La Junta tribune., 1916-05-13
SLtGFEST At LAS ANlMAS.
La Junta Wins Initial Game With
Las Anima> by the Fabulous
Score of - to ,.

In a game repIete with extra base
smuggling. Max Addington's Warriors
defeated the Las Animas team of the
Arkansas Valley League on the lat
ter's grounds Thursday. La Junta 5
score being varously estimated at
anywhere from 30 to SO runs, while
. the Las AnimaS runs are definitely
known to have totaled 3. The official
scorer either was too tired TO proceed
further with his work after the game
was half over, or refused to let the
public know the exact figures. for in
/ terested parties in La Junta. no hg-
ures showing any details of the box
score can be procured.
From the statement OF eye-wit-
nesses however. We learn that Big
Joe Tolanl occupied the center OF the
arena at the starting OF the festivi-
ties. after his team mates had gar
nered one run off one Fred Littler,
first gunner for the enemy. Joe had
his usual difficulty in locating the
plate when delivering his fast one.
and in consequence got men on bases
in the initial stanza. one man scor-
ing and two being caught at the plate
by the rapid fire work OF the infeld-
ers and the clever tagging on the
port of our star catcher, Frank
Thomas.
La Junta scored a couple more In
the second without very much hit
ting. but with fast and foxy base run
ming Las Anmas came back in
their half with another run OFF To-
land. In the meantime Max had
George Sherrod. who has already
beaten tn" other teams in the League
lincluding Rocky Ford. thank youI
warming up. This fact created much
JOY with the Las Animas fans. but
from the time sherry threw his first
strike until the said fans Were trudE-
ing their cary way homeward. the
little burst OF joy caused by the
change in pitchers WAS all the JOY
that was spilled There isn't much
more detail about this ball game, eN-
copt that La Junta got thirty OF
NOR. runs during the remaining in
niuEs and that not Las Animas
player reached first base from the
lime Shsrrod started. until the
eighth. when. sncased In his twelve
pound rcd sweater. he walked man.
allowed a couple OF scratch hits and
one run
About the middle OF the game Las
Auimas pulled IittIer and started
Billings. a nice little pitcher with lots
OF stun, bat who. from all reports
was not In m. best of physical con
dition. II was off Mr. Billings DE-
livery that the La Junta boys got
their hits-in including coupl. of
hom" runs by Chellgord. one by
Thomas and another By Littl. M"r-
rill. and several doubles and triples
by the other members of the team.
Tn. terrific wind from the south
that swept the grounds during most
of IN. gam. was probably r"sponsi-
bI. for many OF the extremely long
hits. and also int"rfered In great
measur. with III" efforts OF III" pitch
.rH-"Xcept Sherrod II was simply
La Junta'E day to hit and they sur"
did. and after they w.r. well started
IL would have taken u pitcher of
class \. A calib.r to hav" stopped
them. Every man on tn. team fat
tened his batting ayerar. p"rcepti-
/ bly with the exception Of Utility Cox
and our new left handler. Hooks May
.r, both 1f whom played the bench.
In spit" OF the on. sided score.
/ Las Animas has good ball team.
and Just bumped into one OF thos"
Z freak games that occur every 80 oft
.n. oven In tn. highest circles OF bas.
ball
During the past week Manager
Addington has released Pitcher Bee
be and employed left handler. Mike
Mah"r by-.G.me, Mahor has been
pitching college ball all spring and IL
I In first class shape. lie has also
had considerable league experience.
having worked for Addington before.
He IL little fellow. but has lots OF
stun and II u wonderful fielder, He
will probably pitch against Fort Lyon
In the game In La Junta tomorrow
afternoon,