The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09
GULFPORT TAKES
OPENING GAME
FIRST GaNIE or COTTON STATES
LEAGUE SEASON MAS PLAYED
HERE MONDAY AND VISIT
ORS WON By Il To :.
The Weather Vas Fine. and = Larze
Crowd Witnessed the Somewhat
Ragged Game. Which WaS
a Slug2ing Match

The weather which marked yhe To-
cal opening OF the Cotton States
League season last Monday afternoon
was ideal and the sun which sho-e
down on the Lake Park diamond
when Gulfp0rt and Columbus began
the fight for victory wz= no more ra-
diant than the hopes on the I1cEE
fans. The knowledge thar Colum-
bus has a great team and t1a suc-
cess of the aggregation In the He
ridian series had inspired the faith
fuI followers OF the club, ana when
by making four runs IN the second
inning enthusiasm was boundlsss-
Charles X. Harris tells us in one OF
his erstwhiIe popular Songs that
smany a hopes have perished after
the ball. and il might De pertinelrly
added that hopes also perish after
Monday afternoon, for Gulfport gor
busy with the stick in the third inn
ing, and commenced a run getting
stunt that was renewed az frequent
intervals throughout the remainder
of the game, which resulted fn q vie
tory for the sand Fiddlers BY q score
of Il to 7.
Demaree was on the local 6ring
line, and at the opening was in great
form. He had plenty OF steam. and
sent the ball sailing over the plate
like a Ieaden messenger from an
army rife. It is said that third
time is the charm" but the third
inning was a Jonah to Columbus on
Monday afternoon. Demaree passed
Shultz and DAILY, and successive hits
by Riley, Murch, Holland and Gilks
resulted disastrousIy for the locals
seven Sand Ffddlers having crossed
home plate before the side vas re-
tired.
Several of the balls which result
ed in the extensive run getting were
hit to left field. and should have been
caught, but Dorsey, who was In the
sun garden, seemed TO have suddenly
lost the art OF judging flies. and In
stead Of dropping into his nit the
balls fell to the ground and rolled a
greater or less distance, as the to-
biography of the earth's surface and
the laws Of gravitatiOn demand Dor
sey had played brilliantly in the Ne
ridian series, and his bum stunts
Monday afternoon surprised local
fans more than a little. They real
ize, however, that the best OF players
have their OF days, and hope that he
viii give a better account OF himself
in the future.
Dem#ree retired at the close OF the
sixth inning, having been succeeded
by Wheeler. who. though somewhat
wild, did fairly. Shultz. who Is peg
haps one of the best twirlers on
Bobby Gilk's stan, pitched for Gulf
port, and the fact that he was touch
ed for twelve safeties shows that Co
1umbus has a heavy hitting team
With PyIant, the sidewheeler in
the box for the DISCOVERIES yesterday
the home boys played big IeaEue BAN
until the eleventh inning It was
I to 1 until the eleventh iunlEE and
then May muned long drive ro
right field. Durmeyer fuUbled a hC-
grOunder TO second and the two 1rsr
bags We're filed. Then a line drive
to center was fumbIed by Mitchell
until the runner had crossed the
home plate. Riley stepped 60 the
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day, driving the BAN over the left
field fence for a home run r was f
a great game up to this time. Sc0rs- f
5; Columbus l.
The last game Of the series VIII Be E
played this afternoon with HAY In .
the box for Columbus