The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-07-16
WATER VALLEY IS
NOT IN OUR GLASS.


Water Valley, with her variegate
assortment OF human beings who pol
. expert baseball dopists, alighte
from the Grenada train Monday afte
noon really confident Of hopping q
with Greenwood. How she ever in
agined such, we don't know; unless
wa because she had just beaten Gr<
NADIA. But that is very poor dope. tn
visitors showed . new face, in the pei
son OF Tom Casey, late Of Monroe, L.
and who has also worked in the Texa
League. Cecile Miller, their secon.
catcher, was left at home. Everybod,
seemed to miss him. But they were i,
their new blue uniforms, and came on
to the park with the series in tbeil
hips. But they e fooled. Green
wood raped as hard as usual and again
proven unquestionably to all who know
baseball that we have the best bunch
in the State, 40 matter how you look al
them.
Mondays Game.
One reason why they we're so sure OF
winning the first game was because
they had their Harry Peaster in the
box, the gent who knows how to use the
spit ball to an advantage. Peaster is
an excellent twirler and is a gentleman:
but he always butts into a jagged cir
cular saw when he faces Greenwood.
De hasn't said SO as yet, but if he we're
to take anyone into his confidence he
would say that Greenwood never knows
when to stop tapping his slants. But
we had our old friend, "Winding" Ball,
with us and it was up to him to work
like a Turk, as his better half was
among the spectators in the grandstand,
and Ball knew if he lost the game a cur
tain lecture awaited him. In the first
three innings Greenwood played a fierce
game. Everybody but Gus Mcdonald,
Welsh, Bonnie, Warner and Mickey
booted the ball. Even Isom Jones
two errors. And things looked
dangerous for Balls prospect for win
ming. But he laughed it of, and in the
sixth Greenwood touched Peaster for
two-baggers and piled up three
'cores. She had already made one in
The second. Another one was piled up
the seventh. Water Valley opened
and made three runs in the
'econd and third acts. But after the
lrst half of the game Greenwood settled
and Water Valley labored in vain.
The errors were about seven, with four
five against US. About ten Water
ALLEY fans we're down with the team
o see their bunch showed under. Final
core was 5 to 3. Umpire, vardaman.
'corer, Gillespie. Attendance, 800.
Tuesdays Game.
When it was announced that Frank
lien, who has pitched Southwestern
Presbyterian U~nivertity, GAINESVILLE, l
'enn., and who played winning ball
18th the fast Tuscaloosa team last
ammer, was to do slab duty for the
'cals, the dope vas ours. Allen halls
'om Alabama, and has quite a string Of
calps to his credit. Tom Casey, who .
itched in the Arkansas League, and
no halls from New Orleans, opposed l
lien. DUSTY" Miller did the receiv- |
g for the visitors and caught a snappy :
But it was the same old story, l
hit like iends, and hit when (
it's were needed. Both teams made q
IN in the initial inning. Water Valley {
oened with Currie flying one between .
It and center, over which Jones and l
'elch did the Alfonso act. Then a {
scored Currie. Greenwood Z
me up and also raped in a run. Eggs 9
ere piled up in the second, and in the q
lird Mcdonald, Dodson, Jones, Mitchell '
I'd a few others made Casey stock take I
piling up three runs. Water q
alley blew n in the fourth, but after :
at she hardly eve came in sight Of ,
70 home bag again. Casey also settled !
'wn and b game ended 4 to 2 in our ;
vor. 1t was Ladies' Day and a nice, }
crowd was out. Vardaman )
Jain manipulated the indicator; WEIGH ;
I'd Jones made two neat catches in tho }
Water Valleys base running !
as a little bone-headed. The game ;
as rather slow, taking two hours and (
'e minutes. !
Gus and Jimmy's Game.
We owe the third game to the heavy
ick work Of Jimmie Dodson and the +
nelly hit of Gus McDonald's in the 4
nth. Jimmie had it in his system that !
ternoon aud it had to come out. He )
It one home run, one three Dagger and 4
two-base hit. Bennie was In the box =
us facing Tomlin for the visitors. 8
alter Valley started of in the first !
rec innings with two runs in the lead. -
It we finally overlook them and had y
4 to 2 until the sixth inning. Our 4
st run came as a result of Welch's >
hit and Dodson's two-bagger. Dod- -
q pushed in Mcdonald with his homer =
the fourth. In the sixth WEIGH got -
other hit, and Jimmie scored him with -
other two base rap. Oh, you curly -
sh~ortstopper! By loose playing -
the eighth and ninth innings Water -
Hey tied the score. In the latter ~
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