El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-18
82ND ARTILLERY
DEFEATS ZONE
Gunners Edge Out Supply
Aggregation in u Inning
Diamond Battle.


fans witnessed the to 3 victory Of
the s2nd artillery team over the Zone
Supply aggregation at Rio Grande
park Saturday afternoon. It took
u innings for the gunners from Fort
Bliss TO lay down a successful siege
against the baseball camp Of the
nine members Of Mai. Conlin's COM
pany.
Game Hard FOuEkS.
During the earlier innings the
game seesawed back ana forth from
one team 10 the other. and it seemed
that It vas anybody's game up to
the beginning Of the 18th inning In
this frame the gunners lay down a
terrific barrage Of hits that Mulcohy
and eight other ZOners could not
Withstand After Putt had beer
thrown out at first on an easy infield
tap by Cunningham. Wilson sent a
scorching double 10 right center
Lynch whitfield out on three wide ones.
Martin walked to the plate and ended
the agony by pushing a long single
into left field. scoring Wilson ami
giving the artiuerymen the game il
was Martins third hit OF the game,
and he was loudly cheered by the
fans.
Equal Number Of BineIes.
Each team scored 13 hits. but the
artillerymen made their hits count
for runs Twice the Zoners shot
triples to the outfield and only once
scored Splendid support accorded
Fairbanks by the gunner intield
helped in the victory. Mulcahy at
times had ragged support. but the
young portsider had a shade the bet
ter OF the pitching, getting - strike
outs while Fairbanks gathered in only
Guaners Tie Scors.
Coming TO the bat in the ninth in
nlng one run behind, Martin singled
over second and advanced on G. Pot
orffs slashing singing 10 left field
An error by Carson off first allowed
Martin TO score. and PotOrff attempt
ing TO end the game by scoring was
caught at home plate by Mulcahv on
a nice throw to the plate by Patrer-
son Tice singled TO center. Parter-
sons Sensational fielding in this in
ming temporarily saved the game for
Nulcahy. The nifty second baseman
made a brilliant catch Of Moore,s
sharp infield fly, and repeated his
performance by taking Fairbanks
tap in easy fashion
Dias opened the tenth stsnza by
Texas le1guerinE over third base.
Rainey flew out 10 center Bunson
lew out to Potorff Nulcahy sent M
a long fly to Carson. Cunningham
made a pretty throw to first VIII
son singled TO right It seemed that
the gunners would take the game in
this inning. but their homes were
blasted when ~Rube" Mulcahy struck
0ur Lynch and Martin.
Carson Singles.
To make everything interesting in
the 11lh inning. Carson shot a
sizzling single over short Patterson.
who had hunted three successive times
earlier in the game. reversed his pro-
eedure and hit into a double play.
Wilson TO I Potorff to Lynch. Gun
bingham vas unable 10 locate Fair !
banks henders and struck out
In the 18th the crowd cheered Pine ;
IS he strobe TO the bat He failed
10 respond to their appeal for a hit by
sending uD a high fly to Lynch. How |
srd was sent in TO bat in place of I
aunter The pinch hitter. however. Z
could not solve the twisteTs Of the 4
srtilsry tWirler and went back 10 4
tie dugout after striking at three J
vide ones Dias went out. Wilson to I
Lynch on a beautiful thrown TO first /
BY Wilson
Then came the fatal ending for the !
Conlin agrre-atiOn-
Umpire Burt. former arbiter in the /
Texas LEAGUE. Hrnnired the game and J
showed Up wei in his first time out