The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-07-27
DUST FROM The DIAMOND.

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A loyal fan wants to play the Cubs
at the end of the season. We are
hardly that good, but we have got the
best team that represented the old
home town, and we certainly claim
the championship of the state. All
want is one more whack at that
bunch from Cochran.
Eufaula has at last gotten togeth-
er a ball club-seven left-handed hit
tiers and some good pitchers. We are
glad, indeed, for We love nothing bet
ter than a good fight. The bigger
the battle the more glory there will
be to the winners thereof. And they
are after Dawson. We may not win
them all, but we will be there fight
ing.
Wasn't that a whirlwind finish
against Fitzgerald a hum-dinger?
And isn't John Monahan a ding-hum-
mer? He is some ball player, and
the poor old mean jumps is always to
blame. We were just joking.
We are glad to see Zeke Erwin in
the lineup. He is a good, heady ball
player at any position, and timely
hitter.
Shorty Brooks is just as steady and
sure after ball as the oldfashioned
grist mill is after a grain of corn.
Neither of them ever misses.
Fitzgerald comes out with great
long piece explaining their defeat at
our hands in the last inning in the
last game of the series, We quote
from the Fitzgerald Leader few
lines that were evidently dictated by
one John MOnahan or maybe Mr..
Rosenberg I'm the ninth when two
were out and two runs scored Mon
ahan tagged a runner by six feet, but
Umpire Corley, the Dawson pitcher
who was hit so freely on the local
grounds, called him safe, winning
the game for Dawson. Corley also
gave Brooks five strikes in the
ninth" The same old howl that the
losers have been setting up since
Buck was a little calf. The jumps
robbed u.s." And the mighty Mona
han tagged Thrasner by six feet, and
Monahan's feet at that. Some reath-
ing to stand On the base and tag a
man six of Monahan's feet away. The
truth about the matter, Mr.. Sporting
Editor, is that there was only one out
and that Monahan failed to tag the
man at all. He had plenty of time
and a good catcher could have tagg-
ed him, but Mony let the opportunity
of his life step over him without tag
ging the runner. But somebody is
to blame, and of course the poor old
jumps must take it all. However. we
don't blame the editor of the Fitz-
gerald paper for publishing the news
as it is reported to him. Mr.. Corley
is the same man that gave up so
many hits in Fitzgerald-si in nine
innings. Some hitting, Fitzgerald.
We congratulate you. But Mr.. Cor
ley did not come home and tell Of all
the bad decisions made by the man
ager of the Fitzgerald team, who was
umpiring to the best of his judgment.
NOtice-The management of the
club offers a liberal reward to the
finder of the ball that Ike Thrasher
hit in Fridays game. We like good
hitting, but can't stand to lose so
many good balls.
But wasn't that some swat? And
Mr. Gheesling knew the Thrasher
boys weaknesses. Loke hit for three
bags and Ike went him one better by
losing the ball. If ball playing is in
herited Mr.. Thrasher, Sr, must have
been some ball player.
Davis allowed two runs in Fridays
game. Something was wrong some
where. We cant account for it any
other way
We close the season with ten games
with our old rivals, MonteZuma, as
follows:
August and 3, Montezuma in
Americas.
August 4th, 9TH and 9Th, Monte
yuma in Dawson.
August 9th, 10th and 18th, Monte
yuma in MOntezuma.
August 18th and 18th, Montezuma
in Americas.