El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-21
Texas Lsagusrs Strengthen Gas Club
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Purity Team Defeats Soldiers By GO
By BUD RUTHERFORD.

- RGANIZED baseball. represented in
the hurting OF Hugh Hardin and the
classy work Of first basema1 ,I5ler-
line, interested a large crowd Sun
day afternoon at Washington park when
the Gas club defeated the Bank team IN a
one sided affair 2y the score OF 70 D. The
addition Of the Texas leaguers 20 the Gas
squad seemed to exert strengthening ef-
feet on the remaining seven players. who
put up a classy exhibition Of ball
Hardin. twirling for the Gas team. struck
ont II men and allowed the Bankers nut
two hits, both singles into short 0utfieid.
Brann. who inaugurated the game for the
Bankers, was taken out in the first inning.
breach in an effort to stem the tide The
combined twirling Of Brann and Tyree was
only touched for seven hits, the majority
Of the clouts coming when most needed 10
with Hardin on the roster and Cliff Hin
q possibility. according TO reports. It ought
70 be easy sailing for the Gallagher club to-
ward the pennant- With the Purity nosing
out the Soldiers in the first affair SundLy
afternoon. all three leading teams are row
tied for the pennant, with odds TO 1 On
the Gas club. This is attributed TO the quick
action OF manager Gallagher in securing
the services Of -Hill. Hardin and EberIine.
Meason First to Score.
The Gas club started off in the initial
session. Gallagher securing a base on balls.
Clyde Woollen came along with a feeders
choice and Gallagher went out at second
Woollen scored on a two base hit into deep
center by Eberline- Meason singled into
center ana EDerllne counted heInperlln
went out Aeason taking second on the play
Milan singled into right and Neason trotted
home Anderson flew out to left field The
Bank team went cut in one two. three
order in the first inning. In the second in
ming. an error by Bunson enabled Dunlap
10 reach first base in safety Hardin ad-
v-anced DunlaD one sack and took first i'm,
SELF on a second error by Bunson- Gallagher
sent a hot grounder TO CampbeII who vas
unable 10 field the bail in time Dunlap and
Hardin scoring Charlotte got the first hit
for the Bank in the second frame. a single
into center. Hardin frightened however. and
the next three men were easy outs. In the
third hemperlln' Tor the Gas team went
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OF the day a single into right Anderson
struck out while Dunlap Rrooved the BAH
into short right, Milan scoring Dunlap
took second on the throw and went to third.
He scored second later when Tyree threw
wild in an effort TO catch him mapping.
Bankers Score Again.
In the fifth, the Bankers garnered an
other hit NacO Talbot being the lucky bats
man. It was short single into right, just
over the first sacker's head. and was the
second Of its kind TO be made of Hardin
during the evening In the fourth. the Gas
scare into the ranks Of the Opposition but
no runs were made Two more added in
me IlIln however, as the result Of hits by
ANDERSON ana Milan when Campbell mishan-
died his hot Erounder.
Milan and Dunlap were the hitting stars
OF the game, each knocking out two safe !
clouts- Both blows promoted a run Milan
has greatly improved in hitting recently and !
IS one Of the biggest assets Of the Gallagher |
team Howle umpired both games TO the !
satisfaction Of all four teams
Purity Club Defeats Soldiers
Little Arthur weiss let the hard hitting /
Company L club down with five hits in the I
initial game which the Purity won by the /
score Of TO 2 The Colts outplayed the sol I
der boys. getting only one more hit and {
making everything that promised 10 develop /
Into a run count Mortimer. the opposing I
tuFirler. struck out q total OF 13. while Weiss ]
only whitfield five. Three errors were made I
by the Colts against two by the Soldiers.
In the second. the fireworks were started. j
the Purity getting one run Ihad AylswOrth I
obtained q base on balls while DoerinE was I
hit by a pitched ball. BY some peculiarly
d baseball AylsW0rth advanced entirely \
around the sacks when Doering was hit /
catcher WOldt making wild throw 10 first
10 catch the backstop- In the first and sec
1ne innings. the Soldiers were unable to
score They secured two in the third how
ever. the offspring Of two well placed hits
and error by AylsWorth. Woldr singled
INTO center starter Nathews0n went
put to Mental while Parker got single into
eft. WOldt going around TO third. Bard ]