Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-17


The Giants met disaster in the
eighth inning. Going into the eighth
tagging at the small end of a two
to nothing score, the Blues scored
four runs on as many hits and one
error
Preacher Munns and Dave Gomez
were the starting pitchers and held
on tightly until the latter stages of
the game. Gomez was the first to
quit, giving way to Arguijo in the
eighth Arguijo proved an enigma
for the Giants, holding them score
less and limiting them to one hit,
double by Ferguson.
Munns sailed serenly until the
fatal eighth, when the Blues won
the game Herbstreith was safe on
Speck's error Peyreyra doubled to
centerfield and both score on Nc
Henry's single. Collins forced Nc
Henry out at second and took third
on a single by Weaver, batting E2r
Gomez Gonzales attempted squeeze
play but Collins was out at the
plate, Coombs to Ferguson. Weaver
and Gonzales then scored on Arzate's
single to right
The Blues scored again in the
ninth when Lindsay ran out hit
to second, stole SECOND and third
and scored on McHenry's liner over
second.
Goods crowds reported to be in
attendance at all three of the FL
Paso games did much to cheer the
Blues.
The score by innings R. H. e.
Douglas ....... 900 600 041-5
Ell Paso ...... 900 OO1 100 211s 1
Batteries: Gomez. Arguijo and
Arzate; Munns and Ferguson.
Ell Paso's Giants beaten down in the
first game of Sundays double header,
covered themselves with glory by
overcoming six-run lead and winning
to s, in the nightcap, which was
thriller all the way.
jackson Was Hero,
To southpaw trooper from Fort
Bliss belongs the lions share of the
glory for Sundays victory Lefty jack
son, called in from right field after
Ira Morgan was led to the slaughter
in the second inning, wronghanded the
Blues mercilessly through the remain
der Of the game, holding them without
an earned run. BY so doing; Jackson
placed himeslf in the running for the
iron man championship. He twirled one
full nine-inning game at Fort Bliss
Sunday morning, played right field
through nine innings of the first game
with Douglas in the afternoon, and
then pulled Ell Pasos chestnuts out of
the fire in the second.
This same jackson boy played bail
for the Douglas Blues last year. He
pitched and worked in the outfield
with indifferent success. Last fail he
enlisted in Fort Bliss outfit. He con-
nected with the El Paso club a few
weeks ago and since that time has been
playing stellar ball: His feat in COM
ing from behind in yesterdays game
was one of the best pitching achieve
ments of the year To cap the climax,
he struck out Buck Weaver when he
batted for Cowboy Ruiz in pinch hit
in the last inning. That was Bucks
sole appearance during the game. His
injured foot wouldn't stand the strain
in practice, and Lakes Lagunas played
the short field for Douglas.
Ell Paso won the second game by
slugging out solid smashes to all cor
ners of the lot. The Giants drove
David Gomez from the mound and then
fell all over Cowboy Rui, Douglas
ed-ball artist. Lowering skies fav-
ored the moundsmen, but the Ell Paso-
ans cut loose with hitting spree that
showed they are again battling In their
early season form. 9s
nnnncifinn in the
first game. The infield badly cut up
by a hasty drying after Saturdays
hard rain, made fielding difficult, par
ticularly around the second and thlrd
base positions, and the Blues kept the
ball on the ground with disastrous re-
suits to the El Paso fielding averages.
Routh and Moore were particular Of
tenders, and the crowd, not sensing
the difficulties under which the players
were working. rode them numerically.
Adolpho Arguijo pitched superbly
for the Blues during the early part OF
the first game, but eased up toward the
close. He cut the Giants, down in reg
u1ar order time and again, showing
more stuff than at any time this sea-
son.
Collins Looked Good
Keith Collins, FL Paso castoff, was
the batting hero of the opener, crash
ing out three long hits. Collins has
changed his batting stance and is
different ball player than when he
played in Giant uniform.
The Douglas infield played brilliant
Iy behind Arguijo, Minjarez being a
particular star. McKenry, playing first
in place of Hal Chase left nothing to
be desired, figuring in three fast dou-
bic plays.
one of the largest crowds of the sea-
son turned out for the game in spite
of the threatening weather and more
than 200 booster tickets were sold at