Evening journal., 1915-08-19

For the third time this season
Odessa cleaned up for Silverbrook.
This time the locals came home on
the short end of a to ? score. The
down staters took the Brokers into
camp on May Is by a to 3 count
and on June 10 by a 3 to 2 score
Luck and the umpire always seem
10 break against the locals. The
Brookers often had good chances to
score but old man Carrow would
tighten up and the inning would end
lust like several Of their other in
nings Odessa touched Wise for
seven hits in the first three innings.
but after this session he allowed but
one The Brokers banged out seven
hits off Carrow but they were not
punched enough TO do much damage.
The BROKERS stole but two bases
while Odessa got away with four
Three locals were thrown out at the
plate Some luck
Wise struck out but two men dur
ing the game and walked three.
which Is pretty high for him in the
pass department but somewhat low
in the tanning. All pitchers have
their off days.
Mathewson, who caught in place Of
Hansen who is out OF the game on
account of a broken finger, caught a
good game considering that It was
his first game back OF the plate in
three years Matty drew a bingle
and stole his first base OF the season.
Simpson brought the applause OF
the spectators by a catch that robbed
Is Wallace OF a hit in the sixth Evan
also drew his usual hit II he doesn't
hit TO the outheld he bunts down
third base line and beats IL out.
Sharpe was a little off in batting
but pulled off some fast fielding.
Siemen was one of the two Brook
ers TO bang out two hits His hit in
the third scored Wise for the first
run for the Brokers. BY a wonder
full peg he threw Davis out at the
plate when he was trying to score
on Hellars hit
Smith banged out triple in the sixth
that looked as it Carrow would soon
have TO leave. His teammates wor,
helpless 10 score him, so he went out al
the plate when Greenfield was safe on q
iielder's choice. Smith dug one out OF
the dirt that was labeled for at least
two bags had il gone through him.
Greenfield again failed to hit, but ac.
cepted eight chances at first without a
mishap and figured in fast double
play.
Nothing came Crooks way in center
so he layed of for a day.
Mckay played fast in the field. Otter
1 bringing the applause of the crowd by
winging the pill TO first in cannon shot
style and stopping fast and slow onel
alike with one hand. Runt singled n
the ninth and tried TO start things, bu
his teammates wouldn't help him.
Hansen played first the last two in
nings and had three put-outs to hi
credit Pete says he's going TO be II
the game next Saturday, broken fnge
or not
Wise was the other lad 10 bang our
two hits. He stole one of the Brooker'i
bases and scored the first run for them.
This is the first game that they have
gone through without an error.
Mathewson is off again. He Is unde
cided which route to take TO Elkton
The routes from either Bridgeport o.
Odessa are very favorable. he says. TIT
request that Ellicott made of the man
agement of the Bridgeport team implie
TO Mr.. Sparks. No women will he ad
mitted TO the Glenn Mills game on mex
Saturday Matty is going TO pitch.
Hill called up at the meeting las
Thursday night about s45 and said
"You tell the fellows TO stay till com,
I am going 10 bring out some ice cream
cigars and Fatimas. TIL be out in forty
five minutes. Now tell them 10 sta,
there We stayed until IL O'Clock an
we haven't seen Harry yet.
What would you think of a man tina
would rule an umpire out of the gam
because he called a man safe at secon
when the fielder admitted that he neve
touched the runnerf This is what haT
pened al Odessa.
Smith SAYS that the country is nc
the only place that they raise chicken
Simpson SAYS he is going down on th
farm and be sure.
Mathewson stole a base. Ye god
and little gold fishes. never do a thin
like that unless we need rain!
Ellicott Mathewson and Mckay ar
going TO have their pictures taker
} Matty will be In the middle with ~
licott and Mckay on each end. TIL
> picture will show all Of Ellicott an
! moved by the officers of the Unite