The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-20
GREENWOOD DUETS
CLARkSDAlF'S CLAIMS.
Bennle Mitchell and Frank Alien Cinch
the Series for Us.

LHOugn, aDd really DaO hopes OF defeat
ing the fastest team in Mississippi.
But h was too ambitious and had to
console herself with one game, the last
one of the series.
Bonnie Mitchell, by his mastery
pitching, won the first game for Green
wood over Saint for the visitors, an
account of which was given in our last
issue.
Clarksdaie has about as fast a team
as has visi ted our lots. Saint is good
in the box. Maxson, who made such a
spectacular catch here when the u. of
and the A. & M. teams clashed, plays
a brilliant field and bats well. L. P.
Jones, on short, is next to Jimmie Dod-
son in that position, bats we'll, md al
ways uses a cool head. Benham in
right field is a heavy stickster and
plays the game well. Bland, who does
all the receiving, works his pitchers
we'll.
fridays Game.
Notwithstanding that Frank Allen
had played frst-base in Thursdays
game, he was sent in to cinch the Sc
ries for Greenwood. He was not in his
usual form, but still he was good
enough to win u by the score of 5 to
2. Five Its were secured by the Wis.,
itors, and frank served a delicious six
course kalsomine until the seventh and
nine innings when they managed to get
two puncie s. Frank did not have his
usual cont rol. But you can't expect
much of a pitcher when he has worked
the day before. A pitcher needs at
least a da. g rest, and then he cannot
be expected to pitch three games a
week. The visitors had Casey doing
slab work for them. Casey halls from
the Arkansas League and other defunct
organizations, is a pretty good pitcher,
but he, like most others, Jared badly at
the hands of our stickers. Seven hits
were totaled during the game, netting
five runs. All throughout the game he
was nit hard, but good fielding On the
part of the visitors kept all scores
down until the fifth inning when we
| made two. Things then drifted along
until the eighth. Two hits and War
ner Wells home run sent three eos
across the home cushion. Clarksdale
piled up three errors, while we only
booted three times. Jack Law held the
indicator which is enough to say that
both sides received everything that was
due them. Law is the best umpire that
ever graced a Greenwood diamond. He
knows when they should be called and
how they should be called. The I'M
pires in Our city render decisions as
best they know, but Law is their s u
perior in that he knows every point OF
We are always glad to see Law with
the indicator in his hands. Attendance
fair, weather good.
Saturdays Game.
= Greenwood has secured the services
of Bob Mitchell te work in her last
three series, and he reported for duty
the last game in the Clarksdale series
Bob had pitched two games last weel
before trying the last N having de
feated Greenwood twice. So much was
not expected from him by those WHIT
knew anything about baseball. Still he
did we'll. Clarksdale has a hitting
bunch, and before the ninth spasm hao
been laid by, nine hits were marked W
against Bobbie. Five errors were alst
registered behind him. Early In the
game the almost infalible Jimmie bod
son booted two balls, but he soon set
tied down and played a brilliant game
and batted hard as usuai.4 But the
truth was that they hammered Boil
hard. Bob said that he suspected al
much as he was in no condition to pitch
winning ball. Another obstacle in the
way of victory was Greenwood's in
ability 10 bunch hits off of the sanity
Guy Saint. saint had lost two l to
games to Greenwood and was at his
best to defeat them one time. So he
asked to pitch the last game. He
moved gOOQ curves ana COnCfOl, anC
although Greenwood made seven hits
they were scattered. Two of then
we're home run drives, but the bases
were empty each time. Frank Aller
sent a long drive straight down the
park to the bleachers, which bounced
and hit the fence. Then fsom Jones il
the eighth inning rounded into his ole
time form and lifted one over the right
field fence. Greenwood made one rur
each in the first two innings, two in the
sixth and one in the eighth, and il
looked as though the last two innings
of the game we're going to bring a rally
for our boys, but all hope went up In
the ninth inning when Saint retired oul
boys without q score. L. P. Jones and
Benham batted we'll for the visitors
Carroll, on second, robbed Steve
Mitchell Of what looked good for a hit
in the eighth inning. The game was
repiete with drives for n and two
bases. MetIs bit hard and Jimmy also
raped. Gus McDonailEss out Of the
game on account of his wrenched ankle
| But he will be in fine trim for the Cor.