El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-04
NEWSPAPER TEAM
TRIMS PURITIES BY.
SCORE Of 7 TO D
Weiss Pitches Superb Game,
Allowing but Three Hits
in the Nine Innings.

An Abbreviated specimen Of youth with a
superb variation ot slzuts. drops and shoots
I and d beviluerinS change Of pace. stool 81
the mound az washington park. in the per
son of p Weiss Of the Newspaper team and
/ handed out goose eggs for seven consecutive
! innings TO the PURITY bakery club. contend
/ ers for second berth in the city league per-
/ ceutage column. The Newspaper team won.
/ the final score being 10 O.
! Errors costly and sundry contributed 10
3 the loss or the game for the Purity club.
[ which collectively. PLAYED a ragged s-sT1e
I behind Paul Fisher and Red" Brennan.
Z twirlers for the Baker nine. Three hits. the
Z smallest numoer out by any club this season.
! ger in the seventh by Pullman being tie
/ nearest prospect 10 run that the losers
/ had sight OF.
! SeOreless Game Up to Third
/ Up 10 the third stauza. the game was a
I hitiess affair. and bid fair TO develop into
] pitchers battle Hugo Briesh. leadcG man
! OF the Newspaper team in the third. sent NJ
/ a high oallooner which Adkins captured
I Campbell popped 10 Darnell. Rodgers sin
I gied into short right center. and stole sec
I ono when PERKINS Elisludged Chant per
! feet peg Doerins slammed out long fy
| into left which Adkins dropped. and
| Rodgers gallOped home with the initial run
J OF the game
An attempted uprising to tie up the score
/ was checked in the Purity half OF the third
when Davis singled sharply into short left
I Weiss throw Davis advanced along one
I sack, on a wild pitch. Perkins obtained
! base on balls. and sriped the midway. hun
| ter hit to Briesh for the third out
Fireworks In the Fifth
Briesh started the fireworks IN the fifth.
! which marked the downfall Of Paul Fisher.
/ In an attempt 10 make a running catch
! Adkins muffed Briesh's wallop in left cen-
[ ter Campbell hit to Roy DarneU who
heaved wild TO first. Briesh going around
! TO third. Campbell svipcd second Rodgers
| singled sharply through short. Bricsh and
Campbell. racing home Rodgers took sec
ond on the throw in and stole third Doer-
! ing got base on balls, and Garfield famed.
for the second time Chavez poked out a
| two Dagger into right, scoring DoerinE and
breach. and famed Toen. and the run max
Z ing was temporarily stopped
Two hits an error out en- center field. and
a temporary spell OF wlidness on the part
Of Brennan. promoted two more runs for the
Newspaper club in the sixth. Weiss cracked
a perfect hunt in front Of home plate Bren-
nan nelded the ball. and made the throw IN
tllte- me force of contact when Rats
body struck the give Of Hunter knocked
the bail out o. the firsJ baseman's hand.
I however. and Weiss. who had continued rum
ming safe At home before an attempt
was made TO relay in order 10 flag him.
Briesh was served up four wide ones. Camp
] bell struck out and Rodgers sent Up a short {
fly into center which Davis muffed. Duerin- Q
was handed four wide ones. and RAFT vas {
forced across the plate for the seventh run l
outs.
Purities Change Catchers.
Simultaneous with the displacement of ]
Fisher. Phillips went in to catch for the i
Purittes- In the sixth Hammond. who went ]
up FOR Adkins obtained a base on balls. and ]
stole second. Brennan struck out. ending
the rally. however Two successive striks- I
outs prevented another tally for the Neu-S-
paper team in the seventh Snappy field /
Ing by Weiss and Campbell also prevented /
q run for the Purity Club in the seventh
after Pullman had hit for three bags into
deep left field Bill Orchard. who IS hand
ling the affairs % the Newspaper club in
in evidence on the side lines. while his
coaching Of the team showed its valuable
effects in the general style OF head aud
team work which prevailed
Company l. Has Fcst Club.
Ies-oes the accompanying feeling or pro-
lection for border residents. the sixth in
fantry brought some crackerjack baseball I
players TO II Paso- This vas apparent in
the second game. when company l. retained
its lead at the head Of the percentage coll
uInn, and annexed its third consecutive VIC
TO J. from the Telegraph nine.
Randall a recent acquisition 90 the COM I
pany L twirling stafL which Harlzins stated
made his debut in City league ban by strik-
ing out seven men in four innings. an aver ]
age Of nearly two per inning. Three hi-s I
We're I'ched OF the combined twirlinE Of I
Randall and Harldns. who were backed 10y
a superb brand OF team work
Five Of the nine men who were on the I
roster OF company L. are members % the
sixth infantry club. reputed 10 be one Of the
strongest military -earns an the country In
place Of Norch at first base. Pearson looked
out for the destiny Of the initial hassock. /
Volt. Wagner. Mortimer and Randall an
proved themselves valuable acquisitions 90 I
the club who with AIorsh Harkfns. Parker. I
Draper and AfouI. now cnr0Ied shsuIi I
southW estern Championship, IL a tournament
Is arranged next fall
Herbert Poorly Supported.
Herbert, tg-irled for the Telephone team. {
pitched a consistent game but was backed
by wobbly support. which gave way under
the slightest strain When Briggs juEgIeI
Pearson's drive I'm the second IL paved the
way for two runs by the Army representa-
ives which may not have been scored at an.
Pearson stole. second and was advanced % I
third when Volt singled into LETT field Nor
timer came along with d timely zap into
right, which scored Pearson and Volt
An error. a base on balls. and an infiafI
hit promoted another run C0r tho Army = Z
Iourth- Wnen Noit vas hit on the a-W by
q pitched ball. AMI brought home a moment
isieI Nnen NOW a-ngled SHARPLY 'lso-Eu
snort The tirSt and only tally for trr l-le-
phone was obtained in the third. when shea
beat out third strike He vent % second &
when Volt threw Wild 20 Pearson TlLu-g
a neat grass cutter into 3cft and
Shea raced home. needing the advice ur the
coach on tho third base line to .ruu it out.
Briggs and Whitman were stribeou-r.
wagner. Pearson and Hall. all couutaI m I
the fifth for the army as the resu'. of three
consecutive hits and error by Briggs a /
dying rally 20 tie the score in the sixth VAS
made by the Telephone players. nut WAS
and Herbert in succession Nine men were I
struck out by Herbert during the entire
game. against - by the combined energy u l
Randall and Harkins
Gas Tam Beats Bank.
True to predictions the Gas team came
back After nine hard fought innings SAT-
1rday afternoon. the Gas nine JefeataI tire
Rio GrInde stars earstwhfIe league leaders
1u the score OF TO f. Opportunr hitting I
won for the Gas club. together with soma
speedy base running.
After Meason had reached third Iy easy |
stages in the eighth. Verne Lyman bun !
sled a hit off Gallagher bat. and The field
Pr came home with the deciding tally Il
he game
Three runs were out across by the stars /
% their half Of the ninth. in an att.rnut 10 I
lie up the score. Successive singles ly New I