The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-06-17

Rot Home Team To Triumph Ov-
er Eagles At Trinidad
.NCoaXed on TO a single victory BY
nearly two hundred loyal rooters
the Clayton Indians took the Eagles
into their wigwam last Sunday by a
score of five to two in one of the
prettiest eleven inning games ever
played on the Central Park, Trinidad
diamond.
The game was anybOdy's game
from start to finish and there was
never a time during the whole ses-
sion when tbe result was a foregone
conclusion.T Both teams scored one
run in the first inning and a series
of blanks for the following innings
set the fans ON their ears with ioy
hnd excitement. The score bows
hung up a gooseeeg for either side
every inning until the sixth when
Clayton put a man across the pan.
and IN the last half held the Eagles
M ne same style as the former in
nngs. Goose egg followed goose egg
on The big score board until the
eleventh inning VIXEN several bunch
ed hits and a few errors let three
Rabbit Ear braves come home and
cnrhed the game for Clayton
10 was one real game. II was a
game TO inspire the fan with that
spirit that leads to crush kats and
trampled cornS and aching backs.
The players did everything that semi
pro players are apt to do. They
played bali, they pulled bone heads.
they went wild ON throws land fum-
bled hits but no one cared. No one
got sore, except in the throat. and the
game ended with Trinidad and CLAY
ton fans hugging and congratulate
ing each other on such game as
they had not seen in years.
1.-THE Clayton Special was the
talk of Trinidad. 1t has been years
since Trinidad has seen ball team
supported by bunch of fans with
patriotism enough to charter a spec
ial and ride all day and night To
root their team to victory.k>1t re-.
NNed the base ball spirit of Trini-
dad to a pitch unreached since the
days when "Pa" Webster gathered
together some of the fastest PLAYERS
IN the country and put Trinidad ON
the base ball map. There will be
some invasion of Clayon, it is pre-
dlcted, when the Eagles come down
past the Rabbit Ears to rescue the
two defeats they met at the hands
of the Indians, Sunday July 2. "Tm
going to make trip to Clayton, this
summer one prominent merchant
told the Newsman Il didn't realize
you had such live little city. I've
been told so but it took this special
to convince me. A town that will
support ball team the way you
have is worth investigating. IL will
support other things, too"
The Game by Innings
First Inning Walters was the first
man to face ShOemakers benders and
connected for a clean hit. Maddo2
sacrificed. Lancaster failed to find
the sphere. Thompson made con-
nections. His ticket only read TO the
first station but he went to the
second bag,and Waters scored,on a
wild pitch. Kerr had one made 10
order for the Eagles shortstop ana
closed the inning for the Braves.
Woods drove high one TO Thomp-
son, and was presented the first
sack when OF Husky got the sun
VI his eyes intead Of the ball in his
nit Neal sacrificed. Meanor land
ed on first when Kerr fielded a hit
and stopped Woods on third. Briden
found the pill for a single. john
son connected, scoreing Meanor.
Rossi struck out.
Second InninB-Moore was thrown
out short TO first. Birdsong ditto,
to first. McFadden struck
out. Caslzey drove a hot one to
Moore and was fOiled at first. Mar.
lin got on by an error. Shoemaker
failed to connect. Woods was put
1ut third TO first.
Third Inning-Hatchett dropped