The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-26
REDHOT BALL GAME
De Queen Won the First 4 to 3. and Second Wett il Innings to
 a Tie-Mera Lost Last

The game on Wednesday went to the visitors by score of 4 to & Clader and Dody were the Mena bat teries. while Hughes and Richards the latter borrowed from Mena. did the end work for De Queen. There were quite number of errors in this game, but as the score shows they were not of the expensive" sort. The visitors had little the best of the "slugging," this giving them the edge. A feature of the game was DeLongy's home run hit over the fence-the first made on the grounds this season. This netted two runs for Mena. Anoth- CT was a decidedly sensational left hand catch by Fitzpatrick in center
 Thursdays Game
 Thursdays game was a game from start to close a tie at the end of eleven innings. when the game was called because of the late hour. It was decided to play the tie off this evening, the winner to take receipts of both games.
 The game opened with the visitors at bat, Hays and Dody at the points for Mena. The first "Elberta" up rapped out base hit and stretched it to two-bagger on a tumble. Hays then gave a free pass on wide ones, and things began to look squal- ly. Hays then got down to brass tacks, and struck out three, and everybody cheered. Thomas went in to push the balls over for De Queen with Banks as backstop. Walton was given a pass and stole second. DeLongy drove a long fly into safe territory, but was caught in trying to stretch tinto two-base hit, while Walton was caught at the home plate. Cunningham flew out to centerfield.
 When the Elbertas came to bat again they met a decided frost, strick outs being handed them 1928.
 At this point Will Anderson of Hatfield, one of the classiest pitchers and all around players of this sec ton, went in to pitch for De Queen, to the consternation of some of the Mena fans. He started in by strik- ing out Showers. Heffner bumped ball for a little infield roll, and tumble gave him a plenty of time to reach first, but he didn't run. Dody flew out to short.
 In the first half of the third, sky high fly to Hays, a redhot bound CT to neLongy and long one to the center field was the best the visitors could do. An infield hit, a fly and a strikeout in one, two, three order was Mena's portion.
 A hit to center, another to second and another to center retired the DeQ's, while for Mena DeLongy's safe one over first was followed by a sharp double play and a fly out
 In the fifth, Anderson made one, and was relieved by another base runner at first, who was immediately caught mapping. A strikeout and hit to center ended the hopes of the visitors.
 Showers for Mena drew a pass. Heffner bunted and made first, and the two pulled off a double steal. Do6y struck out and Showers was caught trying to get home. McKin. ney made hit, Hays followed with two-bagger, scoring Heffner and Mckinney.
 Score. Mena 2. De Queen 0.
 Arch Reeves went in to pitch for Mena and held the visitors solid un- til the ninth, when, after two outs, pass and collection of safe hits gave them three runs. In Mena's half Showers made hit and was re- ieved at first by Hays. Heffner struck out and Dody scored Hays. double play retired the side.
 Score, Mena De Queen 3.
 In the tenth it took four of the visitors to make three outs. Sid Anderson of Mena, grother and old catcher for Will, wssit in to bat for De Queen, relieving the regular catcher. There was a good deal of protest. but he stayed and flew out 70 right field. Three of the home ,oys were retired in order.
 Hughes, who had been playing center field for Mena, relieved Reeves n the box. Two clean hits were made off him, but with that bad tart the side was retired without a .un. Hughes and Cunningham then ell by the wayside, while Showers lit safe and was caught at second with Heffner at bat.
 Score, Mena 3, De Queen 3; called because of lateness of hour.
 Harry Ravenscraft umpired and lis work was of such class that no me found grounds for a kick-and hats going some
 Meua Lost ,sird Game.
 After playing two grand games, dena lost the third by a score of IA o '. Dody, who played 3 star same at catcher for two games, was battered and bruised by hard usage md was unable to catch. The new nan nut in was A failure. doing