Bisbee daily review., 1918-04-09
DOUGLAS TEAM RESTS JUNCTION BRIGGS IN
 FREE HITTING CLASH
Douglas s. Junction-Briggs 5.

Douglas s, Junction-Briggs ,.
 This was the result of the baseball game Sunday afternoon at Warren parK when the local leaguers went down to defeat at the hands of the shelter city club, composed largely of soldiers.
 The game was slow but numerous exciting plays kept the interest up until the end. Considering the eX- tremely poor condition of the grounds the ;nfielders did good work, although Tisking their lives on the rocky, un- even surface of the diamond every time that ball was hit hard.
 McArdle's work at short for the JuncuOn-Briggs club scintillated as the former coast leaguer knocked down hard chances and nipped run ners m approved fashion. Mac is one of those players who cannot be bother ed f the ball is not within reach for under such circumstances he dives after it and whenever able to touch it and knock it down he recovers it and whips it to first for a putout.'
 Grounds Very Rough.
 The Junction club showed up poorly due tc a lack of condition as the play CTS appeared overweight and stiff. lt will take considerable ,limbering up be- fore they will be able to show at their best Manager Putnam has a number of strong players and with proper workouts the club should play real league ball.
 What impressed one most at Sun days game was the condition of the playing field as this is in such a share that major leaguers woul1 lock like dubs as the ball never bounces the same way twice after hitting one "i the small rocks, which resemble in size the Washington monument. There are myriad of them, and too the dia- mond is soft in spots with sand sev- eraI inches deep which also makes fielding more a matter of bravery than science.
 Starting off with two runs in the first chapter the Junction club looked good at bat but Douglas evened up natter in the third with the local players forging to the front with an other run in their half of this spasm making the count three and two. The functions added one more in the fifth and Douglas also tailed in the sixth In the seventh the locals made t-ie standing five to three by scoring a run but Douglas came back in its hall with two runs when hits, errors and walks were punched.
 Pitchers Need Work.
 From there on the functions were unable to cause the score board boy any labor but Douglas slammed in -wO more counters in the eighth and one in the ninth.
 Fred Brainerd, former New York Giant. pitched for the Douglas club and did nice work. Red Toner opened for the functions and toiled for six frames with Lefty Harris assuming the burden thereafter. Both can be expected to show in better form when they get more practice.
 The Copper Queen team was out tor practice yesterday afternoon and wlll workout again tomorrow and also Fri day. Carnes team is rapidly rounding into shape and the players should be fit fol their opening game April IT with the c. & A. team. Unless the players signed by Manager Ed. Cowdn of tfe C. & A. club in Texas are al in goo6 shape when they arrive the Copper Queen men will probably open the season in better shape than the other teams.
 Sundays Score R.H.E. Douglas ... %. -.. %. .....S II 4 JunctiOn-Brlggs ...5 D
 Branerd and WOlgamot; Toner, Harris and Tonneman.