La Junta tribune., 1915-08-28
OUR BAsEBALL yINKs BUsrEp.
La Junta FINALLY Wins From Rocav
Ford BY the Close Score OF : 70
Shave . Chance for Peanant


Shave . Chance for Peanant
Everything comes to him who
waits. aud last Sunday It was DEM
onstrated that this is Just as true in
baseball circles as It Is In any OF the
other affairs of life. After long
weeks Of fruitless effort. and baseball
games after baseball games devoid
Of victories. La Junta finally won
from Rocky Ford last Sunday. This
Is only the second time this has hap
pened during the entire league sea-
son. La Junta has played seven
games with Rocky Ford thus far
this season. and out OF this number
Rocky Ford has won five and La
Junta two. There Is still one more
game to play with Rocky Ford-on
September 18th. in La Junta, which
is the date for the wind-up and fin
ish of the league season.
La Junta is tied with Fort Lyon
for second place. with q percentage
of $50. and Rocky Ford IL still In
first place with a percentage of 500
just one full game ahead OF the
second place contenders. La Junta
has four more games to play-two
on the home lot and two away from
home. Two Of these games are with
Fort Lyon. and one each with Rocky
Ford and Lamar. The contest in
the Arkansas Valley League 10 20
close that Il will probably take the
final game Of the season to decide
the winner. Neither Rocky Ford,
La Junta or Fort Lyon can afford to
lose . game. as each one has
chance to win the pennant. 10 there
10 going 70 be some bali playing dur
Ing the next four Sundays In the Ar.
kansas Valley League.
Both Rocky Ford and Fort Lyon
have one game 70 their credit In the
sames won column through games
having besen forfeited BY Lsuar.
eut IL Junta has. won every eans
|111hwhIeh Il = srsdifsa ~ has6 ibail
playins. AZ he time the game vas
forfeited by Lamar to Rocky Ford
IN sxhibition game was played which
was won BY Lamar by . score Of 6 To
o. II this game had counted In the
league schedule. La Junta would
now be tied with Rocky Ford. and
attending baseball games during the
next three weeks would be rather
perilods for those who are subject
To heart failure.
Al we started out 70 say In the
first instance. Ia Junts won the
game last Sunday. Both Thrsilkill
and Jackson pitched effective bali,
six hits being made off the former
and seven off Of the latter. Jack.
son starred u the bat. having q
home run over the fence and q two.
baSger 70 bis credit.
No scores were made until the
fourth innins. Farrell was hit by
. pitched ball. aud. Griffin. who rsa
for him. stole second. He scored q
moment later when Forester crack.
cd out two basscr. Brown reach.
cd first on . tumble BY the short.
stop and Forester scored on the play.
In the eighth Thrsiikili Was givea
. pass. Merrill hunted. Thrniiki,i 20.
Ing 30 second aud both were safe ON
the play. AddinEton hit TO short,
who threw the ball To second 10
catch Merrill. swink dropped the
ball. however. aud Thraiikili scored
on the play. Merrill attempted 70
score from third on Farreirs fly
ball and was caught at tho plate.
The ninth inning was tho real
thriller Of tho game. Rocky Ford
scored two runs In her half Of the
ninth on three hits. ono Of them q
two basser BY Smith. In Ia Junta's
half Forester. the first man up. wss
bit BY . pitched bait. He went 70
secoad on Drowaie's second hit Of
the game. 0srdner hit 70 short. asd
on . tumble everybody was sass-
With thrss men on. only one uaa
down. and one run needed 70 via
the saae. Thraiikiil buatsd for Q
sasssss play. Il wss . slow eae,
Asd whss Il fisaiiy rsaehsd shs plteA-
se Forester had crossed shs plass
witt The wissias rsa sal shs saas
WAS eves.
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