The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-04-07
|GkSBURG IROUNCtD
IN FIRST GAME.
Only Twenty Nine Men Face Lee Yer
neulile Thursday.

Oh, it was a gala day, and al
. fandom, pedestrians, car lobbyists
cartfends, etc, from all parts of IL
city, county and section, we're out il
genuine jollity TO witness the auspi
cious opening OF the Champs in thu
1911 race for the Cotton Stat
Ponnant. And it was suspicious to
for it started of it true Greenwood
style.
Just as the bleechers and grand.
stand we're being packed and tie
more enthusiastic we're squatting or
the green that hid meath the fences
Mayor Latham Ray and ex-P residen,
Will Marye, who was responsib't
for the rag that was raised, led Il
Champs and the visitors to the tall
t1agpole in deep deep center gard,n
where the pretty ribbon was hoist
ed. After a few cheers that were
more than the usual rah-rah, Mayor
Ray again trotted out and tossed
the first leather over the cushion.
Then the sport began.
Vicksburg seemed all patched up
and looked good and the first four
innings sounded like an extra-in
ming ditty. But our boys were all
to the mustard. Lee Verneuille
was on the mound, and allowed only
four hits and only Twenty-Five Of
the huge infants from the Hill City
dared pick up the wood. Only once
did things start brewing for the Wis
itors, after Sparks had gotten bis
second hit, but spectacular fielding
and twirling ended the suspense.
Baxter Sparks was the host for the
visitors and his bepders we're OF the
classy style too. Though we got
nino raps. he pitched a snlendid
game, only thirty men facing him.
Oh, but we had them going from
the start, The enthusiastic fan
could see the trend, and the fifth
revealed 1t to tho others when, our
esteemed townsman Ray Rollings
ragged gently against Baxter's pets
and sent Boyd rabbitlng it over the
home cushion. And it was this
self same Ray Rollins above men
TONED that presented the second run
sending a scorcher into deep center
that pleased his better half we
are sure. Gus Mcdonnell ordered
the other when his Lacquer added
the third and last tally. This fine
sticking happened in the seventh
when it seemed like there were
nothing but raps and hits and more
raps and bingles. But Baxter final
ly ended the agony for the visitors.
Behind the bat Pierre caught a
handsome game, and batted we'll,
but we want the lad to start his peg
ging quicker. His throwing is true
but the swing lasts too long. On
f ST Eddie Lauzon brought home
the bacon, and ii was good too. The
hefty guy seems to be the 'one
man" to plug up that hole we fell
through several occasions last sea-
son, We all knew what Rollings,
Dodson, Mcdonnell, Boyd and
Thornton would do, and they came
up to every expectation. doing the
"ring-around-rosie" kind that ples s.
60 the knockers, even. McCrossin
was another new face, and believe
us, he seems TO be another dandy.
His hitting is the right kind, and
his swings are more or less calculat-
ed to make dints in twirler's rec
ords. Very little chance was given
for his fielding capacity, but be
looked mighty good all the way
around.
Guitterez, Hanna, Critchlow, Mills
and Sparks were last seasons spec
ialties and were all good, and the
Improvements are more than good.
The work Of Cof1ey, Collins and the
others was gilt edge and We want to
commend them for the style they
showed yesterday afternoon.
Umpire Adams was good and he
seems to be a good man TO trust the
indicator. He was a little oil IN enc
or two, but as a whole he made more
than good.
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