Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-19
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and he felt sure that his friend May.
hew would not fail him. ....
On Thursday a man registered nj
the best hotel in Tucson and scrawIed
'Bisbee" after his nnme.
Il understand" said this individual
tint there's some money here that
says you've got bail club In Tucson
"Ail the to you WANT said the
clerk. There's a man right over
there by the cigar stand who was just
saying he'd like to get a bet"
And then. quite by accident. of
course. Tom Blake drifted over to the
desk in time to bear the Bisbee man
say that Moreno's arm was better
than ever. Tom stated his opinion
that Moreno was '.yelIower.n canary
bird" ana. OF course, the man from
Bisbee offered to bet that he wasn't,
and the hotel clerk held the first
wager.
That was the opening gun Of the
campaign. and Oily Tom was under
cover. Tucson received this Bisbee
booster with open arms. whereupon
he flashed a roll OF bills as thick MS
q mans wrist and announced his In
tention OF going broke IL Pete Mo-
reno was not the greatest pitcher in
the southwest. Tucson was willing
to accommodate, him. and he did a
land Office business for two days. and
no bet was too large for him and none
too small. All he wanted was . to 1.
and he got It. and his only stipulation
was that the money should 70 on the
game IN which Moreno pitched
Sunday dawned clear and cool under
q sky dappled with tiny 6eecy clouds.
The sporting population Of Tucson
managed to exist until noon. when It
snatched hasty lunch. and the exodus
to The BAH park began. The lone tick
ct seller working with both hands.
surveyed q waiting line and remarked
to himself that it was going to be a
big day, If not the big day Of the sea-
son.
White and Bates met outside the
Shark which served asa dressing rom
for the players It was characteristic
Of Whites caution that he had seldom
if-erer been -seen in the-romp1hy OF
the red beaded pitcher.
Remember. now was the catcher,s
warning I'VE can't make this tliing
look bad. It's got to be done arts
tically. This Is the country where
they string yon up to telegraph pole.
you know. Maybe It would be good
thing to walk couple OF men and let
Culpepper or Bateman hit IL a mile.
They'll hit hard enough II you'll groove
'em for 'em. And shut 'em out the
first part OK the game. Don't pun it
until the seventh anyway. Savvyy-
Jake" said the pitcher admirinsly,
you've got great head for business.
haven't you? Leave It TO ME. ri
blow this game so nice and easy that
these folks won't know how bad
they're hurt for week"
Then they went out where glory
waited. aud sporting Tucson stood ND
and welcomed those precious burglars
as she has never welcomed a president
OF the United States.
Why describe the first sir innings?
Pete Moreno drove the few Bisbee
men crazy when be struck out White
in The third inning and followed BY
making the peerless Eli hit a weak
foul back Of first base.
Considering 1t as a contest between
pitchers It was a remarkable exhibit
zion. but Tucson unhesitatingiy award.
ed premier honors to Eli. the incom-
parable. Moreno had been hit safely
three times ana had given one base
on balls; the Grizzlies had yet to make
their first single. ana Ell had issued
no transportation. The score was rep
resented by a double row or ciphers
on the board; excitement ran high ana
loud. and the few Bisbee men realized
with sinking hearts that Ell was pitch
ing as they had never seen him pitch
before.
At the end Of the sixth inning White
found a chance to whisper to Ell.
Better let 'er 90 IN this inning. be
whispered SITS clouding up ana
there may be a storm. slip in one or
two rims and TIN stifen this Mexi.
cans backbone. They'll never get a
foul OF him IL he gets a lead"
Joe Dorsey. the weakest hitter on
the visiting club. who waited on
pitcher because he was afraid to hit
and miss. opened the seventh inning.
and Eli soon had three balls and two
strikes on him. In order that 1t might
look "eoOd" the last ban was a drop
curve. aimed about two feet low. No
man with any Judgment. seeing that
the ball was going to hit the plate
itself. would have offered at 1t. but
Joe Dorsey was bad batter. and he
swung. There was nothing for White
10 do but let the ball get away from
him. and Dorsey hustled for first base.
White straightened up with the bali
when Joe was almost on the sack and
slammed away. a wild. blind heaye ten
feet over Smiling Eelly's glove. The
right fielder was taken entirely by sur
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