The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-27
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its readers to get together and have a
winning base ball team, and Just what
the Item says about Sumter applies
with equal force to Manning. There
are some who do rot care for baseball,
where an admission is charged, and
onlv attend free games, but even these
should have pride in their town and
come ont to encourage the boys ID ad-
vertising Manning. The Manning team
entered the league under solemn COM
pact fixing salary limit not to exceed
5000 per month, it has honoraely car
ried out its part Of the agreement,
other teams have not, but have exceed
ed this salary limit and secured the
services of professional players, some
100. who have not even been released
from the South Atlantic league: the
Manning boys have all this bunco busl-
ness to contend with, and yet they have
PLAYED good ball and enjoy the dis
tinction of never being shut out, as
has Sumter, Darlington, and George
town. The team was weak IN It's pltcn-
ing staff; this has been strengthened:
and now town pride demands OF all OF
US to encourage the boys to break away
from the tail end column; the place will
fit some other town better, Sumter,
Darlington or Georgetown, Manning
must Get ahead of those three towns,
even if we cannot catch Orangeburg
and Camden. Let everybody get IN the
game from now on and we will win.
Here is what the Item says:
'sThe reputation of Sumter IS atstake
and there is no two ways looking at 1t.
We must get together a winning base
ball team. We now have just about as
strong a team as there is in the league,
and they are now playing fast ball. hut
that is not enough. Something just
about as good as the others IS not gooo
enough for Sumter: what Sumter wants
and ought to have, and must get, Is
something just a good deal better than
ANYBODY else has and that IS better
every day in the week and Sunday too.
That is the sort of team Sumter must
have. To get it the people must 40
their part and we believe they will,
when they think over the matter lit
tie. One way to help the good work
along is to attend the games and swell
the gate receipts, but that is not ali
support it needs. y
The game Wednesday which wound
up the series with Darlington resulted
in yeritable Waterloo for the locals.
Manning's pitcher had a swollen arm
and only consented to pitch because the
bows were in a pinch. The result was
a foreeone conclusion before the game
started. Immediately after the game
there was citizens meeting IN the
park, and sufficient sum OF money
was subscribed to finance the team and
to secure staff of pitchers. We look
for results after now. The score was
as follows:
Darlington 10; Manning 2.
At Camden. Sumter ,; Camden ).
At Orangeburg. Georgetown 0, Or
angeburg E.
THURSDAY.
Bv some confusion of the schedule
the Manning team was ordered by
/ President Mccullough to 60 to Sumter,
which they did and found Sumter
heading for Manning. A game, how
ever was arranged for and Manning
was defeated by score of II to ,.
At Georgetown. Camden ): George
town 0.
At Darlington. Orangeburg l: Da'-
lington 2.
FRIDAY.
President Mccullough ordered the
team back to Manning; not having sent
instructions to the Manning team, they
remained in Sumter, while Sumter
took the train for Manning. After the
train LETT, Manning received instruc.
tions to 90 back home and play Sum.
ter. About midday the Manning boys
drove through the country and had tc
90 on the ball ground without any
dinner, and face the celebrated South
Atlantic league pitcher, Jack Ashton
but with all these difficulties in the way
Manning played good ball, and many
think a mistaken decision Of the UNI
pire lost the game to Manning. Score
Manning ,: Sumter 5.
At Darlington. Orangeburg !; Oar
lington 5.
town 5.
SATURDAY.
Manning. with Michel, who ha
never pitched before IN tne ooN asalns
Kennedy, a South Atlantic Lacquer
Manning ?; Sumter 5.
At Darlington. orangeburg ,; Oar
lington !.
Game protested on account OF a mis-
I taken decision of the umpire. Presl
dent Mccullough and the members o
the executive committee witnessed the
game and saw the umpire's error.
At Georgetown. Camden !; George
town ).
; Manning left for Orangeburg ant
was at that place REINFORCED on Mon
day by Bass of Richmond. and Nc
knight of Amerlcus.
Manning is in Orangeburg, and W.
| did not expect any victories there, be
cause Orangeburg has q team made u
; largely of professionals: to secure then
they broke the salary agreement, an
should be driven out the same as
, gambler found with marked cards. Tn
teams made an agreement to pay sal
, aries not exceeding 5000 a month thl