The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-04-15
BASEBALL. NOTES.

Cook. Orangeburs's third-sacker Of
last year, has been offered the man
agem ent Of the team and it Is prob
able that he will accept. Showers has
teen released and Is with Macon. Lam
ford AID Thackham have been sold to
Spartanburg. The rest OF the old
players are still under contract and
will be required to report ut Orange
burg at the proper time.
Richardson pitched for Sumter last
year and Showers pitched for Orange.
Eurg. Both were stars there and bid
fair to make stars here. Showers is
Il Georgia boy and was reared at
Cony yars.-Augusta Herald
Sam Richardson had his nerve
with him at all stages and not once
did the South Carolina boy get the
least bit rattled.-Augusta Herald.
Pitching honors were nearly even
Macon broke of four hits and Au-
gusta six. Showers passed three men.
struck out three and hit two. Rich.
ards walked two. famed three and
hit one.-Augusta Herald.
McLaurin. Coles and Richardson,
the South Carolina boys witch Dex.
ter's bunch. each got Id: in the open.
Ing game Monday. Just half the hits
made by Augusta. Richardson ,itch-
ed four. nit game. Not bad a bit for
the ex-South Carolina State lea aguer.-
The state,
The management IL at present try.
ing to arrange some exhibition games
with Sumter and Rock Hill, s. c., Of
the South Carolina State Ieague.-An-
eerson Mail.
There will be no difficulty in ar.
ranging exhibition games with Sumter
IL satisfactory terms are offered.
Orangeburg VIII insist on the sal.
ary limit being respected She will
not offend in this particular herself
and II any other city in the league
does 20 1t will mean disbandment Of
the league before the scheduled comes ;
arc played. It IL hoped. therefore.
for the sake of the sport that uil ths
clubs composing the league will ad.
here strictly to the agreement that
has been entered into between them.
In no other way can the league b.
maintained to the end Of the season
--Orangebvrg Times and Democrat.
Orangeburg Is 'mirg around tc the
View that Sumter has entertained for
two years. Last year and, the year
before Sumter started the season
within the salary limit and probably
remained within It longer than any
other team In the league. It is be-
lieved that Sumter had the cheapest
team In the State league last .scason.
and still won the pcnnant.
Cad Coles. who Is making q big
noise In the South Atlantic league
this season. got his start in profession. .
al ball with Sumter In 1905. Last
year he was with Spartanburg. Cad
is playing good ball. but he always
has ono eye on the grand stand. That
was his only failing and time should
cure him Of that.
Sammy Richardson's nick name--
'"The Candy Kid.Ahas followed him
into the Sallie League.
Last season Richardson was accus-
cd Of going into every game with q
horseshoe hung aroAnd his neck and
O. PRAYER book I'm his pocket. What
has nc got this year?
Ralph Atci.auri,i. not "I,,bert" ~
Bob" q; the Augusta doriats persist
In calling him never was q grand
stand player and never will he. Int he
IL the real goods when It comes tc. bat
ting. base running and Heidinga IL he
had the arm that some "bone heads
have he would DO the peer Of any out
fielder in the Sailic circuit. As it Is
there will be few 70 finish the season
with q better all round record.
Buesse's Spartans made q bad start
Monday according to the following:
"Spartanburg. April s.-wofford
College defeated the Spartanbarg
team this afternoon by a score of 2 to
o. This was the first game played by
Buesse's men, hut they showed up
exceedingly well considering they
have had only two practices"
Nevertheless. the fans down this
way pick Buesse ~ set the pace for
the upstate league.
IL Ia fine to think a1h,ut n fAll 0as