Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31

third place. Six straight games with
Pine Bluff, three at Greenville and
three on the home grounds, will rather
put crimp IN the aspirations of the
Cotton Ptckers, for Pine Bluff is away
ahead In the games played this sea
son between the two clubs and eau
yet take games from them lith ease.
The loss of Harry Nickens has Sc
riously affected Greenville's pennant
hopes, and the fans of the Mississippi
town are hoping that Little Rock and
New Orleans will continue to knock
| Nickens ont of the box. so that he
may drift back to Greenville and help
in the final struggle.
! Baton i.ouge has practically given
ur hope of landing better than fourth
place. When Pender was here last
week he dropped three straight
games to the locals and seemed some
what discouraged over the outlook
Pender is now willing to sell or trade
men. and no manager will do that
when be is fighting hard for the pen
nant.
Al this time il is almost certain
that NatcheZ vii, finish just where sh"
is, in last place The Indians have
had hard road to travel this season,
and could not be expected TO be in
the running. However. under the
stein the team has taken decided
brace and managed TO break even with
Nicksblrg on a series of six games
and help that club on its slide down
the tohoggan,
All indications now point to The
conclusion that the Cotton States pen
mani will come WesI of the Mississip-
pi river this year and the last games
will probably find Monroe and Pine
Bluff fighting for the honors with
Vicksburg. GreenvilIe, Baton Rouge
and Natchez brinSin. up the rear II
the order named.
The fans at Monroe are making up
for the loss of Bill Smnks tenor voice
with "Tacks' Parrotts cornet, and
etil claim the musical honors Of the
little league Smink is of the opin-
ion that what Parroti lacks in sweet
ness with his horn. he makes up in
volume of sound. In the meantime
Smink rivals the frogs at Baton Rouge;
with his high croaking tenor.
Lee Vernuelli took the pitching hen
ors last week by pitching two games
in succession against Baton Rouge
and winning both of them. Verl.uell.
was feeling in fine fettle and asked
to be allowed to help his pitching
average by going against xhe Baton
Rouge team twice in succession. He
allowed but eight hits in the two
games, and his opponents scored but
two runs off him. In the first game
moi Baton Rouge man got past sec
ono.
The official scorer at Monroe Mrs.
FIRST Baseman KanZler as the dis
patches have it, continues to have fun
With the newspaper men OF that tit
tie city and does not give them the
nov score when sne does not feel like
making it out. 1t is even alleged
that the newspaper men cannot keep
their own scores and thus be indie
Surely things are in bad way at
Monroe.
Chas. Pease has again received his
walking papers because he stood too
long before the bar that has an over
head fan. and was released by Mon
roe to Greenville. For about the
same reason Greenville does not use
IT., in many games, and he may again
seek OthNr uotuS,
Several Southern league managers
are after Plass, the speedy utility
man of the Natchez team, and he will
he in larger league next season.
Plass leads the other youngsters. in
league in the line Of r'ln-@ettlng
q whole city block and is fair in bat
tine and can field any position.
a HEART TO HEART TALK.
Regarding rne siening of another
rew pitcher by the Pine Bluff base
ball association and the c0nsequeni
release of one of the present pitchine
staff there is much talk going the
r.