Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-14
WOODWARD GRAY
!. GAME GOES SIX
|. FRAMES To TIE
Battle Called After the First
Half of Seventh With Score
Knotted; Morning Game
Today Starts at 10 a. m.

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a There was wild, wild pastime at
Barelas park yesterday afternoon.
When Umpire Jack Cameron had
Banged down his gavel and ended
the convention at the close Of the
first half Of the seventh ballot, the
cohnt on candidates for first honors
stood: Woodward, six; Grays, SIX
Ali bets were off except the bet
that it would rain and that bet PAID
hebvily. ..----
\ gust as the Friday contest was
a pitching duel, so the game yes
terday was a bat fest. In the SIX
and a half innings played, each
team annexed ten hits and SIX
runs. The chief difference was
that the Grays' counters were all
earned runs, while Woodward only
earned two runs and the four err
rofs Of the Grays enabled them to
annex the rest.
g The weather man threatened TO
ana the melee at several stages. lie
interceded in the third and made
ii necessary for the teams to leave
The field for several minutes after
the end of the round. The RAIN
finally stopped and play was re-
sllmed on a muddy field. j. Plu-
NUS was a little peeved over his
temporary rebuff, however, ana
Gathering a few storm clouds from
the Sandals, he swept down on the
Held in the seventh and left 1t SO
Wet that further play was inadvis-
able Yesterday. If it doesn't catch
anbther shower, however, 1t should
be faster than ever this morning
81 Mccormick, who downed the OK
laloma invaders at the end of the
twelfth round Friday, was inserted
IA the box again. He worked well
IN the first, whiting two, allowing
IA walk and seeing the last man re-
Tired on an easy roller. Chick
Brandon, former Pirate hurler, was
on the mound for Woodward. The
Grays took a liking to his delivery
at once and annexed two hits In
the opening round. Teller hit
safely, was advanced by beautiful
bunt which McCanna laid down,
was sent to third on A. Chaves' hit,
but died there when PARENT flied
out to short center field and
Manuel Chaves hit a roller to the
infield.
4 In the second canto. Clifton
opened for woodward with a sim
Gle. Snow walked, Station famed
ana Beach walked. filling the sacks.
Brandon hit a roller to M, Chaves
which he fielded slowly and then
pegged poorly to the plate, falling
clifton, who registered the first
score. Hesse flied out to McCanna,
Mho doubled Beach at second and
retired the side.
N The woodward crew scored many
fines in the third. With two down,
Botter lifted an easy fly to Toots
Teller. which he muffed. Clifton
followed with single and Snow
bounded out a home run with the
other two runners registering ahead
az him, station was hit by McCor-
mick. but Beach flied out to Burns
and ended the frame.
IL A. Chaves got another safe hit
IN the last Of the third, but died on
the first station.
z Then the weather man began
mixing 'em up. He tore open lit
tie patches of clouds at time,
never enough to do much damage
but always enough to prevent play.
After a good wait hostilities were
again commenced.
NJ woodward failed to do anything
in. the first of the fourth. but the
Grays understood their mission
and fulfilled it. Manuel Chaves
singled and Nose Chaves followed
him with a single. Dennis Chaves
followed with a homo run and the
score looked better.
woodward joined in the bonn
bardment in the first of the fifth
when Clifton, Snow and Station
singled in succession. The field
was so slow. however, that only
Clifton could cross the platter.
The Grays came back. PARENT
got single and Manuel Chaves
lifted the ball over the fence for
another home run. knotting the
score.
Woodward registered again In
the sixth when Hesse singled and
Millison cracked out a three-ply
swat. Good fielding prevented fur
ther scores in the half,
Y When the Grays came to bat,
Burns went out, short to first. Nc
CormfcK Tiled out TO snort, Iellef
was ticketed to first ON four balls.
McCanna laced out a sharp single
to right field and A. Chaves got his
third safe hit. single to the same
spQt, Teller scoring.
In the first of the seventh Snow
tripied. Station hit high fly to
Parenti, who pegged perfectly to
the plate. although too late to
catch Snow as he passed Nose
Chaves. Umpire Jack Cameron
had his eye on the platter and did
not render a decision until Nose
had trailed Snow and tagged him.
Cameron declared that Snow had
stepped over the plate and called
him out. The score did not mat
ter, though, for the game was i'm
mediately called because of rain
and the stand OF the teams revert
ed back to the first Of the inning
when the score was also tied.
Dan Padilla has announced that
he will start Terrill in this morn
ing's encounter, which Is set for 10