Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-08-03
AMFRICUS is LOSER IN
SECOND WITH ALBANY
Drops the Game BY Score
of 2 TO |.
Albany 2; Anericus ]

Albany 2; Americus 1.
1t takes just one line to tell the
result OF yesterdays game, and on
line is about all the local fans want tc
hear. The victory was an earned one
and superior batting is responsible foy
it. 1t was simply a case of gettine
onto the pill heavily that won for
The visitors, for Wolfe was never in
better form in his career, and the bali
ne pitched was superb.
Wilder was also in excellent form
and was mystery, except in the last
half of the seventh. when Cooper S
single past short and Peddy's double to
Nleep center piled up the lone tally gar
nefed by the Champs, In this inning
it looked like the score wOuld be tied
up again, but with two men down
and Cap" McGregor at tie bat, with
Peddy on third, the fast young short
stop took too long a chance at stealing
the crockery and was caught off fully
six feet.
Cooper, who made the single tally
earned by the locals, was the second
nan up and beat out a slow bingle to
second Robinson followed and fan
ned, Cooper stealing second. Peddy
then applied the willow for two sacks,
Cooper scoring. Cap" McGregor was
1t the ba- when Peddy got long lead
off t1ird and attempted to steal home,
Notwithstanding Wilder was not in tn .
box and "had his eye on him" The
play might have succeeded under dis-
ferent circumstances, but there was
never a chance for it with Colby and
Wider doing the heavy work for the
opposition, and the little pitcher after
allowing 'Tippo" to get started good
easily threw him out,
Alter this the Clamps had one
chance to score in the ninth when
Wilson reached third On tumble by
NeWkirk and Donalsons sacrifice, but
the fire went out when Cooper famed,
and the result was as stated above.
The visitors began their run-getting
in the sixth when Holden led off wita
a beautiful double to deep center, being
sacrificed to third by Colby West fol-
I-Ted and famed, and Lokey's single
to left scored Holden. Brown was
next up and famed retiring tie side.
In the seventh they secured another
taley on two singles, a steal and Ped
dy's error of Halden's bingle to short.
Wciford led cff in this innings with
single to left and Newkirk followed
with a slaskdng drive to right, Wof-
ford going to third. Newkirk then an
neXed second and Holden hit to short
w fford scoring. Newkirk attempted
to stretch the tumble too far and was
caught at the plate, retiring tie side.
After this they were unable to tally
though in TIE mint hit looked as though
another Albanian would surely slip
across, In this inning Wilder lifted
one over the wire as a starter ana
went to third on Wofford's bingle to
pitcher, but there he died, Newkirx
flying out to right, and the little
tWirler being caught at the plate try
me to score ON the throw-in.
The decisions of Umpire Buchanan
throughout the game were uniformly
fair and gave excellent satisfaction to
both sides, very little Kicking mark
ing the play
The second appearance of Ward
the new first sacker for the Champs
failed to deye'hp any sensational fea-
lures in his playing, and his weakness
with the stick was very generally com
mented upon. This seems to be the
one weak point of the Champs, if any
there be, and every effort should be
made to strengthen this end of the
game.
The playing of Manager McGregor
behind the bat lacked that snap and
vim which always marked tie work
of oh, Ycu Tommy" Hooks. and the
return of this popular little player to
the game is eagerly awaited by th9
fans,
The game was witnessed by good
assemblage of fans, many being in a.
tendance from Albany, Dawson, Cuth-
bert and other towns, and much en-
thusiasm was manifested in the work
of both teams.
This afternoon viii lbe played the
last game of the series in Americus
and Robinson win probably do the
box work for the Champs, with Doug
las twirling for the visitors The
game will be called promptly at four
O'Clock.
THE HONEST PRO