Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-30

to double neatly to left, after De-
maggie had walked, and Hester had
got safe on a bunt that failed to nip
Nick at second due to the regular
daily mishap of HUMPHREYS. This
happened in the third, and capped
the run Phoenix made the frame
preceding, on McArdle's fielders'
choice coupled with Pittmans weighty
leaning upon the ball for two bases.
The Dukes had matched two of
these runs, when Zamloch, up for the
second time, hit the ball over the
fence, with Raedel in the paths. 1t
was a pity that Fam was yanked in
favor of Jordan the next inning, for
it was Jordan who occupied the
mound. when the narrative gets back
to where it ought to be.
The characters in the little drama,
for which the stage has been so
carefully set were the good first
squad of Phoenix batters. Demaggio
fouled to Herriott, which was dis
couraging. Hester drew a walk,
which bettered the aspect of things.
Mutt got his only hit of the day, an
ashamed sort of a little thing. ac-
complished chiefly because his bunt
couldn't be handled in time to inter
cept Hester at second. Bowling came
along and singled through Davis ter
ritory, filling the bases. Lynn's neat
single to center scored Hester and
Mutt and George Reed began think
ing seriously of entering another
twirler McArdle hunted safe-due
mostly to Jordans slowness in get
ting to the third base line where the
ball Struggled in the soft dirt, and
with two on. "Molasses" Trekell
trickled out to the center of interest
Pittman promptly singled to center,
scoring two. and was out. trying to
stretch it into a double. Scanlon
flied out to Pop Huelsman. and this
paragraph can settle any bets about
that hard hitting persons fielding
ability.
Two runs to the good, Smiley went
back into the fray and caused Hum
phries to fly out to Demaggio-this
being the only ball knocked out of the
infield while the redoubtable coffee
colored chap was predominating over
the Albuquerque hitters. But the next
thing was that for which the super
latives are called forth, and the die
tionary searched for terms to express
wonder and amaze. Smiley smoked
out Huelsman. Clearly. Net a single
alibi that emerged with the tobacco
Juice from Pops rapidly moving
disguised jaws was founded on any
thing except the utter wrath of the
shorn Hercules.
Smiley easily threw out Carman at
first. and then went in with a stick
in his hand. He wagged it ingratiat
ingly at Trekell and then lifted a
fly that Carman smothered. Maggie
had better luck; he acquired his
hab;tual double, and broke the fast
strengthening belief that Spud Muir
ply NEVER misses 'em out there in
the sun. But Spud did misjudge it,
this time Hester bent a foolish lit
tie fly into the right field corner, and
had made two bases before HuelSman
could get it out of the place where
all but Fords used to get stuck in
the sand Maggie scored. Mutt flied
out to Hump. so it remained for
Bowling. in duplicating his third
inning double. to add insult to injury
by scoring the final run.
Just what luck Smiley had in the
ninth can be related in a few words,
few enough even to suit the foreman
who announccs that he's tight (not
stewedD tonight
French placed a surreptitious ell
bow in the Tath of the ball and
worked the jumps for a base. Not dis
couraged, Smiley caused Stumpy
Davis to hit into a lightning double,
in which McArdle, Bowling and Hes
ter figured with resounding credit.
Herriott grounded out to Bowling,
and the most exciting game of the
ceries was over.
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