The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-06-06
BASEBALI}N PRISON WALLS.
Federal C5nYicts at atlanta Are In
Gected With the Bug"

race among the eight clubs in the
United States penitentiary baseball
league in this city is now two months
Sid and has developed as many sur
prises as the fights in the major lea
CUES of the national game. The
Giants" winners last year at the
prison, are no better than fourth
with percentage of 500. The cath
1etics' are in the cellar with not a
victory to their credit. The race at
the present time is between a team
known as the 'Hustlers" and the
e'Tigers," both with clean record of
victories, the "Hustlers" having one
to the good on the Tigers.
"Old Reliable" the star pitcher for
the Giants who won Is out of Is
games last season, was hurt last Sat-
urday, and this has almost put the
"Giants" out of the cace. At the time
of his injury "Old Reliable" who is
also known as "Black Matty,'' had
reached the last inning of no hit
game, while the tenn back of him
had piled up eight runs. "Old Re
tables" substitute allowed nine runs
to cross the plate.
Good Words" the prison paper
makes a feature of baseball and has
a sporting editor with a thoroughly
up to date style. This is the way
ssGood Words" describes the game
mentioned above:
"Now for the game of the season.
Again the mighty Giants bite the
dust, and it was the despised Pirates
who laid them low. Up to the last
inning "Old Reliable" had no hit
game and the score stood 8 to in
his favor. In stopping hard hit
grounder he hurt his pitching hand
and .cNick" essayed to finish. Things
broke loose. It was a tidal wave.
The Pirates, placing hit after hit over
second, scored three runs. More hits
and then register No. 1888, with the
bases intoxicated, hits over the right
field bank and everybody scored
The Giants captain goes into the box,
but the Pirates would not be denied
and old 49, the Pirates fifty year
old captain, places hit over short
stop and the score is tied. The Giants
retire a man and fight gallantly, but
the Pirates, waving the black flag,
pushed over the winning run"
On the general subject of baseball
<sGood Words" says:
The SFan' Tbrives.
''Prison bars may kill interest in
some lines of thought, but the genus
fan lives, moves and has his being
here, just as the fanatic outside. We
have men here who keep the dope
of the prison league, and others who
have the records of the big leagues
at the tongues end. Many of the Of
fcers are baseball bugs and the re-
suits of the games in the American,
National and Southern leagues are
telephoned to the prison every even
ing. Some of the clerks make copies
and distribute them to the various
departments, and soon it is known
all over the institution"
The prison league plays under Am
erican league rules. The president is
deputy Warden Hawk. He had to
decide protested game recently, and
ordered it played over. The prison
league recognizes the waving and re-
leasing of players from the different
teams, and every question known to
league ball comes up for settlement.
"Ban johnson, the dominating dis
cipIinariani who rules the American
league, mas nothing on our president" !"
says GOOD Words" "Sully and Jack,
spend part of each afternoon at the
ball park and keep the grounds in
good condition, and also make needed
improvements. The scorer and sport
r7ng editor appreciate the new press
box built for them"