The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-06-30
GR|GGs' HOME RUN PUT
THURs0lr GAME ON ICE
pfc SHORT STOP BswNEHfl,
OUT LONG HIT AND BRAT TT
OFT ON FAIR RACE.
suith and Comperc Also starred
in the Opcrisg 0sme With
Ncxts--f.asf Lap Effort
Fur PeBssHt.

The first home run on Jungle park
grounds was made b. Crisgs. the
Athletics bis short stop. In Thurs
days game with Mexia. Griggs sent
the ball spinning down third base
line and Wren made a run for II In
left field, but failed TO stop its
progress and by the time he had
chased II TO the left field fence
Criggs had raced around TO third
and ne beat the bail In home by a
rmall margin. With This one run
lead the locals played good ball and
Ia the fifth Smith and Jordan ham
mered out rnps that gave five
run lead and cinched the game.
A;exin seemed helpless before the
mighty Comperc, who had his curves
working well.
IL was inst : csc u ~ nnch
scompere" IN pinchcp and the Mexia
term SEEMED helpless. The game
was exciting throughout despite the
fact that the score was ono sided.
In the opening innings Jacobs
seemed 70 be little Wild. Pom
dexter undertook to nurse him along,
keeping Compere warmed all the
white. It was In the third that hc
walked two men and was In the hole
on another. Jacobs. however. IL a
classy little pitcher and win proba-
lily be started again today.
Tic Gaine ny Innings. =.
Wren for -Mexia foulcd to Mack.
White hit safe to center. Huber
walked. Kizxiar foulcd to Smith and
Fuller was out Griggs to. Gardner.
For Waxahachie Griggs struck out.
Reed was out White TO kixziar and
Gardner flew out to center.
III tho second frame Shelton and
Young were retired on fast ones.
Mack to Gardner and Naylor had
tho bad judgment to hit one to Jor-
dan In left field For Waxahachie
Smith was out Huber to Kizziar.
Mack walked, Jordan flew out to
Wren and Wesley flow to Young.
In the third inning Davenport
walked, Wren sacrificed, White
walked with three balls on Huber.
Jacobs was relieved and Compcre
wont In. He pitched another ball
and filled the bases, but caIght
Davenport at home plate and Kixziar
went out Reed to Gardner. For
Naxahachie Raincs struck out,
Compere was out Huber to Kizziaf-
Crixgs sprung the surprise of the
season when he hit q home run
dcwn third base line. Reed beat
cut an infield hit but was caught
III net or purloining second sack.
In the fourth Fuller got on when
no stepped into one. OF Compere's
curves. but Shelton, Young and
Naylcr furnished the outs in rapid
succession. For Waxahachie Gard
ner hit safe to left, Smith was safe
en- error and Mack filled the bases
On an infield hit. but the side was
retired without a score when Jor-
dan struck out and Wesley laid one
down for double. Gardner going
out ut home plate and Wesley doub-
led at LIST.
The fifth was the bad inning for
tEe visitors. Davenport, Wren and
White furnished three outs in rapid
succession for Mexia. For waxaha-
chic Raines hit safe to right, Com
pere was safe on error OF White.
9riggs attempted to bunt and popped
to Davenport. Reed walked. Gardner
hit a sacrifice ~ that scored Raines.
Then Catcher Smith sent a long one
t. center field and brcvght home
Compere. Davenport was taking his
be atsng like a man. Mack beat out
ar infield hit. Jordan cleaned Up
with . two Dagger TO right Tor rs
many scores. Wesley was out
Huber "a kixxlar.
IN the sixth inning Compere wob-
hied just little and while he was
shaky the visitors garnere.l three
safe hits Off his delivery. but an
ont Al second and enc nj home
prevented them from scoring. Il
Vas the visitors oniy chance. Huber
flew out to Jordan. klxxlar nit slsfe