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0 00 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 MODESTO EVENING NEWS, MONDAY, MAY 4, 1914, PAGE FIVE the Realm of Sports MODESTO CAPTURES SERIES BY WINNING SUNDAY One of the largest crowds since the local season began saw the Modesto Reds live up to that reputation established by their predecessors, "the lucky seventh," at the ball lot yesterday afterncon and as a result the Byrnes bunch captured the game and the series against Harper's Millers by (A. score of 2 to 1. It was one fine contest from start to finish, to say the least, with the Reds playing on the defensive most of the time. The Millers tapped the ball on the nose more times than did the Reds. In fact, up to the sixth inning none of the Reds had found Piercy and it looked like "the makin's" of a no hit game for the elongated twirler.

In the Reds' half of the sixth, however, Brother Christiansen spoiled it all by lamming a single to left which counted for nothing. Meantime, Pitcher Hennig was pitching the kind of stuff that would win any ordinary game because his support was pulling off the sensational time after time, as is evidenced by the 0 in the error column. But that seventh: Shaw opened with a walk, one of the three walks Piercy allowed, and went to the three-quarter post when Boeckel made the only error of the game by throwing wild to first following his capture of a swift one from Daley's stick. McAvoy flied out to Esola and the return throw was so quick that Shaw was forced to remain at third. Catcher Kuhn then came up and bunted to Piercy.

The pitcher held the ball for a moment, watching Shaw, and then threw to first. His throw was too late to catch Kuhn and Harris' return throw to the plate was too slow to nab Shaw. Run No. 1, with Daley going to third. At this point.

Andrada replaced Piercy with Hennig at the bat. Hennig did his little duty by lobbing slow one at Andrada and while the Reds' pitcher died at first Daley scored and Kuhn went to third. Christiansen then made his second hit by singling to center, which gave Fox a chance to shine by making a perfect peg to Agnew, catching Kuhn at the plate for the last out. That was about all the excitement from a Red standpoint but it was sufficient for all purposes. Stockton made its lone tally in the first inning when, after two were down, Eagle lifted one over the left field fence and had a nice time walking around the bases.

Both teams played fine fielding games but the Reds pulled off the big doings when it counted and they most certainly deserved to win. They showed the spirit that should bring them many a victory during the season by pulling the game out of the fire. That one run in the first looked as big as the Singer building until that seventh. That "lucky seventh" came along when hundreds of fans and the Reds began to do things at the same time. The figures: MODESTO AB HO A Christiansen, 2b .......4 0 2 3 2 Waldschmidt, ss .......2 0 1 1 4 Murphy, 1b 4 0 1 12 0 Williams, cf 0 0 0 0 Shaw, If 3 1 1 Daley, rf .....2 4 McAvoy, 3b .2 0 2 Kuhn, .3 0 3 Hennig, 3 0 0 0 Totals .27 2 5 27 12 STOCKTON AB 0 Esola, rf ...4 0 1 1 0 Stoloff, SS 4 1 Eagle, 3b 1 Boeckel, 2b 9 1 Fox, cf 4 2 Lockhart, 1f .3 0 Harris, 1b 4 0 0 10 0 Agnew, .3 9 1 Piercy, .3 1 1 3 Andrada, ...0 2 Totals .33 1 9 24 11 Modesto ..000 000 Base hits .000 001 Stockton .100 000 000--1 Base hits .202 111 001-s Errors (Modesto 0); Boeckel (Stockton 1); Home run- Two base hit- Lockhart; Sacrifice hitsLockhart, McAvoy; Base on balls--off Piercy, Hit by pitcherland by Piercy; Struck out--by Hennig, by Andrada, Hits--off Andrada, 4, off Piercy, 1.

Charge defeat: to Andrada. Passed ball--Agnew; Stolen bases -Esola, Boeckel; Left. on bases- -Modesto 8, Stockton Time of game-1 hour 43 minutes. Umpire -Dashwood. UNION WAR VETERANS ARRIVE AT SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO.

May 4-Fifteen hundred union Civil War Veterans are expected to attend the first session today of the 47th annual encampment of the department of Nevada and California Grand Army of the Republic. The encampment will be a four-day session and the big event of the week will be the parade Wednesday, DAYS OF APRIL AND OCTOBER LOOK DIFFERENT TO THE FANS FORMER LEADERS START WITH WOBBLE- FRANK CHANCE DISHES UP SURPRISE--YANKS WILL GIVE ALL TROUBLE. By Hal Sheridan Written for the United Press.) NEW YORK, May no doubt old man Socrates remarked as he gently eased himself off from all turmoil and strife, how different are the days of April and October. After the stuttering start due to interruptions by rain, May will see a beginning of some jockeying at the turn and a better opportunity will be afforded toward getting some sort of a line as to who's who in this mad scramble for the American and National League pennants. The erstwhile leaders started with a wobble.

