El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-06
CATCHER GHiC0N
4 REAL STAR Of
SPECIAL SERIES
Shares Honors With Fisher
and Comeau as Particu-
lar Star of Games.
SAVED GAME LAST
SUNDAY IN EIGHTH
BY BUD RUTHERFORD.


18th one more battle and pos
M sibly two. to be experienced
before claims TO the district
baseball title can be well established,
fans who Witnessed the remarka bic
game Of last Sunday have settled
down In their seats and are eagerly
awaiting the fifth game OF the spe-
cial series And during this period
Of idleness It IS quite natural that
the playels OF the two teams are be-
ing discussed, so a little treatise on
the work Of a certain young man who
filled the responsible catchers posi-
Llon lOE me city leaEuers during the
last five innings Of last Sundays
game would not be out OF order.
mis- aforementioned young man Is
Chacon, one time OF the Norton Books
and lately one OF the strongest assets
IN the defence OF the civilian team.
Around the catcher's position plvOts
the factors that 90 TO decide the
game, and certainly no backstop has
acquitted himself more creditably
than did Chacon Sunday afternoon
Succeeding Duty-who, by the way,
also did excellent Work-Chacon held
Fisher steadily, so well, in fact, that
only three batsmen faced the right
hl2nder. in four Of the live. innings
That Chacon was behind the bat
This is some record
Fisher and Comeau, unless many
FANS are greatly mistaken. viii come
right back next sunday afternoon ana
meet in their second duel OF the sea-
son In fact il hardly seems that
managers Sergt Mesterman and Red
LeVingsron would dare TO stretch a
point and use any other hurlers. as
there is not a man on the roster of
either club who has shown such con
slstclcy as these riEht-handers
Fisher huE been a winning
pitcher FOR the civilians ard Co
nlcnu h-s turned IN two victories
already for the army team. What
more could be asked in view OF
rhcir excellent work. There urc
going 70 be some disappointed
fms II these two men are not
selected to carry the banners.
Little Dick Carbcrry. out in center
field. again gave an exhibition OF his
value to The civilian team when he
scored one run and made two hits
sunday afternoon Carberry struck
out twice, but also worked Comeau
for two bases on balls, and that is
quite mark for one day, inasmuch
as there was not man on the Pass
city league club that Comeau did not
fan at least once. Some took the I
count on strikes several times Car
berry is just as good in the field as
he Is al bat and can be regarded as
one OF the best and most reliable men
OF the entire team
Comeau's feat IN striking out q
men was a bit overshadowed By the
work Of Fisher. who allowed but
four hits 70 eight OF the delivery Of
the army Highlander. Only three
Of the bingles Of Fish" could be
counted as real hits. however. as one
OF the blows was q short roller to I
shortstOp, which ChapPsro FUN bled l
after a hard run It was question
able, Of course. but as the third
sacker only knocked Il down after q
run, Il could be scored as a hit when
this Is taken in consideration
Duty made n nice play Mt home
when Kent was tagged out on the
line after OnEmyre famed. The
catche- called for pifch0uf lit
tie thinking that IsOnEmyre
would strike at "a. Red f4f1 swing
ut the h-u- however. which was
several feet on the other side Of
the plate, nd then Il was IN easy
mntter for nUfy 10 rub the hall
On Kent as he Std into home.
Kent scored a record number Of g
pufou-s when he complied a total Of