Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-01
BASE BALL NEWS.


proceeded to swear out a warrant
with grand larceny. petit larceny. eX
traordinary thiovery and just ordinary
common robbery. Keefe, the big fat
catcher for the visitors, was the most
anxious to have Harry Clayton arrest
ed and confined in Jail for at least two
more days, but the effort failed, for the
fans around Rosenberg's guarded the
second bascman closely, and the dep
uty with the warrant could not hnd
MIN. Harry Clayton was the whole
cheese in yesterdays game, and still
some more crackers thrown in He
saved the game three times and an
nexed two hits on top of that II is not
unusual for Clayton 10 play good
game at second or at short but some
OF his playing yesterday would have
done credit To the great 'l4ajoie HIM
self
The most effulsent play of the whole
series of fireworks pulled off by this
small boy was in the ninth inning with
the score tied, one man on base and
keefe at the bat. The fans were ex-
ceedingly nervous when the ninth
opened up with the heavy hitters Tor
Natchez, and the soda pop boy quit
doing business to watch the proceed
tngs. Massng, the first man to face
Maxwell, started with corking single
to center for a bag, and not a sound
was heard, not even the cracking OF 4
peanut, when keefe came up. The big
fellow looked like he might be able to
knock the ball clear down town, and
met the speed half way, and the ball
went shooting past the pitcher right
over the second sack. Clayton was n
good twenty feet away and even ne
cant tell how he covered the ground
to get that hit. He stuck out one bare
paw, and the ball stuck in that same
bare paw. Clayton then stepped on
the bag, forcing Massing; and got
Keefe as he numbered toward first
The crowd sat breathlessly still for
minute, until Bassetts soft voice
sung out in silvery tones, Out at sec
ond, out at first The clear tones
echoed through the trees and were
waited around the grand stand and
heard, then the clouds burst and the
thunder roared, but not drop OF rain
fell
The game was one of the prettiest,
best played and cleanest games played
at Forest park this year. The home
crowd was surprised at the Natchez
team. They played the game, and did
not kick at all. George Blackburn.
the Smiling George" of other and
happier days. pitched for the In
dians. and he pitched tine
game of ball He was just simply
up against better proposition in
Maxwell than he ever was or ever will
be. The younGster showed the vete
ran up in fine style and deserved to
win.
Every man on the team played star
ball, I.auzon tried to knock the grand
stand down to get at a foul fly and
came very near doing it, but the grand
stand got the best of the deal There
are those in the smoker part however,
who declare they felt the structure
shake when Lauzon bu1ted. The big
fellow was hurt, but not seriously, and
finished the game.
Clayton. as aforesaid. played any
where and everywhere. Murphey came
in from right field to cover home base
ON a chase and every man was IN
the game for keeps That is what
won.
Pine Bluff started the scoring.
Gtroerer used his Big -Four pass ana
Cayendcr went willingly To the
slaughter, sending Ollie to second
Murphey followed with weiI=placrd
enc to Plass and Ollie went To third.
I.auzon delivered one at the right time
in the shape of single and Gfroerer
scored
Maxwell put goose eggs in the Nat
chez basket until the fourth. Mime
han Went 10 first on four unruly ones.
and Went 10 second when MaNWcll
throw wild To first on Frost's bin.
Here is where CLAYTON played in right
field and cut off a run. 10Y Maxwell
pu1 an upshoot on tic ball and il plss