El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-11

TCST as il was too much Foster
in Saturdays worlds series game.
- II was too much Graham" in Sun
days game of the city championship
series at Rio Grande park. between
the goth infantry and the Puritys
Graham was the Whole smoke" and
he was given great support by his
teammates, the soldiers winning from
the bakers by a score Of to l.
There were but two hits off era
ham. In the fourth inning. Mortimer
was first up and clouted a long drive
10 left center that went over the head
OF Souders, who was playing in. It
went for a home run and won 1000
cigarets for Mortimer. When the
Puritys came to bat in the ninth, Pete
Leyva stopped at the press box and
announced definitely that he was due
Tor a hit He was. It was a single
over second base.
Aside from Mortimer. not a baker
got past second base and only two
reached the midway station. On the
other hand the bakers did not support
their pitchers very smartly and the
pitchers get their bumpings-
First II was "Ked" Brennan who was
oIIered up for slaughter. The sOuth-
paw did great work in the first two
innings, despite some uncertain field
ing behind him, but in the third he
was hammered hard He was taken
out after three runs hau scored and
Paul Fisher assembled the mound.
Soldiers Hit Fisher Freely.
Fisher looked like a worldbeater for
q while but in the sixth the soldiers
had that snap delivery located ana
they pounded AR Fisher from the box.
q ra.-e--
the Identical spot that Mortimer had
driven the ball, sending in two runs
anead OF him, being The straw that
broke the pircners back
Our old friend, 'Grasshopper" Weiss,
then went in TO show US some OF that
same brand Of ball he served up on
Friday Weiss famed the first man,
bur Head greeted him with q double.
Then Buchanan popped one TO the
pitcher and the inning was over.
Weiss Is Also Bumped.
The southpaw got by in the seventh
but he took his bumpings in the
eighth, when two singles, his own err
TOR and a stolen base gave the soldiers
two more runs.
The attendance was almost as great
as on the previous Sunday, the grand
stand being packed and the big bleach
ers well filled The counter attrac-
ton OF the polce-fire departments
game at Washington park did not keep
away many of the fans who wanted to
see the city series
Plenty Of Excitement.
Despite the rather lopsided score, the 7
game was a very interesting one TO Z
watch and there was plenty Of ex-
element at all times Strange 20 say. Z
the scores in the Sunday games have /
not been as close as those Of the mid
week contests.
The fielding feature Of The game was !
q sensational running catch by Souders !
in the seventh inning, when he got I
Ogden's long fly.
Graham issued only two passes and !
Filleman got both Of them The soldier T,
finger famed y batters.
Next Game Tuesday.
The next game will be played on :
Tuesday afternoon at Rio Grande park I
and there viii also be games on Thurs I.
lay, Saturday and Sunday afternoons. ,
Maresch viii work in the Tuesday /,
game for the soldiers while the choice !
Of manager Sims Davis is uncertain
The Purity manager got into an argu- I
nent in the third inning, Sunday, with :
umpire FerrO and was chased from /
lhe field Davis viii be unable to sit .
on the bench and direct his team until {
next Saturday, as the rules call for 4