Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-28
CHARLIE FRENCH
AND ATTACHMENT
FURNISH THE FUN
Law Officer Grabs the Gate
Receipts and Second Base
man Grabs Home PIatei
Umpi1ng DefieS Description,

A1itAs tNA WIN an tNht we nhd ints
of fun out at Mr. Hopowolls bali yard
yesterday afternoon. The fun was
furnished principally by Constable
Jim Smith and Socond-baseman
Charlie French or TO put Il more
accurately Jim furnished the sus-
pcnse and excitement while Charlie
furnished the real fun. Anyhow. the
crowd the biggest since opening day
went away laughing even though We
lost the game, and that is a whole lot
10 say.
Taking things IN their chronolaglcal
order. which all experts agree is the
proper way to take them, II was In the
Fourth inning that calls were sent
through the grnndsiand for Judge
Craig. Roy Mcdonald aud Arthur
Prhegcr. and one by one these gen
tlemen mnrchcd down the aisle under
fire Of gO0d-natured bantorng from
thrir friends who intimatcd that they
were paying somebody t. have them
selves PACED. Then, as The last man
was out for the Dukes IN the fourth
Umpire Quiglcy, who was not any toe
strong with the fans from the begin
ming. made himself still more unpop-
ular by announcing that the proceed
ingA would be suspended pending the
adjutiment of little matter at tho
CUTE.
Gradually it got through the crowd
that the CUTE receipts had been at
tnched. the papers having been served
by Constable Smith, who also has for
some time past served as gatoko eper
VI the park, O. A, Mntson g. Co, TO
whom the local club is indebted to the
amount Of nearly five hundred dol
lars for uniforms. balls, hats and VA
fioua other paraphernalin necessary
TO the proper playing of the game.
we're the plaintiffs In the attachment
suit.
Manager McC'loskey, VI the El Pnso
team, % whom the local club was in
debted nearly two hundred dollars for
guarantees during the present series,
lnterposed an objection. Manager
McCloskey opined they might go
ahead and attach themselves black In
the face. for all Of him, but that he'd
be- ding-busted IL he and his hired
men would so on and play ball If
they didn't get what was owing TO
them. and as only four innings had
been played, II wasn't a game. and II
II want a game the fans could call
Tor their money back, and what In the
name of Saint Patrick would there he
10 attachg
II didn't take much thinking over
the situation to see that Mack had
the cards, and OF course when you
know the other fellow has the cards
you are not very apt to call him
There was considerable running
around in khort circles. and finally
Arthur Praeger saw the way out, The
gate receipts We're tied up in the Tight
est knot you ever saw. and there WIS
no hope In that direction Hut there
WIS a tag day in town Saturday, from
which the tidy sum of $3.50 was real
ized Mr.. praeger WAS the custo-
alan ~ the tag day funds which had
not been turned over 20 the local
management. So, rather than see q
perfectly good ball game 20 10 the
bad, Arthur reached down In his sock. /
pnlled out the money that was due TO
the FL Paao aggregation. ana said ,
Play ball" and then they played !
ball.
Charlie Fmnch's part In the per- |
formance came In IN the last hair Of |
the ninth, aud II tx no fault of Char |
lies that we didn't win the dog -goned |
game. When We started IN that ninth |
inning the score WAS To 4 against us, 4
ana as the first two men were cut {
down Ia the pride of their young man
hood II looked o. If there was nothing
70 do but hang Grape on the door and
forget Hhou. A. But Frank lnels-
man, who hadn't been able to do any.
thing an day, lcd forlarn hope bv
pnltlng out II dinky little single aud
Red Hcfriott followed suit with an.
other which placed Father Time on
second. Then Charlie French. who
never Yet has been able to tell when
he Is licked. smushed one out TO cen
ter for two bags, scoring lluelsman
and Herriou
There were two down and we need
ed two To tie, hut It looked as IL we
were going 10 stage one OF those raj
lies that you read about once In a
while, and the stands went wild. nm
DAVIS sent teaaer down to second
winch Muthcs iugglcd lust long
enough 70 make the play at first close.
Quisiey was watching thinge nj the
initial station SO closely that he had
no eyes for French who Mas always
proceeded upon the theory that il Is
the duty OF an umpire To stop look
and listen. aud that " the Judge OF
play fails to perform that duty il is
no fault of his II he fails to touch a
bag Charlie probably made the
Quickest ana shortest trip from sec
md % home that has ever been pulled
of ia q ban game. and ms Davis was
safe at first and as Quielfy had his
back turned all the time. who knows
whether he touched third or NOTE 1t
wasn't up 20 him 20 stop and register
ike you would at hotel and
here were plenty OF fans I'm the
irandstand who would have signed an
affidavit that he not only touched tho
'ag but stopped and borrowed chow
u tobacco from Duddy while on his
ta9. Anyhow, the run counted, and
Andy McNea had only come
through with hit but what's the
use p
The loss Of the game Is attributable
primarily 90 the fact that Father
ZINE had had day al bat and "Ray
taedel had q bad day I'm The field.
M as both men have performed SO
lobly in The past there is no dispose
ION o. g part Of amy fam Go crltcise
lther was just tough luck that
esterdaa oould have been an or dav
or both Vice Iiuelsmnn could have
roken up the game with The sort Of
iallop that he usually pivos when il
needed. but Mr. $ Plsenor Beer
ltguessed him on both occasions
vice Raedel let in runs by bad pegs
the sort OF thing that he has ncvcr
lcorked here before
The III Pasa series has been ly far
le best that has been played here.
I'd ii Is only fair to say that Nc.
oskey's men are easily the class of 10
K league. Not only that they are n.
'od, clean ballFlayers and the Albu- al