The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10
LUBBOCK DEFEATS PLAIN
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Probably one Of the fastest games
ever staged on the South Plains was
played Wednesday afternoon by Lub-
book and Plainview Those who at
tended this hotly contested game and
who are acquainted with first class
base ball, say that for amateurs, Wed
nesdac's game leads
Base ball fever IL running high In
Lubbock at the present time and for
this reason there was a good crowd
II not the best crowd out this year
at Wednesdays game. Plainyiew's
reputation for having the leading
baseball team on the plains served
70 arouse more than usual interest.
Plalnview, as Lubbock fans can
vouch, has reason TO be proud Of her
team and IL was only after ten in
nings Of real baseball in which time
one or more errors made by Plain
views team, that Lubbock got away
with Wednesdays game. Lubbock's
boys are just beginning TO find out
that they can play ball and are go
ing at IL with more confidence Of
winning. Il was the confidence IN
their ability 70 handle the ball that
went far ia winning a good game
Nothing can be said of the bat
;eries for the two teams more than
both did all that were IN their power
20 win and went through the entire
nine innings without an error mark
ed against them. The pitchers for
both sides threw each ball with IN
tentions Of the batter missing and
the catchers wouldn't have errored
for money. Real classy Unfolding and
outtielding was done. There was not
enough clean hits made IN Wednes-
days game to SPEAK Of, yet the men
displayed much ability in hitting the
bali without control.
Plainview scored one in the 4th
inning Lubbock scored one in the
7th inning Errors and good hitting
put two men on bases for Lubbock
in the last half Of the tenth inning.
Ethridge got good clean hit and
stopped the game.
Karr, catching for Lubbock, had
his aim right Wednesday on the
bases. Every ball thrown by him was
perfect Passenger made them think
the ball was going home AID caught
3 good chance on first base. The run
uer was told TO go to the bench Bas-
songer takes the game easy and fools
many with mis- "dinky" wind-up.
When the 7th inning rolled around, .
passenger had gotten in fairly good
pitching way and the longer the game .
went the better he became. (Some .
remarks that in an eighteen-inning .
game Passenger could make the big .
leagues Arnett Pearson, although .
one Of the youngest men on the Lub-
book team, knows baseball and is on
the job from the time the game starts
til the last decision. Wayland San
ders don't know how to miss a wild .
throw 10 first. In Wednesdays game .
he attempted getting on top of
runner 20 reach a high ball. He got
L. Sylvan Sanders, playing second
base for Lubbock. goes out into right
and left field for hys. into home for
bunts and gets them too, also he can't
refuse 10 steal base and Is one OF
he best base runners on the team
digs the ball out Of the sand
ln shortstop and knows the first
baseman has glove. Left felders
md center fiielders for Lubbock
we're on their toes al the time but
got few chances 70 display their work
,nly at the bat Pearson and Eth
-idge got the pinch hits Of the game
Wednesday Old man hard luck was
against Lubbock's sacrifice hitting
Wednesday, although the batters
made fine attempts That fellow
Ward for Plainview knows when a
sacrifice hit can be expected and I
tays awake.