The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-18

esterday in the nrst game OF the sea-
on played on the local lot, and when
donty huddled his little flock togeth-
II after the fray he found they had |
,nly crossed the rubber with four
scores to II for the rejuvenated Wood .
,eckers. And right here it may be !
stated that Cap'n has at last arrived
with a pennant winning bunch. That
was the expression heard on all sides
after the game, and the fans are agree !
abiy wrought up over the outlook.
The game was a onesided affair af-
ter the third inning and never in
doubt from that session until the fin
lsh. But it looked blue in the first,
and as if was the first fracas of the
vernal period on the home turf, mis-
givings were muchly manifest, and
some went so far as to wonder if we
would ever get aloose. Redding was
on the hill for the locals and but Tor
his lack of control pitched creditably,
fielding his position in great style. The
first was the worst from Woodpeck-
er and fan viewpoint Smith, short
stop for Monty's men, but no rela-
ton to our crop of Smiths, was frank
ed to first, advanced to second on a
sacrifice on the part of the magnani-
nous Kartum. The next legislator up
was the hostile third sacker, Shultz,
who shot one an Unreasonable dis
lance over the palings, joining Smith
in the circuit Swan went out to Con-
way. unassisted Then comes Monty,
managerial magnate of the Legislators,
who leaned with great force against a
choice Offering; sent it sailing over
the fence, where it fell into the tur-
bulent waters of Gordon creek and is
now somewhere riding the crest of
Leaf. This parade of aggressive ag-
lies, as one would say in the classics,
seemed to mucilage the melee.
Not So for the local iambasters
donned warning toys right from the
Jump of their at-the-bat. Miller two
timed to the scoring quarters; Wick
duplicated, putting Miller across
Blanch sacrifce-flied out to left put
ting Pep on third; Welt garnered a
two Dagger, scoring Wick; Bell two
timed too, scoring Welt, and tying the
score; Flannery was out third to
first, advancing Bell to third, from
whence he came home an instant later
on Conway's single. Smith was Out
second to first and Hattiesburg had {
lead of one run.
The solons gained their fourth anC
final merit in the second session will
base on balls, two sacrifices and {
single.
Our old delight Needles was tn,
chunk end of the legislative batter!
for one and fraction innings durini
which time he was stitched for no les
than six hits or a total of clever
cushions. After Redding hit for tw
bags; Miller was passed, Blanch pas
ed and Bell passed Smith, who
the nominal captain of the invaders
yanked the sticky named one out i
the second. He was displaced by tn
champion rabble-rouser, blow-big-bee
er Bill Sorrels. Bill has not learne
anything in the last twelve month
and one feature of his education (bas
ballish) he had overlooked was forr
ing the acquaintance of one Mr.. Ke
needy, whose very valuable service
have been secured as official beef
bouncer in this circuit Up to his o
bull-dozish buncombe Bill essayed
bowl. He lasted well, for him, p
haps one whole inning, when N
Kennedy, for whom we have the hig
est regard, notified Bill that a fl
had been laid to his debit. 7
mouthings subsidized for few secon
when Bill was seized with violent
lapse. The fine was increased to
teen simoleons and the visitors we
decreased by Bill, Mr.. Kennedy she
ing the hostile hurler his outside-tl
park apparel, very much to the W,
derment of the said Bill, who "
sluggish in grasping the full meant
of the indicator gents remarks.
soaked in finally, after bounding
his bean several times, and Bill ioir
the foul anticipators beyond
works. He was given quite a send
by the appreciatiye fans, who
tat baseball is going to see an up
hereabouts this season.
irwin relieved Bill and perform
very nicely until the sixth sessi
when a series of short and long
"Little Pels" Ma