The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-08-16
ENDED ONE AND ONE
THE DECIDING GAME BETWEEN
JACKSON AND COLUMBUS
CLUBS RESULTS. IN TIE
AFTER FAST GAME.
Game Was Called at the End of the
Eighth Inning in Order for
Visiting Team to Catch
the Evening Train.

The question of superiority or SUI
premacy between the Jackson, Tenn,
baseball club and the home team re-
mains unsettled. 1t was confidently
expected that the series played in
this city the past week would de-
eide the matter, but this confidence
was misplaced, for the clubs stand
now like they stood before the be-
ginning of the battles royal-they
are exactly even. The one-to-noth-
ing game of last Monday, and the
brilliant ball playing which was nee
essary to get this result, brought
out the fans in immense numbers
on Tuesday, when Columbus took the
second game by a score of six to two.
Then came the rubber Wednesday
afternoon to settle the matter. The
game had to be called early in time
for the visitors to take the Southern
westbound train, but this fact did
not detract from the interest felt In
the contest. Early in the afternoon
baseball enthusiasm was manifest,
and each car headed to the east was
crowded with rooters. They carried
bells, megaphones and every conceiv-
able instrument calculated to make
a noise and rattle the man on the
other firing line. The grand stand
was filled when Manager Mahon, act
ing in the absence of Umpire Rob-
bins called the game.
For the visitors Hollis was on the
firing line. Just why they held him
back for the final game cannot be
understood, for he was immeasurably
the best of the three men sent in the
box for the visitors while here. He
is a left handler, had plenty of speed,
and looked confident and fielded his
position well. He was a big buggar
at that, which had its effect on the
opposing batsmen. He was opposed
by Pete Cox. Pete has been down
and out for the past two years on
account of bad arm, but he went
in for Columbus Wednesday. 1t was
a little nervy for Columbus to put
in Cox when so much depended upon
him, and Wheeler was right there on
the bench, all warmed up and in uni
form; but Manager Mahon had been
promising him a try out, and as Kill
Tough had been catching him for the
past few days, and he said he thought
he would make good, Cox went in.
Pete did not lose, but he did not win.
At the end Of the eighth inning, when
the game was called, the score stood
one TO one. Pete was raped quite
often, and but for the brilliant work
of Spencer, O'Mara and Marshall in
the outer Marks reservation. what
have been?" Spencer went after and /
line hits right behind the infeld, and {
he took them at his shoe tops. The /
grand stand got up on its hind I
legs" as an old gentleman remarked I
who did not understand the game, /
and gave him ovation after ovation. (
Ovation is good, isn't it? And run
ming bases he went round like an
electric meter. O'Mara was in CEN
ter and made some sensational plays. /
A long drive with men on bases made /
the stand feel that it was all over,
but after a long and fast run he sky
rocketed and gathered it in, saving
the day. Marshall covered every
thing in right, running fast and
catching brilliantly. He went up
against the fence in right field and
gathered in a foul and then followed
1t up by retiring runner at first on
what should have been safe hit.
The infield played well. Fife made
two errors at third, but they were
not costly. He evened up by getting
three safe hits Cox, Harris, Noojin
and Killough all played their usual
games. The game in detail was as
follows:
First on balls, Cox |, Hollis /;
wild pitches. Cox L two base hits,
struck out. by Cox 3, by
Hollis s; passed balls. Killough l;
errors, Columbus 4, Jackson 3; hits,
of Hollis 8, off Cox Z.
The score by innings: Total
Columbus. -. 0 0 / 0 0-1
Jackson -. 0 1 0 0 0-1
The game was called at the end
of the eighth inning in order to en-
able the visiting team. to catch their
train.