The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-09-19
LOCALS HAND THE
LEADERS A LEMON
COLUMBUS SHUT MOBILE OUT ON
THURSDAY - cox WAS IN
FINE FORM AND HAD
SUPERB SUPPORT.
A4ae9 Game TO be Played on Lake
Park Diamond Occurred Fri
day-Discoverers Close at
Jackson Wednesday.

Columbus won a hard fought game
from Mobile on the Lake Park dfa-
mond Thursday afternoon, the con
test having resulted in a victory for
the locals by a score of one to moth
ing. Columbus scored in the first in
ming, when Marshall was hit by Bru-
ner, reached second on Huber's sac
Tifce, and scored on Manushs safety,
After the first inning there was moth
ing doing on the score board. Bru-
ner and Cox both settled down to
hard work and both pitched bril-
liantiy, having allowed only two hits
each.
Mobile won Fridays game by a
score of five to one. May was on the
local firing line, and as usual worked
valiantly, but McCay's men punched
their hits on him, and inefficient sup
port did the rest. The Columbian
who on the previous day had felded
fauItlessly, went To the bad Friday,
having made no less than tour errors
during the progress of the game.
Friday marked the farewell appear
ance OF the DISCOVERIES ON home
grounds. The team laid off yester-
day ard left last night for Vicksburg.
where they play today and tomorrow.
From Vieksburg they go to dickson
for TWO games, closing the season
there Wednesday afternoon. The de-
feat of Mobile on Thursday after
noon made the local fans happy, and
an unusually large crowd Witnessed
Fridays game.
Columbus has Witnessed her last
game of professional bail for the cur
rent season, and none can deny that
Of the people during tiIes brsCwhiie I
dull and tlresorne summer months +
Columbus was unfortmate in the Sc
lection of her first two managers, 7
neither Jack Lazy or Red" Wright I
having been able to gel results. I'm T
der the leadership of "Ace" Stewart, I
however. the team has played win
ming bail, and the las few weeks
have witnessed many close and hot1y
games, oi whith Columbus
WOE her fun share.
Too much cannot be said in praise
of President Wylie Banks. who STUCK
to the team under adversely and dis
tress and who gallaH t1y kept UP the
fight when a less courageous mar
would have gone down in defeat. Mr.. q
Banks is a thorough lover of base s
ball. and no1 on1y devoted mis- time 1
to the duties of his Office, but went :
down in his pocket for the necessary
funds to keep the team going. When 4
md even the most enthusiastic fans ]
we're disposed to feel discouraged. the {
doughty president kept on smiling q
md assured them that he would have |
winning team before the season I
,nded He finally made good his I
and with a few additions to b
he present aggregation Columbus n
an go in next season and play win t
ing ball from the start. c
While no definite arrangements p
ave as yet been perfected, it seems p
. be generally understood that Col t
mbus will be in the Cotton States Il
.eague again next season. Notwith- l
landing the fact that the DISCOVERIES &
ave been tailenders during practic- d
lly the whole season, the patronage tt
as been good. and had it not been el
Or the work of Law and Wright in l!
spending so much money in trying s.
ut worthless players the season th
light have shown a profit. Colum ju
Us is now in a position to go about th
'curing good players in an intelIi- in
ent manner, and here's to a winning ed
am next season. W.