The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-05-06
HERE'S HOW IT STANDS.

Mondays Game.
Monday morning brought Bernie
McCay's husky crew of tossers into the
"Queen City of the Delta" and it wa
needless to say that they wore 1T ones
favorably impressed with the BEST city
In the state. Immediately preceding
the game that afternoon, . pretty auto
mobile parade was given, beginning u
the Court House promptly At two-thirty
O'Clock and stretching up Market street
circling to Warrington md went to the
ball PARK. Two hundred Of our hand.
some - participated in the pleasant
ride and the citizens Of this county and
visitors were treated to . view Of the
prettiest and largest number Of auto
mobiles to be found in the state. Hun.
dreds Of carriages carried other spec
tators to the initial game. and Strong
Avenue was = throng Of eager fans al
that afternoon.
Our spacious grandstand and bleach
ers were taxed to their utmost. Every
train into our city early that day
brought visitors to see tho first game Of
league in Greenwood. At two-thirty
the grandstand began to MI up and 1T
three o'clock not a seat in the grand
stand was to be had. Not only did the
bleachers fill mp hurriedly, but hum
dreds we're forced to get into the park
along the side lines. and in autos and
vehicles to see the game. The west
bound trains on the Southern were
stopped ut the track south Of tho park
to await the result Of the game.
A colored string band re1dered rev.
oral selections before Umpire Cusaoh
announced the batteries, and informed
tho spectators that our excellent Mayor,
Hon. Gid Montjoy, ST., would toss tho
first ball. After tho warm-up, Mayor
Montjoy threw the first ball and Cotton
States league ball was started in Green-
wood, with Meridian 1T the bat.
Lee Verneille opened for tho locals
and pitched a good game, excepting In
the fatal seventh when error upset
the whole team. Especially did he open
strong, using IN effective out and drop.
Seymour Hall caught him well, but
didn't throw to his standard. Rowland,
Aeridian's favorite was on the slab for
the visitors and showed up in nne style,
especially during the latter part Of the
game, when all the "rod-necks" tight
ened up and showed baseball knowledge
and ginger.
Greenwood started OF too prosperous,
making . tally in the initial inning,
when Big Kelly used his big stick to
good advantage. Another run could
have been Melted, but boneheaded base
running created no stir. Again in the
third Greenwood had an excellent p
p~ortunity to score, and twice more dur.
ing the game. Merchants first tally
came when Welt dropped an easy ono
in left. Immediately following two hits
brought in the tie. Two more innings
and then until the seventh, were the
visitors BANKED. In baseball thero
often comes . "fatal SEVENTH" and
was treated to hers in the
first game on her WI diamond. It il =
good bet to side with . score In the
seventh. A pass by verneille, two
by Dummy Bergin and = couple
Df Texas-leaguers Melted i've runs,
which lead Greenwood could never
Again in the eighth Dummy"
butter-ingered another, when he was
replaced by Hanna, who got . hit in tho
next inning. But after the seventh tho
too great against u. No
Gays boys frightened every sorrow, and
put up an excellent article Of the game.
The ninth brought Us nothing, and the
big crowd had to leave just . little
disappointed.
tbs true We can't win them al. and
his was the consolation meted to III: !
'ut We , little disappointed IN
hat We couldn't tag this scalp 10 eur
'elt, in that it was the nrst leagae game
n Greenwood.
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