The Forrest City times., 1899-07-28
Another Victor,

team From Brinkley furnished the vic tins for their second victory. The boys from Brinkey swooped down upon us rather unexpectedly, thinking perhaps, to catch us crippled, but we met them with nine good men, who won the game by hard and honest plsying.
 The play was intensely exciting from start to finish. Forrest City went te bat First and WAS sent to the field with out making score. Guy Eldridge hit the ball in this inning but died on sec ond, only four men having picked up the stick. Brinkley came in and in their half of the first sent six men to bat, one of whom scored and two died on bases, giving the visiting team the advantage by one score. The Brinkley contingent looked pleased as they took their places In the field. ~
 Forrest city came up for the first half of the second and IIarve Litton graced home plate in regular batting order. Uarye made a safe hit. but was followed by three weak batters who sacrificed the inning without giving anybody sensation, with the possible exception of the visiting battery. Harve died ou second, and again our boys went o the field without making score Brnkley looked confident, and cries of it's an easy thingn were heard from the visiting rooters. Brnkley came to town and in regular batting order. ] Frank Gum went to bat. This lad was promptly Tanned by Jim San ders, and lr. Harrington, the next man up was served in like manner. Mir. Duncam'o of the visitors then went tc bat and rapped out three-bagger, aRd McGreger fol lowed witha two bagger which brought Duncam:home. The visitors then sent John Mehan to bat, who knocked hot 1 liner to short. Gillian took it in all right and made a double on McGregor at second. This inning wound up with. the score standing to 0 in favor of Brihkley. Things looked awful blue for the home boys.
 Forrest city went to bat for the third inning and Ray Bonner, with look of determinaton on his handsome face, took his position at the bat, but was unfortunate. He found the visiting twIrler all right. but in striking at the ball 1t was so close to hiy body that it hit him as he struck, and he was called out. Gillian then went to bat for the second time and rapped out two-bag- ersfolfowed by Guy Eldridge who did likewise. Gillian came home. Jim Sanders came to bat. made safe hit. which brought Guy home and James went dowfi tn second, stole third on the first ball. shat vas thrown to Cop ; Webb who cane next to the bat. Cop :" hit the ball'and went down to first and Sanders came home. Harve Litton came to batiand knocked a hot ground CT to Chani's who picked it up and threw him out on first. Hubert Fol came next but was unlucky and never left home plate. Webb died on second. This inning drought the score up to 10 ? in favor of the home team. and as the boys took their positions in the field they were cheered long and lusti- ly by the crowd.
 The home team shut the visitors out in the last half of the third, but the Brinkleyites returt!ed the compliment in the first half of the fourth. in the last half of the fourth the visitors made one score. In this inning Mir. Mitchell ct the Brinkley team. went first to bat He knocked a "pop-up" which was pulled down by Sanders. MT. Gum came next and sert the ball out to center, which carried him to second. Harrington then picked up the,s,ick, but fouled out to Litton. Duncan fol- lowed with safe hit, which brought Dunn home, while McGreger flew out to inlield in the vicinity of second base and was caught out by Webb, which closed the inning with the score on a tie--3 to 3. There wasn't much noise at this juncture, everybody realizing that the teams were very evenly matched and nobody seemed to have d "holer y coming.
 Forrest City took their turn at the bat for the first half of the fifth without making score. Two men got safe hits, but died on bases. One man 1 was '' famed" one flew out and one let the ball hit him as he was striking and was called out. Brinkley came up with MT. John Mehan at the bat, who knocked clean three bagger, followed by Richie who was thrown out on first. and Melian cane home. Chanie came to bat. few ou. to center apa was palled down b7 Homer Folbre and Geo. Meban " famed. :" The visitors at the close of this inning were .araip in