The general dope didn't any more hit on the early games than the majority of the guesses as to what the Giant pitchers would do to the Athletics last October. How different are the days of April and the days of October! The real surprise in the American league has been dished up by Frank Chance. His New York Yankees are a revelation as compared with the team which struggled along last year and went from April until June without winning a game on their home grounds. Not that Chance may be a pennant contender, for again the difference between April and October looms up, but the spirit and general work of the present Yanks makes former teams behind that name look like a collection from the morgue. Opening the season the rejuvenated Yanks ripped the hide off the Athletics twice in succession.

Connie Mack's clan, it is time, was not near up to form, but Chance's men tore into them just as though they had finished copping a pennant and were out to lick the world. There was no faltering, but a steady, boring attack and a stubbornness of defense that checked the Mackmen on the same field where they ran wild with the Giants--last October. The Yanks are due to make trouble for more than one team in the league it they hold the gait they cut out for themselves at the start. In Maisel at third and Peckinhaugh fat short, the left side of the Yanks' infield compares favorably with the best. Williams at first sat in on the old assignment of Hal Chase as though it was the only thing he had been awaiting to do on this sphere and intended to make a good job of it.

And Chance's outfield has been completely worked over and the P. L. appears to have re-geared pitchers. If they continue without bursting a mainspring or jarring loose some bolts the Yanks may give a few uneasy hours to SONORA WINS FROM HUGHSON 4 TO HUGHSON, May 4-Sonora won from Hughson in game played at Sonora yesterday--four to two. With the exception of the first inning the game was well played, and very closely contested.

The first inning was a bad one for Hughson, as a result of a number of errors and lack of team work, which netted Sonora four runs in that inning. But after that Hughson tightened up and Sonora never again reached the home plate. Hughsonscored two in the 6th and gave the boys hope that they might win, but the heavy lead of Sonora could not. be vercome. The teries were-Sonora, Hopkins and Costa; Hughson, Owen and Farwell.

Next Sunday, the 10th, the Turlock team will come to Hughson and the Sunday following that, the 17th, the Hughson boys will go to Le Grand. The 24th the Sonora team, will come to Hughson and on that day a uous efort will be made to retrieve the defeat of yesterday. MEDA RELLE STRINGER BRIDE OF A. TROSTEL At the Husband House, yesterday at 10:30 o'clock, in the presence of a few relatives and friends, Miss Meda Belle Stringer, daughter of Mrs. Lou Comins, and Anthony Trostel were united in marriage.

The ceremony was performed by Rev. H. K. Pitman. Mr.

Trostel is employed as machinist by J. J. Ferlin at Bunker's garage. After a short honeymoon trip the young people will make their home in Modesto. News Want Ada Bring Resulta.

was not much of an improvement during that seventh- uning mix-up. Piercy struck cut Shaw, Daley and McAvoy in the second inning. Shaw all but reached that homer of Eagle in the first. It. was about a foot over his reach as it sailed over the fence.

Westmorelan1 got a lucky hit in the beginning of the eighth. He lammed the pill at Boeckel and it looked like an easy out, but the ball took a bad bounce and his Beeckel in the chest. Before the Stockton fielder could recover Westmoreland was safe at first. In the ninth. after two men were down, Stockton made a brave attempt to even up when Lockhart doubled to center.

Harris, after knocking several fouls and keeping the fans in suspense gave Christiansen a chance to end the game. Hennig is credited with an assist that he did not relish. Harris, first. up in the seventh, lammed the pill directly at Hennig, who could not get out of the way. The ball him him in the leg and caromed off toward Westmoreland, who pegged to first in time to nab Harris.

If Hennig shows the control he did vesterday 1 he will be heard from in no uncertain terms during the balance of the season. Now we will lay for San Jose. SOCIALISTS OF COUNTY TO HOLD JOINT PICNIC The socialists of Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties are planning a joint picnic to be held at the TidewaterSouthern picnic grounds on the Stanslaus river in August. Announcement of the plan was made yesterday at the picnic at Ceres, and the idea met with such favor that the big day may be looked upon as a certainty. The speakers yesterday at Ceres were Ben F.

Wilson and Mrs. Mollie Bloom Flagg. About 500 people were in attendance. A basket dinner at noon and music by the Ceres band made up a part of the day's program. BURGLARY CHARGE IS PLACED AGAINST DIAZ Manuel Diaz is lodged in the local jail with a burglary charge placed against him.

He was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Moorehouse at Patterson Saturday upon complaint of Pablo Melendez. Justice of the Peace J. F. Kerr of Patterson made out the necessary papers, this being one of the first, if not the first, cases that have come under the jurisdiction of the recently established Patterson township. Eye Strain Specialist, Dr.

Painter at Husband's. Lens 50c to $3-50. ths MOVIES TO HAVE REGULAR PLACE IN CHURCH Methodist Brotherhood Starts Movement and Machine is to Be Secured at Once picture machine is to be installed as a permanent part of the fixtures of the Methodist. Episcopal church of Modesto, and each Friday afternoon and evening a program of pictures as an educational and entertainment feature will be given as a part of the regular activities of the church. This announcement was made to the congregation of the church at the services yesterday morning by Rev.

