The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-14
THE TR|-C|T|ES TEAM IS SHOWING WINNING FORM;;ROME SLUNPS
Play in GA. l.. Continues to Display Some Scrappy AggregatiOns-Annis-
 ton Plays Better
Ky CAREY J. AYERS


 Anniston. May 13.-(Special )-The baseball club was the feature of the playing of the different games in the Georgia Alabama league last week, as they lost only two games out of six played. Griffin won more games than they lost, by winning three and losing two. One game between this club and LaGrange was rained out. Anniston and Rome, who have been leading the league, have been on the road, both won two. while LaGrange fared little better by losing three and winning two contests.
 Manager Dudley has a good club at Gadsden, composed of enough experi enced players to steady the club, and several promising youngsters. Tn Tom my Long, it seems, that he has ur- covered a star pitcher. Out of three starts he has not been defeated and has saved a game, as relief player. In Bowdoin, McGlade and Dowdy he has experienced infielders who can hit, and Dudley himself knows how to work his pitchers. His club by defeating An- niston, 8 to 0 and to 4; defeating Rome, to 6 and II to 4, won over the league leaders and tied with them for first place. They lost one game to Griffin, 10 to 5, and one to Anniston, I3 to l.
 Griffin began the week by defeating the Tri-Cities, 10 to 5. Their first game with LaGrange was postponed on ac-
 -I1.r hat tween these two clubs went for 10 i'm nings and was awarded to Griffin by the score of to 0. They won pret- lty game from Anniston on Thursday by the score of to 4. They lost one game to LaGrange, 2 to 1, and one to Anniston by the score of II to 8. The work of Bill Waldron is big asset to Griffin. He is fielding well, hitting hard and often and is leading the league in stolen bases, with six in nine games. HOLDERS PLAY WELL Despite the fact that Anniston has been on the road and is without. the active service of their manager and catcher Bill Pierre, who is out of the game with a split finger. the local fans are very much elated over the show ing of the fighting Moulders. The club continues to show a never say die" spirit which cause them to often come up from behind and turn a defeat into a win. Pickett, third baseman from the Virginia league. has replaced Me- Duff at third and is making a favora- ble showing. The pitching of Morrison and Mickle, the hitting and fielding of lChristenberry and Watson and Lacy s hitting and base running is doing a great deal in keeping Anniston up in the race. Anniston lost two and won one from Gadsden, won one from Tal- ladega and won one and lost one to Griffin, in Griffin. This club has not settled and when it does, it will be hard to defeat.
 Rome has neither hard hitting club,
 nor brilliant fielding one, and has been playing the entire season without the services of their shortstop, Manager Dan nie Overton. but the team is well or ganzed and shows good teamwork Dur ing the week tLey won a game from La Grange l to 0 and two from Talladega by the score of to 1 and 10 to ? on the latter's home grounds. They lost one game in Talladega, to ?, and lost two to the Tri-Cities in Gadsden by the scores Of Il to and to 6. Overton's fielding and his pep will strengthen this club when the manager gets into the game. LAGRANGE LOSING
 The LaGrange club, because of their light stick work has been referred to as the "hitless wonders" However, if they had good offensive club, it would be | i'll for the other clubs in the Georgia | Alabama league, as the Cracker town 1 has in Hollingsworth, Moran, Fields ana l Roberts one of the strongest pitching staffs to be found in class D ball. La | Grange won two games and lost three l last week and in each game there was a difference of only one score
 i The Talladega club continues to lose.
 because of ineffective pitching. Verrett IS | the only hurler who can win for the Tigers except Raburn, who pitched a two l hit game last week. Goosetree is mak- | ing every effort to secure Jonnard from Nashville, a brother to his slugging catcher. The boys played on crack | high school team last season in Nash vile, and were signed by Roy Ellanl as the school boys battery"
 1 The officials of the league were pleas antly surprised in receiving the mar riage announcement of Augustus A. tite | to Miss Edith Fleetwood of Lancaster
 Ky, which occurred Tuesday. Mr. Fite ! is vice president of the Congratulations ] league and has been connected with base l ball in this league and the Southeastern l for the past seven years ,and it is doubt l full if there Is a more popular man con- nected with baseball The league proxies
 are wishing him the best of gooo l wishes