El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-01
BY BID RUTHERFoRD:

OY the score Of six to five-close
d enough for a worlds series
game-manager Duty's Dodgers were
virtually eliminated as pennant con-
tenders Sunday afternoon al Rio
Grande park. dropping the first
game OF the matinee bill TO Maj. R.
R. Neyiand's fast aggregation Of
Eighth engineers in a bitterly fought
pastime. The result Of the game
while not clnching the league flag
for the Engineers in point Of fact,
removes all obstacles TO a direct
march TO pennantviue unless some
thing Unforeseen develops, such as
slump Of gigantic proportions TO
render IL impossible for the Builders
TO win another game or the DIS
charge of several players which
would disrupt the clocklike precision
Of the team as a whole.
POnsford Pitched Well
Manager Duty started Nanny Bons-
for6 on the mound and while this
dependable southpaw showed his
usual speed and pep, the control
which is general y his strongest asset
was lacking In one inning, the
fourth. Nanny walked three men aIu
this alone coupled with some timely
hitting by the Engineers was enough
to sew up the contest
Rees, elected to pitch at the
eleventh hour by Maj. Neyiand
worked well during the entire
seven innings with the exception
Of enc or two Instances in which
h. weakened slightly Maj. Ney-
land YVES taken IN with lumbaEo
shortly before the game began
and was ordered TO the bench by
DR.. T.. }. McCamant after an ex-
animation
Was Good Game
Early in the game the rivalry be-
tween the two clubs was apparent IN
the snappy- fielding, the work Of Nc
Mullen in particular stamping MIN as
a star ia the outfield. He robbed
Dutch Fuller Of two drives that
should have gone as excellent ms
and incidentally contributed 10 the
scoring when he walked in the fourth
and forced Thomas across the plate
Pilot Duty repeatedly popped up
his men by snappy remarks. while
Maj Neyland occupying a seat on me
bench handled his club from this
point Of vantage and coached Rees.
with such results that he added
another victory TO the margin OF the
Engineers at the top OF the league
kemp started the scoring for
the Engineers in the second when
he singled. Hughes singled, send
ing Kemp home and Nye famed.
McgIuIIen famed in the third in
ming. hut sherman singled to
right field. He stole second while
Nixon famed. Rees singled scOr-
ing sherman. in the third the
Dodgers evidently thought II was
time TO score as Cnrbcrry walked
He was advanced one base by Far
delIs straight out. pitcher TO first.
Ponsford doubled TO right field. Car
berry coming home. Gowan singled,
scoring Ponsford. He went to second
on 2 passed bah and came home when
Nixon mishandled Duty's grOunder.
throwing wild to first
Some More TnlIies.
Thomas. Hughes and Nye got
around for the Engineers in the
fourth. when Nanny became wild and
Rees scored The winning run in the
seventh Ponsfor1 and GOwan scored
in the fifth FOR the Dodgers. but that
was all Had Nanny Ponsford's single
into right gone two feet higher in the
seventh the score would have been
tied as he slammed the ball against
the bulwark just a short distance
from the top He got only one base on
it, however. and died there, while
Gowan went out Rees TO Thomas
Zone Is Victor.
Buford's timely single into the
center field pasture, which scored
two runs when Carson and Fassett
rounded the sacks gave victory in the
second game OF the afternoon 10 the
Zone Supply team over the 1905 ag-
gregauon- In winning the canto Mai
J. H C0nlin's team vindicated its