El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-22
ENGINEER CLAN
LOSES CAME
To STAR
Timely Hitting and Oppor.
tune Errors Aid in De-
feat Of League Leaders.
ZONE TAKES ONE
FROM TERRIERS

~ misplay in the first inning pre-
vented right handler Pete Leyva
from scoring a shutout ~ictory Sun
Gay afternoon in the first game or the
matinee double bill at Rio Grande
park. sherman's wallop. good for
three sacks and an error by little
Loya at the shortstop position during
the first five minutes Of the pastime
caused the first and only run Of the
Eighth Engineers to cross the plate
but did not materially interfere with
the result OF the fs05 auto men. So
we'll did Pete perform his duties as
rvirler Of the south siders that he
held the league leaders safely during
the remaining eight innings
Work Helps TvFirler.
Leyva seems TO improve with work
and the fans who thought that four
games in eight DAYS WO1ld prove too
much for the crack hurler who was SO
recently discharged from the service
on one Of Uncle Sans battleships
were gratfied at his excellent condi-
ton.
BE opposed the snoO1hest and
besr team OF the 1eague IN the
Engineers and tie fact that he
won the game by his splendid
pitching rebounds much TO his
credit. Rees pitched for the En-
arineers but received poOr brand
Of support. He WAS touched for
timely hits buf kept them all
scattered except IN the fifth In
ming when the 1905 surEed over
and made i've runs
Hole In IufeId.
KEGS DID not strike out as many
batsmen as Leyva but from the start
ths little tWirler was handicapped by
ustlsssnsss on the part Of his team
mates. As early as the first inning
the Engineers cid not play up TO
their usual standard and there was
hole IN the infield al second base
which resulted in the scoring Of sew
eral runs The 1895 players followed
closely on the trial o. Sherman. deter
mined to get even for the one run ne
had put across and before the smoke
cleared away n the first session home
plate had been dented three times by
spikes Of the south siders. They added
1--WE in she fifth for good measure but
the three IN the first alone. were SUI
ficient to win the game due 70 the
mastery pitching OF Leyva
In Increasing its standing in
the league percentage column not
n small share Of the glory OF the
victory belongs to the members Of
the 4So5 club. The team mem
hers played splendid game IN
the field, both Individually AID
collectively and backed Leyva CD
IN Erand shape at all times. There
were n number OF hair raising
plays, particularly one on the
mart Of Mesa who backed M
against the right field buIWark
and dragged down n fly from the
bat Of Rees with one hand
such work as this is what results 4
n drawing the fans 20 Rio GranQe :
park and in universal appronallon OF +
the standard Of bah being displayed /:
First And Only Pun.
Following Sherman's long hit % 4
the center field wall after leading J.
off in the first, Loya misrandled (
Nixon's grounder and tie LEFT uelesr i
land flew out but Loya again mis- (
handled a ground bah when he went
after Eeur's grounder. McMurphy ]
famed for the last ont Of the inning I
In the 1905 half Of the first Armen-
farfz beat out hit over Recess head 4
toward second base 1Iendsz walked 1
Armeudariz scored when Minjares
boun5er was mishandled at second /
base Shacon hit into uelcer
choice as Mendez was caught at the
plate, Nixon TO Kemp Asaina scored 4
1finiares on a sacrifice 1ly 70 cenlet I
field While Chacon came home on A. /
Gomezs single.
Things went along very quietly IN 4
I'll The fifth when Armendariz walked 4
aiendsz famed. lin5ares singled. I
Armendariz taking second Chacon
doubled. scoring Armendariz- Min 4
5ares. Chacon. Mesa and Medina all
scored before the inning Was over
Zone Wins One.
Some batting averages were ap-
+lrecia bly, fattened IN the second game F
Between the Terriers and Zone teams !
which BIZ the way. much to The ap- 4
proval Of the majority Of fans was Z
won BY Howard. the southpaW Of the 1
zone club who has had hard luck in 4
many starts this season The final
score Is 20 indicates plenty q long /
hitting and there was enough 70 sat
isfy even the most rabid fan
The Zone team established an
early lead and by adding TO II.
-rrfennafieaIIy, during the latter
innings Of the game, the supply /