The Jasper news., 1909-09-16
ALBA TEAM DROPPED
THREE STRAIGHT.
Redsox Now Have Four Games
Out of Five With Trolley
League Leaders.

succeeded 10 breaking even with Jasper
recently 10 two games, last three
straight to the Sox at the Ward grounds
on Friday Saturday and Sunday last.
The fret game they almost won, but
the Sox evidently "had their goat" for
the victory was easier Saturday and on
Sunday it was rout.
Fridays game was see.saw battle
and belonged to anybody up to the last
putout 10 the ninth inning. The Sox
would no sooner obtain = lead than the
Alba lads would overtske and pnss
them. The SCORE was tied three times
and three times Alba was 10 the lead
These things made the game one Of the
most exciting of the year 10 spite OF the
numerous errors on both sides.
Alba outhit Jasper two to one, but
tbs Sox inserted all their blows at times
when they counted, whereas many Of
Albs's safe swats were wasted on the
desert air.
Alba scored once In the opener on
Prtchsrd's hit, Browns sacrifice and
Crawford's wild peg to third. Jasper
overcame this lead 10 the second When
Crawford hit, Cromwell walked and
Grain n's strikeout evaded catcher Brown.
Grain was called out, but by mistake
continued on the base and scored with
the other two runners when McComb's
scrpecher took billiard IF third base
man Doddson's shins. Crain's run was
later taken off the score card. lD the
fourth Davis three bsgger, Lathsm's
single and an error counted tive more
runs for Alba, putting them one to the
good, which lead they increased by one
in the fifth ON a walk, ap error and
Peppers single. Jasper frightened things
up again in the same inning. Crawford
smashed terrific drive to deep CAD ter.
the ball stopping in the hedge and hold
ing an otherwise clean home run to
three bases. Cromwell Immediately
tripled into the same pasture, and
while Peppers stood with his teeth sunk
into the pellet Nose scored. Alba again
took the lead In the eighth on hits by
Brown and Peppers and another OF
| those omnipresent errors. The scenery
again underwent change in Jasper's
half. Crawford walked and was out
stealing. Cromwell got life, but Grain
forced him. McComb hit to right.
advancing Grain to third. Griffith wslk-
ed filling the bags to suffocation, and
Bridges was up in the pinch. Frank
hadn't been able to hit barn all day
but this time he padded healthy
smite just out Of Peppers reach and
two runs went over. Burkett was Out
at first. Alba failed to reach first Ii
the ninth, and the situation was on ice
Score 8 to5
BY innings % 81 8 9 r H T
Alba 1902 90 l 0-5 8 .
Jasper 0200 202 x-6 5 .
Batteries-Connor and Brown; Jas
per, Bridges and Crawford. Umpire
Hull. .l
SATURDAYS GAME.
The second game was the best contes
OF the three in many respects through
the score was more one.sided than ol
Friday. Both teams hit freely, but a
. usual Jasper's hits were more timely
Cochran pitched for Jasper, and wa
effective in pinches, but very wild
Peppers was the only Alba swatster VIII
found George easy, lamming out tw
three base hits. There were few er
rors, but the game was chock full O
snap and interest, largely due to th
pepper of umpire Maxwell, who KEEP
the players hustling all the time. Ma1
well is the best Jumps" who has officia,
ed here this year.
The score
Innings 1924 4567 8 OR H
Alba 5000 100 O-4 6
Jasper 01003 303 x-8 2
Batteries-Alba, Bruten and Brown
! Jasper, Cochran and Crawford.
SUNDAYS GAME
The Sox won victory Sunday 6
easily that the game was practicall
without interest. The home boys 8,
cured an overpowering lead in the SCI
ond round, when the Alba iufield wer
to pieces, Six errors 10 this rounc
4 combined with four hits and two vail
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