El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-24
GRAHAM PITCHES
WONDERFUL GAME

Claude Graham was the whole works
in the first afternoon game The fans
had doped this game out for a pippin
and the largest crowd of the season was
on hand. There was no mistake about
the excitement Of the game. Both
teams were on edge and while the
game lasted an hour and "a minutes,
no one seemed to realize that il was
a bit long for there was excitement all
the way. From the spectators stand
point the game was the best of the
season.
Graham announced before he went
into the box that he was out for rec
ord He was trying not only for no
hit. no-run game, but also for a strike
out record He got the no-hit game,
all right. but fell shy on strikeOuts,
though he famed II men in seven in
nings- Paul Fisher worked against
Graham and Paul was also in mighty
fine form for six innings. Up to the
seventh, he had allowed only three
hits. but the photographers got to him
in real earnest in the final inning and
gathered five hits for three runs. the
only scores of the game
Excitement Stnrts Early.
The excitement started in the first
inning With two down. Benjamin
singled to right and stole second. era
ham drove a hot grass-cutter along
the right foul line From the press box
and grandstand il seemed TO be fair by
umpire Ebbs, on duty behind the plate.
called il foul and deprived the photo
graphers of score. for Graham missed
his next swing and famed. This got
the crowd after the umpire.
In the last half Of the first inning
Graham was going great guns" Ly-
man famed without even getting a
good look at the ball SO did Harry
Barker. 6 Barker protested loud and
long and was ordered out Of the game /
Loo.
famed. At the start Of the second in /
ming. Barker went to center field. The I
umpire stopped the game, listened 10
a bunch of rag chewing by the clerks :
and finally Vidmer went to center and
again Barker entered the coop.
Barker Gets in Bad.
In the second inning Barker went TO !
the coaching line. Again Ebbs stopped /
the game until the player returned to :
the coop On the way. Barker again I
insulted the umpire as he passed him. I
There was plenty OF excitement for !
the next few innings, but the real blow
up came in the fifth, when the Field
mans were at bat Berry led off. Ebbs
called a high one a strike and Berry
turned 10 protest rather mildly. Ebbs
was feeling his oats and ordered Berry
out OF the game. Berry didn't protest
and Longmyre took his place. There
were two down when Mulkev hit to
center for q single He took second on
A passed ball and McCracken was at
bat with three and two on him when /
Ebbs declared that Fisher had made a
balk just prior to delivering the fourth
ball He let Mulkey take third while
NcCracken walked. That started the
rag chewing all over again, and Bar
ker took a prominent part. When the
excitement cleared off. Head flew out
TO right and the chance of the Field
mans was over
Manager Red" Levingston announced
that he would protest the game. Just
how the manager expects his protest to
stand when one Of his PLAYERS ruled
off the field four innings previous. was
still on the diamond. is beyond the con-
ception of some. Like Levingston. a
lot Of the fans did not fancy the work
of Ebbs. but Livingston, by his own
failure to follow the rules. loses all
chance of a protest. II the rules are
followed, the game must stand as it
was played
Only Scores in Seventh
Neither team had scored up to the
seventh In that inning Longmyre led
off for Feldmans and cracked ont a
single The signal was given for the
hit and run on the next ball pitched.
but Richardson stood at the plate like
log and let Longmyre be thrown out
at second Richardson then rolled one
to Bunson for an easy out NulI5ev
came up with short hit to third. which
went for single Dad" McCracken
smashed one to right, sending Mulkev
TO third Head singled, scoring Mulkey.
Head and McCracken worked a double
steal. the latter scoring. Buchanan
lifted one to center and Hunter dropped
the ball Head scoring. BENJAMIN sim
gled, sending Buchanan to third era