Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-17
TEAMS CLASH AGAIN
AT ; THIS AFTERNOON;
PLAY BIG Time BALL

take the short end of 6 to 8 score
in the opening game Of the Copper
league season here Friday when the
FL Paso Colts showed trifle better
stick work in hard fought game
in which each team threatened to
score several times. Fielding honors
were evening divided, both teams
fielding in fine style. The mounds
men took no chances and were forced
to give t.their best at all times.
The Colts outhit the local nine by n
small margin and coupled three hits
in one inning that meant victory.
One or two fast double plays nipped
batting rallies that might have scored
runs for the locals.
The visiting team looked strong in
all departments and with PREACHER"
Nuns going at top speed, his team
mates gave him a comfortable lead
that proved enough to win. He
turned back the heavy artillery Of
the Blues when hits meant runs
and caused them to hit into double
plays.
! Manager Combs Of the Ell Paso
| team has made no selection for to-
days hurting duty but in all prob
ability will use either Mccormick or
Ferguson. Either Lefty Williams
or "Grasshopper" Weiss will do slab
duty for the locals.
Cowboy" Ruiz pitched good ball
yesterday being bit liberal with
passes, giving three men free trans
portation to first.
Routh 1and "Pep' Lee divided
| honors around the keystone sack
for fielding honors, both having num-
erous hard chances. 'Happy" Herb
streith at the "hot corner" showed
his wares several times by cutting
down hard chances and nabbing hot
liners that looked good for bingles.
He ran into left field and caught a
high fly near the foul line that end
had a comparatively easy day tax
ing only two chances.
Hall Chase, first sacker, made all
his chances good and clipped off two
hits. one a triple, in each case scor-
ing a runner, Lindsey and Griffith
had several hard chances in the field
and made them good.
large crowd turned out to see
the opening day game and went
away feeling that they witnessed a
fine exhibition of the national past
time.
First Inning.
Ell Paso-Pep Lee handled Routh's
hot grounder and threw the runner
out at first. Coombs struck out,
Ruiz giving him wide curve on the
outside corner. Jamski singled
through third base. Allison rolled
slow grounder in front of the plate
and Mckenzie threw the runner out
One hit, no runs.
Blues-Lindsey opened up with a
double to the right field fence, Lee
sacrificed Routh to Allison, Lindsey
moving up to third. Buck Weaver
slapped the first pitched ball for a
hot grounder to Routh who threw
him out at first, Lindsey holding
third Chase singled over short, Lind
sey scoring. Mckenzie skied out to
Meyer. One run, two hits.
Second Inning.
Ell Paso-Adams tripled to right,
the ball rolling to the fence. Speck
walked. Meyer singled through sec
ond, Adams scoring. Herbstreith made
a quick throw of Collins bunt and
got the runner at first. Speck and
Meyer moving up a base. Munns sent
a crashing double to right, scoring
Speck and Meyer. Routh popped to
Weaver. Coombs grounded out to
third. Three runs, three hits.
Blues-Lee was given base on
balls. Herbstreith hit into a double
play, Routh to Allison. Griffith
singled through second and went to
second when Munns overthrew first
in an attempt to catch him off the
bag. Munns took Ruiz slow roller
and threw him out at first. No runs,
one hit.
Third Inning.
Ell Paso-Jamski grounded out, Ruiz
to Chase. Lee went over fast and
took care of AlIison's grounder get
ting the runner at first. 1t looked
like a hit but a quick throw nabbed
the runner. Lindsey made long run
for Adams fly. No runs, no hits.
Blues-Lindsey famed, Lee was hit
by pitched ball. Weaver struck out
and Lee was out stealing. No runs,
no hits.