El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-02

WI TO take any chances on losing the
pennant OF the Army and City base
ball league. He demonstrated this
Monday afternoon by sending Bron-
son Rees in for the second time with
in two days rather than trust a less
experienced twirIer who may have
proved an easy mark for the consist
ent hitting Of the Terriers Rees jus
titled the confidence placed in him
by his commanding officer and won
handily from the TOmpkins aEgrega-
ton by the score Of four to nothing
when the Jamski clan found Il impos-
sible 20 bunch hits off his delivery
He received excellent support. the
Engineers putting forth every effort
behind the youthful hurlers
Second Was Best
Following on the heels OF the first
pastime. won by the Dodgers 10 2,
the second game was rather snappy
exhibition. in which clean hitting pre-
dominated. Mai. James H. Conlins
Zone supply team made a daucy start
in number one and were going good
until Howard was una BE 10 find the
plate with his fast ball and walked
two men in succession. after an equal
number had obtained bases on errors
II seemed n If the old ink
which has heen consistently
nnnNlmE Howard NAnNE MS
from overseas had renppeared and
everything frSf had to break IN
this unfortunate inning. The
game was Iisfless throughout and
the fans were fIad when the En-
eInrers and Terriers took the
field.
sun Bothers TUirIers-
There is something uucanny about
the inability Of several Of the best
pitchers Of the league to find the
plate at critical times and many fans
are wondering just what the triuhle
is and its causes Nanny Ponstord
dropped a game TO the Engineers IN
an identical manner Sunday afternoon
when he walked three men in one in
ming and the work OF Howard in be-
ing una bic to break his curves across
the rubber in the first canto OF the
Labor day bill has caused considera-
bic arEument One OF the most re-
marka bic opinions advanced conc rn-
ing the trouble IS that the pitcher
faces the sun and is consequently at
a handicap gefore he delivers the ball
Rio G-nnde Park seems TO have
been laid out wrong in view OF the
fact that the sun hits every POSI-
fiOn in the field hut the catcher
and allows the hafsman an unoh-
Etructed view of the sphere ns IL
shoots M TO the plate Nearly
MI baseball parks are mapped out
the sun nt his back while only the
right field and sometimes the left
is known n the @sunfield- and
naturally but one player faces this
handicap.
This undoubtedly has a great effect
at Rio Grande park particularly 50
where balls and strikes are concerned
and the fans viii all welcome the re-
moval TO WASHINGTON park next sea
son. where right field isl the sun pas
ture.
Zone starts Good
The Zone started off well with one
run in the third inning. Walterscheid
making the circuit trip as a result OF
a hit. a passed ball and an error
Howard was working in fine form
fatal fourth inning. Dwyer. second
man up. walked Shea was safe on
Fassetts error and Carberry walked
The bases were loaded when Ponsford
was safe on Wade's error The sec
ond sacker chase a line drive just
behind the pitchers box but dropped
IT, He failed 10 touch second and his
peg at home was too late TO catch
DIVER. Shea scored when GoWan
singled and Carberry and Ponsford
counted when Duty was hit by a
pitched ball and Fuller walked, the
runs being forced in
Pine was called TO the mound
after three halls had been sent mp
TO Carberry and he arrived just
in time to deliver the fourth one.
He lasted until Fuller walked and
was then taken out in favor Of
Dins- The latter held the Dodgers
safely until the end OF the EnH.e-
Cunningham get around for the
Zone in the fifth, but II only
helped to make the score little
closer. ns the Zone bows were IN
able TO hiring in anything that re-
Sembed tieluE runs
Engineers Too Fast.
Maj. Neyland arrived just a little
bit late for the second game but his 5
previous Instructions were carried T
out when Rees was sent TO the mound. I
The little fellow started in great I
shape when he struck out the first T
two men to face him Faulkner sin {
glad, but It did little good. as Jamslzi /
also famed for the final out OF the 4
session The Engineers took the lead I
in the first when Sherman walked. :
stole second. was advanced to third
on a 50 rifice hit by Nixon and came
home when Kemp singled They OBJ
tanned three more in the sixth just