The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-08-24
Batter Up-Pldy Ball.
Received too late for last week issue.

Harper park MONDAY nlgnt, august
14th, the Greens defeated the Blues
bv score Of 6 to 8. At $50 O'Clock
p m the gong sounded and umpire
+ w Harper called for a batter.
The Greens quickly took their places
in the field and the game was on.
Everyone realized that it was to be
hard fought game as the two teams
have long beeu rivals for the horrors
of the field. Miss Sadie Meyer was
the first up and as she grasped the
willow the look of determinations on
her face told that there would be
something doing with the stick.
Miss Montgomery Se.zed tine ball
and with Il motion that told every
one that she knew the game turned
the sphere loose which bnrnt the
atmosphere as it sped towards the
plate when, bang, and Il small ob-
jsct bounded out in right field. and
NM Sadie settled on first. Ernest
Evans was the next up. Again the
ball with the speed of the wind hits
the plate. Strike one, calls the UNI
pire, but Miss Grace VanKeuren,
the invincible catcher for the Greens,
is quick and holds Miss Meyer on
first. Again Evans swings and two
strikes are called. With a look of
determination he nerves himself for
the last strike. Again does Miss
Montgomery ginger the ball and
Evans looks crestfallen as the um-
pire yells, "Batter out!!' Mr. Evans
realizes that he counts nothing with
the spit ball of Miss Montgomery.
Mr. Ernest Epps is next up and
the ball goes over the center fielder's
head, and the scorer gives him two
Dagger while Miss Meyer anchors at
third. Mr. Peele Epps makes line
drive to short but there is nobody
home and Mise Meyer crosses the
rubber. How the grand stand cheers,
even with cheers that shake the
stand. Louis Stackley then grabs
the stick and tries to hit but the bat
has hole in it. Benton Mont
gomery tries to reach first on bunt,
bur the pitcher is too fast for him,
and he is gathered to his fathers.
Thus the side retires with one on
board for them.
Miss Pearl Montgomery is the
first up for the Greens and lines ont
the ball for single. Miss Grace Van
! Keuran then wields the willow and
the ball hits right field fence, while
she is given credit for two bagger.
Miss Montgomery lands safely on
third. Grant VanKeuren hits "a pop
fly which is taken by first and he is
counted out. Miss Nlta Whithead
lines out a single and Miss Mont
gomery scores. Miss Mantle Coker
gets hit and Miss Whitehead goes
to second. Miss Never who is twirl-
ing the sphere for the Blues gets
busy and Henry Ferrell bites the
dust. Miss Lila Hamme then
finds the ball for three Dagger,
and Miss Coker scores. Miss Annie
Reddick waited and got her base on
balls, then up comes Mr. Theodore
Hemingway and picks up three
Dagger, Miss Reddick scoring. Miss
Montgomery then goes to the bat
and knocks line drive to short but
Miss Estes being an old hand made
II grand stand play and side was out.
The Blues then having turn ut the
stick, Miss Estes, the new short
stop for the Blues, then got hold
on the stick and with mighty
swing the ball clears the boards and
a home run is counted for her. Yves.
lev Courtney reaches first on an er-
ror at sholt. Miss Florie Jacobs
advances him on second. Miss Meyer
then comes up and hits long fly t"
left field but Hemingway, the ICE
man, being well up in his business,
freezes to IL. throwing it to sec
ond, and now comes Miss Estes
again to the bat, and with Il tri%'
umphant smile waves the stick AID
the ball starts travelling through the
air, but Miss Lila Hamet getting
busy about that time, catches the
ILL ,,l co,,1c II to eaoon6 thuS Shut