Elmer Grant Keith, the pastor. The pian is adopted, followling a careful investigation of the feasibility and practicability of the motion picture as an adjunct of the church by a committee of the men of the Brotherhood which was appointed about two weeks ago. The machine is to be secured and put in readiness for operation probably within two weeks. Credit for the movement to secure 1 motion picture machine and to inaugurate a regular weekly program belongs to the Brotherhood. The matter was brought up at the meeting of the body about two weeks ago by Attorney L.

L. Dennett, and after an explanation of possibilities by the Rev. Mr. Keith, who had already made an Investigation of the matter, the devision was reached to support the proposition, and a committee was appointed by the president to take such action as might seem proper. This committee is composed of Attorney L.

L. Dennett, Dr. J. B. Simms, Henry G.

Turner, C. O. Lee, J. S. Bales, and Rev.

Elmer Grant Keith. The idea for a weekly program as now outlined includes an entertainment Friday evening at the close of school hours for the children and another at night for the older people. The pictures to be secured will not necessarily be religious, but rather, educational and entertaining. Music will be one of the attractive features as well as the motion pictures. The introduction of motion pictures is in the direction of carrying out the thesis that the church should minister to the entertainment.

and education of its people, all people, as well as to the spiritual. At present there is but one block to the carrying out of the plan--the matter of adjusting insurance on the building. Definite action will be taken by the church at a meeting to be held next Wednesday night, and after that with the support the ment has enlisted among the men of the church, doubtless the motion picture machine will be in place in short order. Phone Mamn 1781 for meats and get the best; we slaughter all our own meats. The City Market, Grider Van Vlear.

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is ing pennant chasers as the season wears along and knock loudly at the first division. Where they will really finish, however, may be better told in these dispatches along during the season of that proverbial "bright blue weather; for as has been remarked before, how diferent are the daysArms Better than Eyes At the start. at least, the Phillies in the National League showed more strength than was expected in view of the rough way in which the Feds treated Charley Dooin in grabbing men. The Giauts started slow and the Phillies walloped them twice. Then even Mathewson got his when he stacked 11p against Brooklyn.

The Boston Braves, expected to be one of the most improved teams in the ent organization, also faltered with the springing of the barrier. With but few exceptions pitching arms seemed to be in better shape than batting eyes. The swatting lamps were sadly in need of trimming, but as the sun's rays begin to warm up SO are the sluggers steaming along toward their jobs of piling up base hits. Walter Johnson Strong Walter Johnson is one exception so far as pitchers are concerned. The Kansas cyclone appears to be starting out on his greatest year of baseball.

In his first. two games, Johnson allowed just one run. He shut out the Boston Braves with 3 hits. The Yanks slipped over one run on him, but collected only four safe drives. Johnson met them, too, when they were flushed with confidence after having laced the daylight out of the Athletics.

Walter simply stood up and shot over his benders as though 110 one was at the plate, and save for those four occasions when a Yank took a stob and met one head on, there might as well not have been. Mental Hazard Francis Outmet, American open golf champion, struck a mental hazard in England and sat down to think his way over it before mixing too many matches. Quimet said he did not feel that he was primed for real play. He therefore engaged in some mental cal-. Possibly that was the trouble with the Giants and Athletics at the start.

Frank Baker's first effort on the Polo grounds since he laced the Giant pitchers in October was a weak roller to short. He was an easy out. Time should have been taken out for Baker to contemplate the spot in which he placed his home run smash off Marguard. It might nave been an inspiration. Diamond Dust Waldschmidt, heretofore the Tigers' chief heaver, met.

his Waterloo at Fresno yesterday when the Bears won by a 10 to 1 score. Waldschmidt pitched five innings, allowing eleven hits which yielded six runs before he was replaced by Layne who did a little better. The league leaders will make their first appearance in Modesto Wednesday for a five-game series. The Reds are confident they will be able to pull them down a peg and if they play the game they did Sunday they should come through with the goods. Here's how they stand, with Modesto as you will notice, in second place: Club Won Lost Pet.

San Jose .9 0. .600 Modesto ...7 7 .500 Fresno .7 7 .500 Stockton .6 9 .400 Kelley Makes Good With the Merced Fans Bill Kelley, formerly captain and second baseman of the old Modesto Reds, who is holding down the second sack for the Merced team, distinguished himself yesterday by banging out a triple, a single and scoring three runs in a game against the Sperry Flour Co. of Stockton at Merced which Merced won by a score of 11 to 5. There was certainly one fine crowd at the game and naturally Owner Milton C. Ish, who was on deck: himself to see the boys capture the series, wore the smile that won't, etc.

Piercy pitched a good game, and lot. of the fans thought he should have been allowed to finish, as Andrada.