El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-18
TWIR[ER [EYVA
BATTLES THE
VISITORS
Allows But Four Hits Dur
ing Entire Nine Innings;
ElPasoans Score Easily.
ALL STAR TEAM IS
AN EASY VICTOR

GONE Of that baseball knowledge
y he absorbed while playing with
stars OF the class Of Dick Barry and
Rabbit Meanwhile was apparent in
the work Of Pete Leyva-recently re-
turned from the navy-Wednesday
afternoon. when he led the FL Paso
all star team to victory over the Al
buquerque visitors by the score Of
five to one. And by the way that
substantial crowd Of fans who man
aged to get away from their work
long enough to witness the game were
treated 10 an excellent exhibition OF
baseball in which the going was hotly
contested all the way The Pass City
bunch maintained a margin from the
first inning but victory was only
made sure in the seventh when three
runs we're scored.
Visitors Snappy Bunch.
Albuquerque sent a clean playing
aggregation TO FL Paso and one which
is q credit to the baseball prestige Of
the little New Mexican metropolis. For
nine innings the fielders backed Up
their pitcher in splendid style but
were helpless themselves when il
came to the point Of connecting
Clearly with Leyva's delivery.
From the initfnI session Pete
seemed TO posses the number Of
the visiting clan rs he mixed his
curves and fast ball with such
surprising uccuraev that the Al
buquerque cracks were unable 10
make any substantial advance ut
all But for the VFrenehina Of the
call out Of Duty's hand in the
fifth inning Pete wculd have re-
turned TO town with n YhiteWash
to his credit.
Made at Home.
The play which determined thar the
visitors should not be shut out was
made at home plate when D. Chavez
who had obtained first on an error
by White was sent around by easy
stages until he elected to come home
IN II ChaVez's short hit 10 second
base. Minter took the ball and shot
Il 10 Pipkin shutting off n. Chavez
The big first sacker in turn whipped
the sphere to Duty II time TO catch
D. Chavez shooting IN from third base Z
As a matter OF TACT the ball was there
IN time but as Duty tagged the runner
Il was wreuched from his hand and
the run counted Umpire Harry Kane
had already called Chavez out and
he would have been easily but for the
unfortunate incident In this partic-
ular occurrence 1t was simply a case
y too many Chavezes-
inning when the visitors were set
down in short order the AIbuquer-
que team manager sent a young
fellow by the name OF Hall to the
mound. He proved wild and after
two runs had been scored off his
delivery ne was called in TO the
bench and SandOvnI was sent into
the breach.
The latter used a pulling under
nand delivery and managed to hold e
the locals safe until the seventh when 4
some timely knocks we're registered. 7
Gowan leading off for the All stars
IN the first inning walked He was
sent TO third when Duty laid the ball
down the third base line in an at /
tempted sacrifice However Davy 4
was not on the job and Duty beat out .
Govan Mikes Third.
When the smoke had cleared away 4
Il was seen that Gowan had chased !
around 10 the third sack Duty stole I
second and from there he raced home 1
or Rees's clean single into the left I
pasture between DaTy and SalaZar. I
White also singled. Rees. going TO I
third but that was all as Sherman,
1lirter and Pipkin went out in the I
order named.
Pete Leyva got his first hit OF the
day when he doubled into right center /
in the second inning. de repeated the .
leat later IN the game being the only 4
player Who sent out an extra base 1
swat dui lng the afternoon.
Reesy who played right field for
the All stars, landed out two
timely binEIeH and proved him
self Of much worth to the team
n whole. Every man On the 7
Fl Pas0 team got a hit with the
exception of first bascman Pfpkin
hut considering the good work Of
the Terrier lender last sunday
afternoon when this fast orEani-
ration defeated the Dodgers a /
little matter Of this kind can be
overlooked.
FL Paso Team Good.
Disposition Of the Fl Paso team 4
IN the field showed that the indlvidu-
al work Of the players had been taken I
into the fullest consideration and
there IS little doubt but that the team
the cream of the Army
and City circuit. Pipkin at first.
4linter guarding the second sack and I
Carberry at third made a splendid
om5ination TO take care of the three
corners White missed a couple in
the short field Wednesday and this
is due undoubtedly TO the fact that I
he plays further back than the major
ity Of fielders who hold down that
position IN the Army and City league.
He slammed out one timely hit, how
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