Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-29
"THE HIT THAT WON"

The score was two to one that day,
The field was thronged with fans,
Who tried very hard, but all in vain,
To gain admission to the stands.
Some were filled with frenzy,
and some with pure delight,
For the celebrated tStuffy"
Had won for Mack that fight.
I'll tell you how it came to pass;
The facts are soon related
Of how young "Stuffy'' made the hit
That produced the game thus stated
1t came in the ninth when two were
out,
While the score was one to one;
A man was perched on second base
To try for the winning run.
The skillful Connie saw his chance,
And wisely summoned Jack,
A man who can be depended upon
To produce a winning smack.
He boldly stepped up to the plate,
determination IN MS eye,
He intended to do his duty, or,
He'd know the reason why.
The anxious fans were gazing,
While "Stuffy' calmly stood,
And waited for nice one
To hit his piece of wood
Two strikes, the umpire shouted,
But still he did not swing,
And the fans were gravely waiting
For that run he was to wing.
He waited for nice one,
And finally it came;
The one that he had wished for
In order to decide the game.
He placed his weight upon it,
Sent it hurting through the air,
lit sped fast and true for the score
board,
1t certainly was fair.
The man on second darted forth,
And easily scored the run;
For the hit that Stuff" McInnes made
Had spelled the small word, won
10 somewhere the sun is shining,
And somewhere a little rain;
Somewhere they're celebrating him,
Young "Stuffy' who won the game.
Catcher Street of Washington is a
cousin to the famous Greenway broth
ers of Yale football and baseball his
tory
Joe Wood never looked better than
this spring and he is expected to be
the Red Sox star pitcher in the coming
race.
Two Red Gox catchers are already
disabled; Catcher Madden has joined
Catcher Carrigan on the bench, each
with split thumb.
Detroit fans are once more happy.
Cobb, Bush and Crawford, who were
at odds nearly all of last season, have
shaken hands.
E. Sykes, the pitcher released by the
New York Americans, has ben taken
under the wing Of Manager McGinnity
of Newark.
The Cleveland club has turned the
Virginia League recruit, Pitcher Harry
Fanwell, over to the Portland club Of
the Pacific coast League.
In order to reduce his weight
Catcher Tom Maiden of the Boston Red
Sox has taken to wearing a full rub
Der suit inside his uniform.
Kid Elberfield of the Washington
team declares that when he is done
with ball playing he will write a book
on the game, telling it from the inside.
The St Louis club has turned Pitch
err Mike Murphy back to the Appleton
club of the Observation-Disclosures League,
for which he won thirty-two out of
games pitched last season.
President Taylor of Boston has Of
tered to buy his players all the cigars
hey might smoke after each game if
hey will cut out cigarette smoking
The offer has been accepted.
President Nayin of Detroit has sign |
ID the veteran catcher, Joe Sugden, to
1912 contract to go South with the
Tigers and coach the young pitchers
IS he did this spring and later go on
he road as a scout President Navin
ried to get Sugden for the remainder
f this year, but the veteran could not
Jet his release from the Newcastle
Tub of the Ohio-Pennsylvania League,
which he will manage.
Start a lie and it will breed a thous-
nd