Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-10-08
SEQUACHEE, 8;
WHITWELL, z

Mnltwell and sequence Dattleu Iol
nine innings Saturday evening, on the
local diamond, Whitwell losing to 2.
The boys from the coal city bad taken
the previous games here. the first in a
70 inning affair. and the second in q
lifeless contest, and with their crack
pitcher, Coppinger, in the box, were
confident Of gathering in another &c
adorn their baseball crown. However
the game proved that they were not in
it. and although threatening at times.
fast fielding and heady pitching pre-
vented scoring.
Smith pitched against Whitwell, and
deserved a shut ont. Two wild throws
in last half of ninth presented Whit
we'll with their two scores, after two
were out. Smith besides pitching fine
ly, batted like tiend. Hill did the
receiving for seven innings and was
relieved by Martin, one of the regular
catchers for the Sequachee team.
Coppinger and Graham was Whit
wells battery.
The game started with Whitwell at
bat. Shirley hit safe, took second,
and third, but was held there by FL.
Brewers clever handling of Kelly's
grounder, and out at first. W. Jack
son hit hot grounder to P. Brewer at
second, who showed it to Hill in time
to catch Shirley at plate. A. jackson
famed. Sequachee scored in their
half of first. After Curtis fly to pitch
er, Mosier drew base on balls. Mo-
sier stole second, p. Brewer few out,
Mosier came home on Smiths bag
ger. Hill hit a hot one to pitcher,
but Coppinger made a splendid stop
and throw to first.
Whitwell failed to get on base in
second, Graham, Price and Dykes not
connecting. For Sequachee Il. Brew
er struck out, Leland out at first,
Hankins stretched his single into 3
Dagger by fast running and fine
slide, Hugh Brewer out at first.
Whitwell failed again in third to
gain the coveted first sack. Thomas,
Coppinger and Shirley making the
outs. Sequachee scored another thus
wise: s. Curtis drove safe, Mosier
Shirley first up out, Kelly the same,
W. Jackson hit safe. A. jackson hit
to left field but Hankins in haste to
catch runner at second delivered the
goods wild and W. jackson scored. A.
jackson was held at third but scored
on Martins wild throw to third.
Graham and Price hit safe in success
sion: Dykes next up fouled off two but
Smith steamed over his turkey trot"
and it was all over with.
Mosier at short for Sequachee dis
himself by knocking down
a high one at second, touching base in
time to get third out in seventh when
A. jackson was hustling home. A
freak play seldom seen was a foul tip
handled by Hill to third baseman
Brewer, getting Whitwell player who
should have hustled back to base, as
ball is Immediately in play after a
foul is caught. Coppinger pitched
fine game, but Sequachee had its bat
ting clothes on Saturday and it would
have taken mighty good one to stop
them, Only four of team famed.
Smiths pitching was feature, and
he got several strike outs. He had
speed to burn, besides all the curves.
s. Curtis hit viciously.
Sam Sherman umpired the game,
and was very fair, to the mind of the
sporting editor. He handed Sequachee
two close decisions, one in first inning
when he declared Shirley safe when
caught mapping at first. and one when
he called Mosier ont for like offense.
No kick was made by Seauachee over
these decisions. which were merely q
matter of judgement and not of rules.
In sixth he called Leland safe at Sec
ond after return Of fly caught ball
from right field, the throw being drop
ped by Shirley and recovered by Kel-
", but not in time to put Leland out
as ne iande0 on base traction ahead
Of ball. This angered some of the
Whitwell players and they used some
language not used in the Sunday
schools Of their native town. The
good sense of others of the Whitwell
team quelled the tumult, but it was
lisgraceful. A ball team should re-
member that an umpire's decisions
cannot be revoked, just or unjust, and
no amount of kicking should make
him do so. Otherwise he would not
DO an umpire However in matter of
Jules, il an umpire makes error, he
las perfect right to straighten matters
Iacrifced him base, and P. Brewer
another. Smiths Q Dagger scored him
With ease. Hill smashed anothex to
he pitcher and was thrown out at
irst, as in previous inning.
In fourth it was three up and three
Town for Whitwell again, Kelly. W.
Jackson and A. jackson being the de-
inquents. 81. Brewer. Leland and
Iankins did the same Office for Sequa-
hoo Ahos.< <hSa s-n;x.