Newport daily independent., 1914-07-17
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 1884 6789 Ralcb % 0 0 2 0 0 0 A. 6 Swifton .... 0 o 0 2 0 Al 3 x-10 Two base hits, See and Warner. Jackson: base on balls, off Howard 2 struck out by Warner 12. Howard 5; hits off Warner 5, Howard 10; left on base, Swifton s; ~Balch 5. Time of game, 2:15.
 Umpire, Bob Graham.
 We wish to acknowledge the re- ceipt of MT. Nance's letter in last weeks Independent, but sorry we have to. but being that he is so ear nest with his statement, will say that we overlooked the ball game with Balch Thursday, July 2, and did not intend to write the game up, but now after the big writeup, nothing was said about the score. The score stood 10 to 2, up until the first half of the ninth inning, when some of our playing slack, a couple of hits with two already down, gave them run in the last inning, making the game 10 to 6 and now, like all other teams that play Swifton, the big IF IS Tn the way, causing them to lose. We are sorry that MT. Nance made the state ment that we were going to play Balch the 27th, for we have never matched a game for that date with Balch.
 Tn regard to the outside players, must say that sounds like kid talk, for we have our first time to ever match a game of baseball and then se- Iect the players for the other team All we can say is that we are cham nions of dear old Jackson county, and if Balch is the only prospect of wlr- ming it fromsus we will be champions until the world comes to an end.
 Our manager, MT. J. N. Moon. made the statement last evening at the club room, that Balch being so de- termined to play us, that II they wanted to get another whack he would take the team to Newport and meet the Balch team on Newport ground.
 So if Balch wants another chance at the banner team they can arrange dates with the manager to play on Newport ground.
 And any other ball team wanting a game with Swifton boys can easily get a game by writing.
 Misses Lottie and Lillie Halfacre of Batesville are visiting relatives and friends in Swifton this week.
 Henry Penix and Walter Coa of ruckerman were calling on the la dies of our town Sunday.
 Mrs. J. H. Car.in is still on the sick list
 Dina Sharp of near the Bridge School House was arraigned before Esquire w. T. Atway Saturday charg- ed of being drunk. Dina plead guilty and drew $1O and the costs.
 There will be grand picnic and biz ball game at the New Home School House, Saturday, July 18th. Plenty of refreshments and good time for everyone.
 The New Home ball team was de- feated on their grounds Saturday by the Battle Axe team by a score or IS to 2, in five innings. The game was called on account of rain. Um- pire, T. R. Shell
 Miss Ada Haw,cy left on No. 24 Sunday to visit her sister at JontG- Loro.
 Riegler 6 Go. of Walnut Ridge have bought the Jones-Harvey Mer- cantile Company cotton gin and also leased the old Nicholson store, where they will do general merchandise business. A. B. Collier, with the Diamond c Bottling Works of Newport, was so- liciting business in our town Mon day. ..,
 have bought the Nicholson property and have leased the store building to Riegler & Go. of Walnut Ridge. They are also building warehouse just back of the store for the same com pany. save money.
 Rufus Johnson, Sam Phillips and Ernest Edens came in from the nar- vest fields Monday night and each looked pretty gaunt from the long journey.
 Swifton has something to brag a. bout after so long. The fans of the Swfton baseball team met Monday night and organized baseball asso- citation. The following officers were elected, J. N. Moon, manager; Elmer Taylor, captain; Roy Moon, secretary; IE. T. Cashion, treasurer. A vote was taken as to the amount of assess ment for each member, and 50 cents was the amount voted for each mem lber. We have now about fifty v,o ovcho,.s and there are lote of the