The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-09-16
TO AWARD me PENNANT
President ceow1ef 0S6ess Oaeslal
FOR creenweoa.

President a. G. Crowder, of the
Cotton States League, has ordered
the pennant to be presented TO the
Greenwood team, and the bunting
will be in the possession of Presi-
dent Marye. of the Greenwood Asso-
citation within the next few days.
The pennant will be a duplicate
of the one presented to jackson in
1908, and is being Manufactured
by Spalding. It is not known whata
the winners will do with the rag
during the winter season, but it is
expected, of course, that the usual
fag-raising ceremony will take place
at the opening of the 1911 season.
And. by-the-way, Greenwood de-
serves Il large bunch of credit for
coping that pennant during tho
season that has just closed.
1t is rare, indeed, that q town
Where prof ssional ball is some
thing entirely new walks away with
the pennant during its first season.
The citizens of Greenwood declared
at the outset that they intended to
finish first, and, as in every other
resolve of the thriving delta metrop-
oils, they made good on the declarav
ton.
A very large measur6so Of credit
for the victory bt'ongs'totsMsnsgsf
Wondie Thornton. He kept his
team right ut the top almost from
the juml.
The uuwavcring loyalty Of ths
Greenwood fans was another big
factor in tho fight. Baseball enthu-
siasm was intense throughout tho
season-so intense at times that the
bugs and bugesses couldn't SEQ but
one side of the proposition. But
that's the kind of spirit that it takes
to win a pennant.
That it will not be difficult to
hold a compact organization for the
1911 season is the general belief
that prevails around the circuit.
Thus far none of the towns have
indicated a desire to drop out, and
1t is therefore safe to assume that
they intend to stay in. Baseball
enthusiasm is perhaps at 3 lower
ebb in our sister city of Meridian
than any point on tho circuit
The Aeridianites are somewhat not
ed for being bad losers, but it il
only fair to them to say that Bernie
McCay proved to be an exceedingly
bad manager, and 1T no time during
the season did he present q first di'
vieion team.
However, Meridian will stay il
the game, doubtless, and If she
should show any symptoms d
"cold feet" it will be D. very sss,
matter to fill her place.. GulfpoFt
Algiers, Selma, Baton Rogue, Match
ez, Greenville and Columbus hay,
been casting some yesrningl looks
in our direction, and it sweuld no
be difficult to place . frsnchisoss
either of these places.
Meridian was 1 hegvys fnsncix
loser, being unable to pay her leagu'
during the last three months OF tn
season. The patronage IT Vicks
burg was also poor, despite the fac
that the team was playing m u
cellsnt quality of ball during tn
last thirty days.
The Hattiesburg Association sal
very little about its finances, Ant
the men who backed tho game Il
the piney woods metropolis pocket
ed their loss without q murmu1
well satisfied with having furnishs
amusement and recreation for cit
zens during the long and tori
summer.
Yazoo City also had . balance Q
the wrong side of tho ledger.
.. In fact, Jackson is the only tow
> that finished on velvet, and the goo
E luck of that city was due chiefly
the sale of players. However, Il
local attendance throuRhout Il
. season was over and above expense
+ The Lash Of q 6end