El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-05
BY BuD RUTHERFoRp.

- Id man dope was right on this
Job Sunday afternoon at Rio
- Grande park when the all-star
Military and civilian teams batued
for y innings 10 a two-two tie in the
fourth game OF the special champion
ship series, and left the question Of
supremacy 20 be settled next Sunday
afternoon
Paul Fisher was picked 20 pitch Tor
the Pass City Ieaguers. and Comeau
for the soldiers. and, incidentally, dope
said The game would be one Of the
hardest fought OF the series. This
was borne out 10 the letter. as the
sturdy local right-hander and the
young army tWirler duelled for u
innings without either having a de-
cided advantage over each other,
darkness falling over the field and
putting an end 10 the h0stilities.
More than 1900 fans Witnessed the
game which L can safely be said was
the best witnessed this season. and il
is certainty that an even larger
crowd viii see the playoff next sun
Fisher Upheld Tradition.
Fisher allowed but four hits, and
only three Of these were OF the bona
fide bingle order, Gomeau being
touched for eight seven Of which
were clean bingles. To balance the
scales, however. COmeau struck out
q men, and Fisher but Il, while the
first base path on balls 70 three by
Fisher,
Two of the walks Of Fisher
were costly affairs, however, and
resulted In the scoring OF the two
army runs one Of the passes be-
ing issued gsutiE 20 Wiser In 5r-
der TO get TO BrOWns Wh5 ham
mered In the first run with hot
shot TO Medina,
But three men faced Fisher in each
inning ID 10 the fourth, and only one
man got on base az this time. Prior
10 the scoring OF the army nine only
one man had reached first base.
Kent starting the sixth inning when
the runs were made, singled 10 cen
ter COmeau bounced q hot single
over shOrtstOp. and Howard walked
Red LonEmyre swung at the first w o
balls served up by Fisher. and fOuled
the third when Lent ran up the third
base path toward home.
q. On the fourth bah Fisher threw
vide In order 20 catch Kent Long
myre struck out and Kent was tagged
on the line by little Duty, the
play going for double. C0meau in
Howard took second Wiser was
purpOsely walked IN order 10 get al &
Brown who second later hit a hot
bounder down 70 Medina, who uuffed l
=
ing the plate. Dickerson hitting for
Morton flied out 10 Chacon in center
City Gets Run
4 hit, an error and a sacrifice fly
sent in the first Pass City run IN the
third inning. Carberry singled Duty
dropped the bail along the first base
line and was safe when DoVitch failed
70 get COmeau's throw, Carberry go
ing around 70 third and Duty taking
second. Medina struck out Fisher
sent a sacrifice fly to Howard and
Carberry scored Fulwilder singled,
but ChacOn went out Brown 70 Do
witch a few minutes later
The L-eeDEd run was made In
the fifth when Duty singled. went I
T. second when Medina walked,
and was safe at third when Paul
Fisher hit safely. FuiWilder hit
into q fielder'H choice q little
later and Duty scored.
In the seventh Medina doubled but
never got farther than second base. .
The army also attempted a run mi
the eighth inning, but its efforts
were nullified by the excellent work
OF Chac0n, who was Installed In the
catcher's position just In time 20 eX-
ecute a brilliant double play by tax
ing Longmyre's foul ny and whip
ping Il 20 second In time 70 catch
Howard
Comeau Hefires Side.
In the eleventh Inning Comeau re-
tired the side on strikes, while Fisher