Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-12
BASE BALL NE MS.
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Pine Bluff Loses to Meridian.

Anoter pretty game of baseball was
marred by the rotten decisions OF
Umpire Hottum At Jones park Tues
day afternoon. when Meridian took
sweet revenge on Pine Bluff by run
ming ND a score of 3 to ! The crowd
was in an uproar from the beginning
Of the first inning until the compile
ton CT the last, and HOttum's work
became SO rank before the game clos
ed that regular riot was threatened.
No special favoritism was shoyn by
the umpire. but his decisions on beth
sides brought forth so much pickering
and wrangling that the grounds were
the scene of an uproar nearly all the
time. And while it can not be charg
ed that he exhibited favoritism the
fact remains that he made two decis-
ions against the locals that. had they
been otherwise, might have changed
the result of the game: and there
We're plenty of people on the ground
who believed that they should have
gone the other way.
Sallee's work in the box. it must be
admitted. was what did the work for
the locals. and he clearly surpassed
Burns for the locals. though the latter
put up good showing. Burns let the
visitors bat him freely, while Sallee
SC far out tgeneraled the local batters
that they could get but two hits dur
ing the game. Burns stands charged
up with eight Meridian's lank pitcher
surprised the local fans with his
showing. and he is given credit for
the game.
It required three innings for either
team to make showing en- the score
sheet. Rhoton. for the visitors. start
ed out by dronDin" the ball over to
center and made first Cn it: but he
was cauoht at second while Genins
was trying to find one of Burns
curves The batter made good by
sending the ball out to shortstop and
making first. He had better luck than
his predecessor. and succeeded in
stealing second when McElven went
to bat. The latter struck out. Con-
fronted by two outs. Dunlap sent a
lucky one out to left and got to first.
out on fly to center.
In their half of the same inning the
lccals got into the game when Gfroer-
or took the ball in one Of his ribs and
cot base. Frost hunted him tC: sec
ord and made first himself Berry
hunted out at first and advanced the
two men. and Gfroerer went out at
the plate in trying to make it a run.
Murphy sent a hot one tC third and
made first. advancing Frost TO third
Kapzler sent long one to center and
let Frost in home Then Mnrnhv cot
canoht at second and went out.
The visitors united the score in tho
next inning by making another run.
After Sallee had gone out at first
Fox sent one to center that got him
base. Noblett went cut at first but
TRULY scored Fox by sending long
one out to center. He made Two base
on it. Rhotcn died at first.
Not satisfied with this scor" IN
Visitors aadod another 70" Good '7"aS-
ure in the seventh After Sorbor had
died at first Sallee put cne over TO
Berry in left, and made three bags
on an error Of shortstop. Fox SEPT
enc ont to loft and was ""'1"ht o"+
hut Sallee scored on it. Noblett got
to first and stole second but Truby
went out at first.
This Was the end of the score get
tire: but Umpire Hottum's decisions
furnished plenty of diversion fcH' n1ar-
crs an9 soectotcrs sc IL" as the
game lasted. This is how il looks 81
~, ,,.,r. acoorAing t. Tho CHicial score:
Pine Bluff Alb r n 20 A F
Cfroerer. cf ........' u 4"
Frost. 2b ........4 o
'co,.,v IF 3 q q q
Murphy, rf .........3 0 O 0 0
Kanzler. Id ........3 0 l IS 0
Sample. ...3 0 l 2 l .
"arlin 3b ..........3 O I .
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