The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-04-29
lAMBLHSH BOTH
Went TO SLAUGHTER.
This Scrappy Team Proved Easy Pick
lnSs for the Leo1urer&.

The Greenwood League team made its
debut last Saturday afternoon when
they crossed bats with the scrappy
Lamb-Fish Lumber Co.'S team from
Charleston, at Wright's Park. After
nine innings of slow basel all, our boys
pulled out of the fray with a victory OF
8 TO 2.
AS evidence of the faith they had in
their team and the baseball spirit
prevalent in Charleston, that hustEng
little city sent oyer a large delegation
of loyal and enthusiastic rooters who
did their best to help their favorites
win. Quite a number of it's leading
citizens and charming ladies were in
the crowd that came over from that
city on a special train, and returned
late that night.
The game started off at four o'clock
with Anderson and Wesley doing bat
terry stunts for Greenwood, and Mitchell
and Billingsley on the firing line for
Charleston. Anderson worked out four
innings and did well, using a close in
effectively. Wesley caught him hand
somely and added ginger to the game.
He was not given many opportunities to
show up his pegging, but his aims were
all true and to the spot. Red Lee was
sent out in the fifth to make his debut.
Red started off badly, seeming unable
to locate the plate. He walked three
men, but finally retired the side without
a run. In the last inning the visitors
drove in two runs, both of which were
earned.
Greenwood's run-getting began in the
first inning, when Jimmie Dodson landed
safely and went to first. Then our
manager pleased the spectators with .
neat bunt a few feet in front Of tho
plate which upset the visitors and
netted him four bases. Then in the
third a couple of hits and a few errors
ON the part of the visitors Melted the
locals three runs. Our run getting
ended in the eighth when we pushed in
two after making one in the seventh.
DeFafosse handled the indicator with
satisfaction and Sumpter Gillespie was
at his score seat.
Owing to the fact hat the weather
was everything but the baseball kind,
we were not given an opportunity to
see the real mettle of our team. 1t must
be taken into consideration that we at
present remember the warm pitch in
which our excellent team closed last
season, that they had been in trim two
months and were right up to the now in
the game. At present the members Of
our team are almost total strangers and
it will require quite a number OF games
to get them together. Besides, the in
~clemency of the weather for baseball is
another handicap against the team. 1t
is predicted that when they shall have
warmed up and got onto the tricks of
the others that they will show class and
cause us to be proud of them. We are
sure that Thornton knows baseball and
unless Greenwood makes good this
season that it will naturally dampen
league ball in this city. We have faith
in him and we are going to ask the
knockers to join US in giving the team
q little time before passing the criti-
cisms. They look good and there's
something to them. They'll find the
nose of the ball in q few games
and will learn the coops of the new
diamond and be in excellent trim in a
week or so after the opening Of the
league.
Go out to practice, warn up the
weather as much as you can and re-
member that our team will be what We
make it.. Let's do this thing in true
Greenwood style and give our team the
warm helping hand.