Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-17
BROWNS STILL
IN CELLAR, BUT
GET FIRST WIN
WITH ASSISTANCE OF FAY, DUNPnY
AND BROOKS LOCALS PLAY
FAST AND BEAT CUBS.
FAY AND CLEMENTS HEROES OF
GAME, FORMER STEALING
AROUND THE BASES.

Playing fast baseball ut Fort Brown
Sunday afternoon. the Brownsville Browns
cvencd up things and then went some bet
ter by defeating the Harrington Cubs 4 to
i, and might have gwen the visitors a
beautiful coating Of kalsomine had not
Funk made a wild throw over second base
III the fourth inning, permitting Berlin TO
90 In, scoring the first run of the game.
And not thereafter did the visitors have
a chance 10 score except III the sixth in
ming when Galbraith permitted the bases To
be filled by walking Dick ~Jetfries, pre-
fcrring TO tie things into Dock Jeffries the
next man up, with two out. Two strikes
had been called on Dock JetTries when Eu-
bank, on third. attempted TO steal home.
But Galbraith was watching for lust this,
and the runner was out at the home plate.
retiring the side, and perhaps saving the
day for the Browns.
For quick thinking and thinking mt the
right time the cake goes TO Fay who gave
the Browns their final score by stealing his
way all round the bases. With Fav on
third, Catcher Crotty of the Cub. dropped
tEt bti ilft III liN ittt. III SiOtItt
to pick it up, but the elusive leather missed
his eye, and the man behind the bat be-
came amusinelv bewildered. He turned and
turned but still could not see the bali. Fay
in the meantime walked toward home and
was midway to the home plate, undecided
whether the catcher was attempting to
trick him into going in. Then Jetfries ran
toward the plate, and Fay made a dash
for home, arriving before Crotty got the
ball. and scoring.
Both Jeffries of Harrington and Galbraith
of the Browns pitched splendid ball, but
the Cubs pitcher was a little wild at times.
JeiTries walked four men and struck two
by pitched balls, while Galbraith walked
one on balls and one by hitting the batter
with q pitched ball.
The Browns scored twice IN the second
half of the fourth inning with two men
out. J~effries walked Brooks. who took
second on a Wild throw, the ball hitting the
home plate and bouncing. Hill was hit by
a pitched ball. moving Brooks to third.
Hill stole second, and both men scored on
Thayer's beautiful hit that went through
Berlin like o streak Of lightning. Thayer
was caught out at second, retiring the
Browns, but leaving them happy neverthe-
less, for there loomed up the first possible
win of the season.
Galbraith kept ~IIarlingen's six hits well
scattered, which accounts for the fact that
the visitors failed To score on even one hit.
The Browns got only three hits off Jcffrie,.
one by Hill, A neat two baggcr. one by
Thayer and one by Federolf.
III the Browns had the privilege Of play
ing Fay, Brooks, Thayer and Funk in all
its games, there is no question but that the
locals would make a much better showing
in the Valley League. these players
strengthening the local IN their principal
weak spot-batting.
The lineup:
IIARLINGEN-Berlin, 2b; Mc~lcr. III:
Eubank. cf: Johnson. Id: Dick ~Jcffric~, p:
Dock Jeffries, -; Donohuc. 81: Crotty, e;
Liston, rf.
BROWNSNILLE-CiemeDts, -: Dun
ply. III: Fay. 2b: Federolf. ri: Funk. e.;
Brooks. 3b; Cam Hall, eff; Thayer. If; Gal
braith. p.
The score X III +
Brownsville 3 :