixth one in
the seventh, and four in the eighth, bring
Ing the grand total up to Il Two home
runs by Perkins, who was the hitting sensa-
ing OF the Colts
A1qrus also clipped out a home run for
the Newspaper club Two hits coupled with
runs for the Newspaper team in the ninth
The official Ecnras.