The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-07-16
Local Base Ball Enthusiasts
Raise Necessary Funds
CLOSE GAMES THIS WEEK
Monroe Wins Last Game Sunday by Close
ScOre-A Record Breakins Nineteen Inning
Tie Game of the Season With Wcksburg on
Monday, Winning Two and Losing Two
Games In the Order Following

The call made last week by I'll {
Greenville Base Ball Association fol
voluntary contribut: ols to save Green.
ville's franchise was nobly responded
to by our citizens. A thousand dol
lars was needed to tide the associaticr
over critical point Of affairs ard
this amount was very soon forthcom-
ing. The Greenville club thereby
will remain in the Cotton States
league and our people will continue
to enjoy the game. 1t is a prais-
worthy fact thai many large contribJ :
tlons came from individuals who do
not have the time or opportunity to
see more than one or two games in a
season. Such spirit of home pride
is very commendable indeed, and the
duty devolves upon others less circum-
atanced but who have the time, to
attend the games and support the
home team.
The games played this week have
been very close and interesting On
last Sunday Monroe captured the la, t
Of series of three games by a score
If to 0. Nickens umpired the game
and his decisions generally were fair.
1t cannot be said that he was partial
his home team, but on tile contrary il
my favor was shown Monroe received
The benefit.
On Monday Billy Earles Hill
Climbers arrived and every Vicksburg
player had determination to wipe out
tormer defeats clearly written on every
LiLeament OF his face, but alas and
alack. Mondays game lasted nine.
I zen long innings and at dark tide the
score to 2. Greenville scored enc
run in her lucky seventh, the first run
Of the game. and Vicksburg evened
up in the eighth. In the twelfth in
ning both teams made score each,
md from then on goose eggs we're
strung along the bulletin board for
seven more innings when the game
was called Nickens pitched for
Greenville and Ashton for the Climb
ers, both doing fine work. Brilliant
plays on both sides were many and
errors few.
Tuesdays game was won by the
Cotton Piickers by the close results of
3 to with Doremus in the box for
the locals and Fritz tossing for the
visitors. In Wednesday game the
visitors were shut out by tally of l
to 0, smiling George Blackburn, our
new pitcher, ooing as fine work in
the box as was ever witnessed. The
Cotton Pickers left Wednesday night
to play three games with the visitors
in their own town.
Manager Fisher, of the Nashville
Southern league team. arrived in the
city to reclaim Nlckens exchanging
Pitcher Faucet for him. He also tried
to purchase Reisinger, the best catch
er in the Cotton States league, but
failed. Love nor money could not
obtain the release of Reisinger, nor
would Nickens have been released il
Creenville had full hold on him. But
should Faucett not make good Fisher
promises Nickens return.
Vioksburg won Thursdays game
by to 2, with Faucett our new man
in the box and Fridays game was
lost by to 0, Vicksbulg making
home ran i'll the ninth inning. The
tie game played here Monday will be
played oft at later date.
Mr.. Camp Wheeler resigned his Of
fetal position as president of the
Greenville Base Ball Association this
week. MI Wheeler has been identi-
fed with the city's base ball interests
for the past ten years and his resigna-
ton is matter of sincere regret on
the part OF both players and fans. "A
new officer will be elected next week
to fill the vacancy.