Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-11

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| 1905 season.
| AS the season progresses the tine
between the first and second divis-
ions becomes more clearly marked,
the strong clubs gradually assuming
the lead and the weaker clubs taking
stand at the bottom. Greenvile.
the league leader. has made fine
record during their last trip on the
! road. winning ten out CT fifteen games
and have done as well at home dur
ing the three games played there.
Greenvlle has taken the series from
every club save VicksDurg during the
last three weeks. Much interest is
centered in the three games between
Pine Bluff and Greenivlle next week.
The league leaders have not met since
the opening Of the season. when they
were scheduled for a series C six
games, but only played five because
of the rain on the last day. Three OF
these games were played at Green
vile. and Pine Bluff took two of them
while the Reed Birds took the only
two they played in Pine Bluff. Both
teams have been showing up strong
of late and the fur is sure to fly when
they get together The series means
much to both towns and each team
will fight hard for the victory The
success of the Greenville team is at
tributed thus far to the pitching staff
for in Maxwell. White, Doremus and
Hall. Manager Reed has strong quar-
tet.
Pine Bluff has also been showing
Up strong beth on the road and at
home. During the recent trip abroad
they took seven out of the nine
games scheduled. while during the
week at home all six of the games
came to them. This last record is un
usual for the lccal team. for they
have lost more games at home than
they have won. While Dunbar is the
only one of the pitchers tc make the
unusual record of pitching a hitless,
runless game. all of the men have
been working we'll and the pitching
staff is considered strong. The fea-
ture of the Pine Bluff playing. how
ever. is the team work which has
pulled sc. many games out Of the fire.
The Midgets. as they are affectionate-
ly called at home. are not cutters.
and have won many game that
would have been lost by a club that
did not have this spirit of never Civ
ing up until the last man is out in the
ninth.
Baton Rouge. under the able man.
: agement CT Wilson Matthews, has
been showing up just as we'll as has
J Greenvile and Pine Bluff. although
dissensions on his team for time
: threatened disaster. Matthews STEP
ned to the front and brought things
! about in short order. Perhaps the
D poorest showing made by this club
0 was in the games with Greenville
0 on the home grounds when they lost
l two out of three. The Baton Rouge
! pitching staff is also strong.
Z" jackson passed under the manage
3" ment of Ace Stewart during the latter
- part of the last week and Stewart has
gotten some new men, but has beer
unable to stop the downward plunge
r of his team. Stewart and his men
however, have spent the week witt
the stronger clubs, and the showing
has been poor on this account.
U Meridian has begun to climb ant
" may yet be counted Cn to do som
tall hust1ng for pennant honors be
v fore the close. Manager Tomm
y stouch has the satisfaction OF draH
- ing the largest crowds in the e'rc,li
l and this makes his men play ba
with an earnestness and vim tha
d makes them hard tc down
=
" Vicksburg plays first good ball an
oi- then gives the poorest kind Of an g!
lls hibition. This club has beaten th
eo- leaders several times and can TAX
%! fall out of the best of them. 4
= though standing along in the mid.'1
rank all through the season.