The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-04-22
NOT SENSATIONAL
BUT AMUSING
RED MEN TAKE FIRST GAME
FIVE TO TWO.
4 SERIES or FIVE GAMES
VIII Be Played, Proceeds To Go To-
wardc the May 18th Celebration
Good Crowd Present-score BY In
nings-Next Game Tuesday.

nings-Nex5 Game Tuesday.
A fair sized audience witnessed the
first real baseball game of the season
yesterday afternoon at Greenway park
This is the first game Of a series OF
FIVE to be played for the benefit of the
May 18Th celebration. The opposing
teams were the Red Men versus a
picked team from the remaining play
ers of last year IS city league. Consid
ering the practice and team work those
attending witnessed a good game. Mr..
Jake Strickland, president of the Bus
mess League, held the indicator and
gave satisfaction to both players and
spectators The next game viii be
played on Tuesday, April 26th and
should be well attended. Every little
helps to show the outside world how
Greenville can entertain
The story is told in detail by innings
as the Times representative saw it:
First Inning.
Red Nen-Wineman hit to Wilker-
son, out at first; Kellner hit high
| fv TO third base which Wilkerson mis-
Judged, safe at first; Win Rucks oat
to left field; sam Rucks was there with
his batting togs on and hit to safe ter
ritory, Kellner going to third; and
Jerry well, he famed.
! One hit, no runs.
Picked Team-Johnson struck ont;
Powers, ditto; Rhea. he heavy hitter
of last season s Elk's team, hit safe
to right; Shelton running for Rhea
went to third on Mill's safe swat no
right; Wilkerson ended the inning by
hit 10 Sam Rucks, out at first.
Two hits, no runs.
Second Inning.
Red Men-NcBride hit safe to short
and stole second; Wall sacrificed and
was safe on wild throw to first, Nc
Bride scoring from second; Emerson
fouled out to third; Scott hit safe to
left for three bases, scoring Wall;
Wineman sacrificed, but Scott was
caught at the plate; Kellner out at
first.
Two hits, two runs.
Picked Team-Shelton struck out;
Leaphadt cid the same; Wright ditto.
No hits, no runs.
Third Inning.
Red Men-W. Rucks fanped; S.
Rucks hit to pitcher who f,lmbled al
lowing the runner safe at first; Massey
hit to second Mills throwing wild to
catch Rucks-all safe; Mcbride fouled
out; Wall famed.
! No hits, no runs
Picked Team-Milliean hit at three;
Johnson went the fan route; Powers
hit to pitcher, out at first
No hits, no runs
Fourth Inning.
Red Men-Emerson hit through pit
cher for one base; Scott hit 10 short
forcing Emerson at second; Wineman
isuea a pass; Kellner out, short to
first; W. Rucks waited for four; with
the bases full, smiling Sam Rucks came
TO bat and hit hot one to Shelton,
who made a perfect peg to first.
One hit, no runs.
Picked Team-Rhea struck out;
Mills hat to pitcher, out at first; Will
hit safe past first; shelton fouled out
to first.
One hit, no runs.
Fifth Inning.
Rhea goesi the box for the picked
team
Red Men-Massey famed; Mcbride
hit safe past short; Wall hit safe over
third; Emerson out to second; Scott
hit fly to right; after Wright made
a hard run dropped the ball, but caught
Mcbride at the plate.
One hit, no runs.
Picked Team = Leaphart famed:
Wr ght gets pass; Milliean struck out;
Wright stealing second; johnson hit
il by ball; Wright cut trying to steal
third.
Il No hits, no runs.
u Sixth Inning.
-i Red Men-Wineman hit safe to left;
{ Kellner hit to Shelton who fumbled
] all safe; W. sRucks out to left; s.
Rueks hit safe to left and Wineman
caught at plate; Massey famed.
] Two hits, no runs.
& Picked Team Powers ont to second;
Rhea caught one on The end of old