Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-17
COTTON STATES BALL DOPE

Having given up all hope Of lifting
the cup which was offered as a prize
for the winner OF the series between
Ccrsicana aud the "Lumbermen, .
Manager Blue and his bunch, q la ST
Thomas Lipton style. bade farewell
t, the handsome trophy aud journeyed
ever to Paris. Tex, Thursday, where
they began a series With the team OF
fnat place. Il Went hard With Blue to
give up ali hopes of winning from
Corsicana. but il couldn't be done,
aud as Blue was after something else
beside the cup, and the gate receipts
were falling off. the change in location
was made necessary. The cup was
left in the Texas town and the fans
have given up all hopes Of ever seeing
it again. II must be confessed that
the "Lumbermen" made rather a poor
showing against the Oil Cities, but
several things taken into considera-
tion do not make it look so bad II
there is team in the Cotton States
league that could win a series of
games frcm the Corsicana team, that
team is Pine Bluff, and having failed,
everyone knows that it is just what
18th
The Texans are not only fast bunch,
but they have had all kinds of prac-
tice, and TO apologies need to be
made for the loss of the games. While
the 'Lumbermen' were losing other
teams in the Cotton States were do.
ing the same. and some were
drubbed by semi-professionals. Blue
will arrive home with his play.
ers next week, and as all have
had a good two weeks practice, 1t is
safe to say they will be on hand
when the season opens, and Menroe
will have hard time winning any one
Of the first three games played here.
Speaking of Monroe leads the fans
to think of what Leidy has done with
that team So far this season. They
have been playing all kinds of good
ball, and are to be counted in the
running from the very drop of the flag.
Leidy has gotten together promising
bunch, and Ii the fans of the Ouachita
city will just support the game in coed
style, Monroe will not finish in less
than third place.
Withaut having seen all the teams
in the Cotton States league play ball
some Of the sporting writers around
the circuit are making guesses as to
which team will finish first, which
second and so on down the line. Each
writer claims the pennant for his team,
and each writer probably does not
know the correct lineup of his own
team At this stage of the game, 1t
is next to imposs ible to pick the Win
ner. In fact, it's going to be hard
10 pick the winner even after the
season is we'll on, for many reversals
in form take place before the end
of the season.
The 'Lumbermen" lost another
game at Paris. Tex, Friday by a
score Of 10 tc 9. 1t required ten inn
ings to decide the contest and little
hard luck lost the game for the To-
calls. The batteries were for Pine
Buff, Douttiel and Blue: for Paris,
Fork and Boyne.
Manager Ponder yesterday received
the flag from Spaulding, the trophy
of last years hardtfought contest.
The flag is beauty, about sixteen
feet in length, made of red silk with
white lettering, bearing on both sides
the inscription champions of Cotton
States League 1908" 1t is identically
the same pennant presented to the
National league champions, and is a
trophy to be proud Of. And the fel'
low who thinks Pender isn't proud OF
it has another think due him.-Baton
Rouge Advocate.
The Greenville boys are doing good
practice work this week and will
= ground to- in good shape by Saturday
- IT,