The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-21

4 In the classiest little ball game that I
has been pulled off recently the Wood |
Deckers trounced the Ribobners yes
terday to the tune of four to nothing. |
As far as the outcome of the contest
vas concerned. there never was any
oerious doubt, for the locals had the
hing sewed up from the beginning.
But there were enough exciting incl
tents on the field and in the grand
stand to keep the matinee lively every
minute. II Welt, who pitched for Me-
rldian had been somewhat steadier,
the contest would have resolved itself
Into a pitchers battle, but Welt was
rs wild as the proverbial March hare.
md. no less than nine opposing bats
J ment went to first via the free pass
route Bagby, on the other hand. was
I - steady as the also proverbial clock,
|. md with perfect control and support,
NE allowed Eve scattered hits, Not a
single man Of the visitors reached
third base, and only two were lucky
I enough to reach second. The local
twirler was easily the feature of the
game, for not only was his pitching
magnificent. but he got a couple of
siashing bingles that helped drive in
the pvoodpeckfs runs
Every mn on Athe local squad
played gitedge ball, and except for
.sSwil9<6eave to first bw Madden the
eidMg was fiawless. In the outfeld
Manager Smith and Cruise pulled
down a couple of beautiful flies and
in the infield the Gondolfi:Ma dden-Dod.
son-Tutwiler combination ate up ev.
erything that was at all possible for
them to reach and several that hooked
impossible. The Metropolitank never
had a look-n. In seven of the nine
innings only three batsmen faced the
impregnible Bagby, .f6oGgf two hits
sAwere squeezed out of him during these
Seven innings. In the second, Doug
: slass got safety, but was caught nap
ming on first, AMI in the third Black
wood's hit went to the bad by fast
sdouble, Madden to Dodson to Tut
lwiler In the fifth Douglass got on base
ION Madden's lone error and went to
second on Allingham's bingle but there
were already two down and Black
wood struck out Again in the eighth
& Lauzon led off with bingle and after
Allingham flew out, Blackwood ad-
svanced him to second, but Sprinkle
struck out and Landry grounded TO
Gondolf. go 1t was just case of too
much Bagby for Meridian's hopefuls.
The Locals Runs.
Hattiesburg pretty nearly scored in
the first Welt wo,sed Gondolf and
hit Madden. Tutwiler sacrificed and
after the Cap'n. he'd gone ont on an
infield fly. Bianchfeld drew free
pass, filling the bases But the best
g Cruise could do vas a srounder &c
second. Aeain in 'ta second a good
opportunity to score was missed. bod
son drew a base on balls and Hart
was safe on fielder's choice Dodsor
gains~out at second. Bagbv and Con
AZ dolf got free transportation to first
Xxx filling the bases again, with only ont
man down. Madden struck out AM
Allingham threw the pill to Chastant
catering Bagby mapping.
We got the first one in the third
Tut led off with a double and was ad
vanced to third on the Capns. sacr
flee. Blanchfield slammed a long A
to center. and Tutwiler scored. Cruis
drew base on bad ones and Dodso
was safe on Chastant's error, but Har
retired the side by striking out.
Two more came in the fifth. Tt
drew base on balls ard C. Smit
hunted, but beat it out and it was sal
81 a-ound. Blanchfield laid down
heat sacrifice. i Cruise flew out. BIZ
Dodson came to the rescue with
slashing double, scoring both runner
podson stole third moment later b,
Harb again struck out. There wa
nothing further doing until the eight
After Dodson had popped out to ce
ter, Harb got a hit and went on
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