The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-04-29
BASEBALL NOTES.

The Sumter team went to Florence
yesterday for series of games with
the Florence team. Florence has a
strong amateur team this year and
Manager Dingle's bunch ought to get
good practice when they go up against
the Florentines and good, stiff prac-
tice is what the team needs.
Sam Richardson pitched a great
game in Augusta Sa:urday-13 in
nings and walked only one man. He
lost the game by a home run in the
thirteenth.
| Sumter Is still represented in the
Augusta team-Richardson and Nc
Laurin Of '07, and Phil Sitton and
Coles of '06, and all are playing star
ball.
C"well. the soulhpaw who arrived
Sunday and was out forpractice Mon
day afternoon, looks like he will
be a decided acquisition to the team.
John Ivey Smith, who played with
Sumter in 1905. has been signed by
Chester.
MIrrow bids fair to play a star first
base this season, He handles every
thing that comes in his part of the
field. And he is hitting them some.
Springs is putting in a part of his
time behind the bat, and will be in
| shape to relieve Steve..s AS backstop
In case of necessity. His regular po-
s!tion will probably b. center field.
Springs is all to the good this year.
Lee !s a batting pitcher and he
knows the fine points Of the game.
Guy Gunter loc ked like nc was rret-
ty badly disgusted Thursday afternoon
and he had a right TO be. The Central
Graded School team could have held
the locals in check better than the
Rock Hillians did. 1t mar have been
an OF day for the team, but they GER
tainly played amateur ball.-Green.
vile News.
A telegram received from Carlton
Buesse this morning was to the ef-
feet that Shepherd, the man who
was to manage the local team, has
junped.-Orangeburg News.
Dexter. brother of the Augusta
manager, wants to come to this city
to manage the local team. He is q
years old. but 1t is said that he is
not in the best of trim at present.
Orangeburg News.
McLaurin will again appear in left
field this afternoon. His sprained
ankle is about well.-Augusta Chron-
icle. April 2s:
Fat Murrow, the pennant winning
first baseman, reported to Manager
Dingle Thursday and was out with
the squad for the daily practice YES.
terday afternoon. Fans who saw him
at practice yesterday say he is faster
than he was last season with the To-
cal team or the season of 1906 when
ne covered first base for Camden and
led the league in hitting.
Orangsburg will open the season in
this city on April 11th, and Chester
will play in Rock Hill. 1t is also prob.
able that Sumter will have the Fourth
IF July game.
Manager Dingle is trying to arrange
for several more exhibit games before
th'' "agdc season opens.
Darlington advertisss that two OF
the Slate League teams will play in
Darlington July 4th. Which two we
wonder?
The Rock Hill team will have to
y" materially strengthened If IL beats
the Sumter team out in the race for
the lennant. he local fans hav. not
had the opportunity Of seeing Diasle's
:acn work this season. but he has a
number of last years players lack
and they are better than the ar.r,-
cation Gunter has corraled.-Green-
vile News
The Wake Forest college team de-
feated the Greenville team of the
Carolina league Friday afternoon by
score of 6 to 4. Greenville's pitchers
worked poorly.