Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-05
TECH DEFEATS MISS.
STATE; SCORE 6 TO {

GRANT FIELD April 4-Georsia
Tech shut out Mississippi State this
afternoon by q score OF . to 0. Brooks,
MiSsisslpprs premier hurler pitched
good bah the greater part Of the game,
but weakened, along with his support,
at critical periods and allowed the
yellow Jackets to overwhelm him.
While he was stingy with his hits.
he also was bit wild at times and
hit batsmen when it was the most
costly Johnson, for the Jackets. had
one spectacular inning In which he
made pretty catch, followed by a
quick throw to the plate which nabbed
second victim. He came to bat TO
get his base, steal second and score
on hit
FIRST INNING.
Lipsev went out, Hill to Burr Cutit
doubled TO center Cutit went to
third on a passed ball. Bethea famed.
Brooks lined out to Hill. ONE HIT,
no RUNS.
r. Montague was safe on first 'on an
error Of Jamison and went to second
on it, Johnson sacrificed Montague
to third and went out Brooks to
Jamison. Wlthcrlngton famed Burr
went out. Cupit to Jamison. no
HITS, No RUNS.
SECOND INNING.
Jamlson grounded out, 7, Montague
TO Burr. St John also grounded out
Hin to Burr. Thompson grounded
one TO Pitts, who threw him out east
~ 10 Burr no HITS, no RUNS
Pound was hit BY a wild pitch and
took first base. Wooten walked. Kin
sacrificed Pound and Wooten and was
out, 'Bethea to Jamison. f. Montague
was hit by another Of Brooks wild
shoots. Pitts came up to the plate
with the bases fun, Pitts hit TO
Brooks and forced Pound at the plate.
Witherington ran for Pitts. r, Mon
tague was safe on a scratch hit,
which scored Wooten, f. Montague
and Witherington. T. Montague was
caught at third, Cupit to Lipsey.
THREE RUNS. ONE HIT.
THIRD INNING.
Biggers singled to left. Turner
struck out. Lipsey hit to Pitts, who
nailed Biggers at second T, Monta
que threw wild to Burr and L!psey
drilled down 70 second Guilt flied
out TO T.. Montague. ONE HIT, NO
RUNS.
johnson flied out to Cutit. Wither-
ingtou grounded an easy one 10
Brooks. who threw him out to Jami-
son. Burr famed. no HITS. NO
RUNS.
FOURTH INNING.
Bethea was safe on an inheld hit,
Brooks hit to Pitts in an attempted
sacrifice. but Pitts tossed Bethea out
10 Wooten. Brooks was safe on first.
Jamison succumbed TO Pitts curves,
and st. John was out, Pitts to Burr.
ONE HIT, 80 RUNS.
Pound lifted a Texas Lacquer to-
ward short left field Brooks made a
wild throw to first and Pound land
ed on second Wooten sacrificed
Pound to third Brooks tried 10 get
Wooten at first, but JamsOn dropped
the ball Pound took this opportuni-
ty 20 dash for home, but was nabbed
on quick throw, Jamison TO Bethed,
Montague fouled out to Lipsey. ONE
HIT, No RUNS.
FIFTH INNING.
Thompson hit 10 Hill. Hius throw
went through Burr and Thompson
scuttled safely to second. Biggers hit
to Burr and T. Montague. covering
first, dropped the ball Biggers stole
second Thompson went to third on
Montagues error. Turner famed
Pitts found himself in a bad hole
when Lipsey came ia the plate. He
walked the third basemau, filling the
sacks Johnson made "A beautiful
catch Of Outfits Texas Lacquer TO left
field and followed his sensational play
by pretty peg TO the plate that
nailed Thompson. 80 HITS, No
RUNS.
Cutit spesred Pitts hot liner r.
Montague famed on the first three
balls that Brooks pitched him. John
son received an ovation when he came
to the plate He grounded a difficult
one to st, John which the shortstop
bobbled Johnson further distln-
guished himself by stealing second
Wltherington lined a hot one to left
field that went through Turner FOR a
home run, Johnson scoring ahead OF
tho catcher Rurr WAS ont IIpsev to