The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-08
ATHLETICS UNITED CAME
IN 4 THRILLING NINTH
CONTRARY To EXPECTATIONS
THE GAME FRIDAY affER-
NOON WAS GOOD.
s~opsss and Phillips Battle for su-
prtmscy fer >ine Pull Innings
wHh scvrr Tied Up

has TO be q mighty good gmesser
20 ret BY. About 400 fans who did /
not attend the game and practically /
al the sixty-one who did attend had I
the game played between waxaha-
chic and Marlin doped out ss = bad |
one. but as usual they had guess
ed wrong II proved 10 be jam
%. classy game. Waxahachie took
lead OF two scores in the first in
nipg bur In the second Marlin tied
the score and IL was a battle royal
throughout the remaining seven In
nlngs. Wasahaehie untieins the score
In the ninth. Jordan. for Waxaha-
chic. and Murray. for Marlin. were
bright and shining stars in the
game. II is not every day that an
outnelder gets an opportunity to
show of but both these had that
opportunity yesterday Murray sent
a thrill through the spectators when
he made one-handed .grab. Of Wes-
Iey's long fly 10 center. II was a
pretty play and brought forth APP
plause.
II was a hard fought game |
Throughout. but In the ninth after
Marlin had been to bat for the last
time the locals fell upon Phillips !
and hammered out four safeties in
"a row which netted the run needed
to bring victory
/ How the scores We're Made.
comstock struck out. simmang
hit to right only to be doubled out |
at End when Carey hit slow one to
Jacobs. For waxahachie Reed flew
out to center. Kerr hit safe to CEN
tier and was put out stealing. Griggs
was safe on error of Dupuy. Smith
placed pretty one to center field
for the FIRST score and Jordan beat
out hot one TO short which scored
Griggs.
| In the second Marlin came back
with a rush and tied up the score
when Murray hit safe TO center, Du-
| guy placed one to left, Leblanc sac
lrifieed the runners another base
each. and McManus hit To center for
two bases and brought home two
scores, but was out stretching II TO
three bases. Baker was out Griggs
TO Gardner For Waxahachie Schoep- |
pey. Wesley and Jacobs made the
three outs In rapid succession.
| With the score tied Phillips and |
Jacobs settled down to their knit
tin and engaged In battle royal
iup till the ninth. Phillips tried to
win his own game in the third by |
lhammering out nice three Dagger.
but he was held on third base until
| three men were retired. In the
fourth inning Mack. who was slight
AS III at the opening OF the game. re-
placed schoeppey at srd base -
Jordan was handy with the viii !
low In yesterdays game. gettinel
a~ay with three satellites In addi 4
tlon to hitting tha bali the little left
fielder had good day at fielding. |
He was here. there and everywhere
after the ball and never missed a |
chance. Manager Murray OF thef
| Marlin team is another fielder that |
showed to an advantage in the game
yeAterday Murrry's one handed
stab OF wesley's long fly after hard !
run was easily the feature play of
game.
| In the eighth inning Marlin start
I'd in TO score when Simmang hit
safe 10 center, but Carey hunted in |
to double and the bases we're
cleared Murray came back and
singled to center but Dupuy retired
,the side with slow one down third
| fase line For Waxahachie Jacobs
was out sn a slow one 10 Phillips. |
Reed hit safe to center. Kerr popped
out to Comstock. Gardner drew a
fase on error and Griggs struck out.
j IN the ninth Marlin made anoth-
er supreme effort to unite the score. |
Leblanc htt safe 10 right. McMa-
nus sacrificed, Baker new out 10
i wesley Philips beat out an in-
Held hit and Comstoek was hit by a |
/ pitched ball With the bases fun
/ Siinmang. the best sticker in the
/ bunch. struck out. Naxahaehie
i won in this inuing on four pretty
ssingles in row. Catcher Smith |
/ started the fireworks when he placed |
/ the first one over TO center field |
Jordan followed with nice one TO
right Mack hit safe 10 left BY
1 This time Phillips VAS hopelessly upI
In the air and when Wesley came |
10 bat with three men on he -tob- |
bed one over and Wesley hit out /
20 deep center and several of the |