El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-02
MIGHTY WALLOP
BRINGS VICTORY
Timely Drive in 9Th Inning
Off Rice Turns Tide;
Only Two Hits.

El Paso to the foreground II has
q Babe Ruth OF It's own
Fritz BEDFORD Is the local Bam-
bino." He proved Il Sunday afternoon
by sending the BAH for over center center
fielder Viewers head and breaking
up the game between the Zone sup
nlv and Army teams in the eighth
inning, the final tally boosted Dy
Fritz's hit being three to two IN
favor Of the Supply aggregation It
was the second hit Of the day and IN
cidentally the only real one OF the
afternoon off the twirling Of Pill
Roller Rice Of the Fl Bliss stars,
but II served. ANDY" Anderson on
third base walked home Just ahead
OF Fritz. who was tearing around the
sacks in the effort to stretch the
vallop- He did It, and handily at that,
beating the ball home by yards.
Game Was Tied Up.
SONG further description OF this
notable occurrence is necessary Rice,
the Army and City leagues Walter
Johnson. and he Is the picture Of
Walter when the Senator star started
in baseball. turned back the Zone
batsmen for seven innings without a
hit or run Previous to that the Army
boys got a run In the fifth inning
when Andy Anderson made a bObble
OF Darris grOunder- Pete Dryer sent
up in the seventh as pinch hitter OBJ
~
substituted for Pete on the base paths
and he was sent to second by Andy
Cohen's perfect sacrifice. O'Donahue
placed him on third with a well timed
rounder 70 short, but was thrown out
himself Ponsford hit a slow grounder
between first base and Rice.
Started After the Ball.
The elongated hurler started to
chase the ball Then he turned and
Looked toward first base This was
Just enough TO allow the spheroid TO
slip between his fingers and Crozler
scored It was a scratch hit and the
only one off his delivery during the
afternoon GoWan famed weaver
singled 10 right in the eighth for the
Army. Crawford sacrificed him TO
second WibEate went out second 70
first and Weaver was on third And
erson bobbled Lauderback's grounder
and Weaver came home. Bush flew
Anderson came to bat forrthe Zone
in the eighth with the score standing
two 20 one and obtained base when
PEOPLES mfshandIed his hot grounder.
Farnel laid down a pretty saeriI zee
Koke hit 70 Cummings who threw mn
out at first. but Anderson took third
Here Comes The Bnmbino-
Fritz BEDFORD approached the plate,
with the record Of having tanned
twice and popping up weak ~ N
his three previous attempts Heolora
swung hard at the first ball II went
on a line drive to center far over
IVesver's head Fast as he was the
little gardener could not field the
hsII In time 70 shoot Il home. II vent
hack to the fence and IN spite OK the
perfect relay line. Fritz had scam
re-ed across the plate with the WIN
ming tally long before It arrived al
the home station
The came was a pretty pitcher
t,1-fie between Ponsford and Rice
5rr-inr which the latter showed 70 MS
hest advantage this season hlce
turned hack batsman after batsInan
~ fbs strflzeout route or depended
unon his flawless support 70 handle
e-srvthfnE that came their way
weaver. IN center. did some nice Ilela-
ing. WinEate. at shortstop' was OA
the fob every minute also
some Snappy Fielding
Tor IRE Zone, Ponsford was IN ms
-suaI good form. There we're seteleL
i,i+s Of Nanny that we're cecloeoly
- ft,e scratch variety and could nave
Sean rathered in by more snappy
T1-7Ff7r Anderson made a nice run
ming catch Of a fly In the louI =
i--,ir-- when he backed into center
and cIutched the ball
Snider Rawls made his ueplL =
q, 4mnire. working with chief larry
Eaue and he made nit Win -, -
Fans. Just as soon as ne gets 1870 l-.-,-s
zen the field there is little ooqqt
int that he will be more tnah aDle
70 hold his own