The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22
R. HENDERSON AGAIN VICTOR
Wins Another Great Pitchers
Battle for Hendrix.
Holds Cumberland to One Hit, Hendrix
Winning, 2 to Visitors Star
Pitcher in Box.
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY.

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Henderson, ......I2 8 4 .667
Ouachita.. a..........4 2 2 500
Cumberland .....9 4 S .444
State Normal. ..3 o 3 900
Arkansas ......2 O 900
Holding Cumberland to a lone
base hit, Ruel Henderson won
great pitchers battle with
Thompson, the visitors star twirl-
er, yesterday and enabled Hendrix
to take firm grip on first place in
the collegiate championship base
ball race. As in the I2-inning con-
test with Henderson two weeks
ago, the Hendrix battery played
almost the whole game Henderson
and Parker contributing the hits
which won for the local college
boys.
When Henderson walked Har-
mon, the first visitor at bat, and
the pass was c.nverted into a score
by the errors of Wayland, Hen
dirk chances looked about as
gloomy as the clouds which over
cast the sky during the game.
But the generosity of the little
pitcher from the tornado city was
short-lived, and thereafter not a
Clarksvillian received a base on
balls, only one of them punctured
his delivery for safety and only
three reached first after the initial
inning
Hendrix tied the score in the
third. With two out, an error by
King allowed Jackson to reach
first and he Immediately stole Sec
ond. Henderson singled to right
field and brought him in. In the
sixth Parker drove terrific liner
to right field, which would have
been home run for a faster run
ner, but the catcher slowed up at
third. Mitchell's hard grounder
to first scored Parker with the win
ming run.
In the seventh Henderson re-
tired Cumberland with lhree
pitched balls, each delivery result
ing in an easy in6eld out.
Score RHE
Hendrix. % oOI x-2 5 a
Cumb' d II oo 20 o o o-I p
Batteries Henderson and Par
ker; Thompson and Basham.
Long Trip Ahead for Hendrix.
The Hendrix team leaves next
Monday for eight games away from
home. Two each are scheduled
with Henderson and Ouachita at
Arkadelphia April 26 to 20, inclu-
sive; two with Arkansas at Bates
vile April 80 and May 1, and two
with Cumberland at Clarksville
May 3 and 4. They still have
eight games to play at home-two
with Arkansas May 7 and 8, two
with Orachita May a and 10 and
four with the State Normal, for
which the dates have not yet been
fixed. Next week will practically
decide Hendrix chances for the
championship. With Henderson
as their only dependable pitcher,
the team will be in a bad way to
play eight consecutive games, un-
less Jackson or some of the others
who will be used in the box can
be counted upon for game or two.
If Hendrix can break even on their
trip and win FIVE of the remaining
eight games at home, the team will
finish with percentage of 900.
Henderson College, however,
looks to be the strongest contender
: for the pennant. This team has al
ready played all its out-of-town
games and has won eight out of
IL. On their home grounds they
have eight more games, two with
Hendrix next week, two with
Batesville the week following, two
with the State Normal May 2I and
23 and two with Ouachita on dates
to be arranged Henderson de-
feated the Normal and Arkansas
each two straights on the latters'
home grounds, and by winning
three of these four games at home
and breaking even with Hendrix
and Ouachita, Henderson would
finish with I3 games won and 7
lost, or percentage of $50.
Henderson Bests Ouachita.
At Arkadelphia yesterday Hen
derson took the second game from
Ouachita by score of 5 to ?.
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