The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-07-24
CONVICTION TEAM
GOING STRONG
FIVE OF SIX GAMES ARE TAKEN
FROM RIPLEY
Local Team Also Makes Fine Record
Against Reconsideration Re-
places Burns at Third-New Catch
er TO Be Secured.


Some material changes have been
made in the baseball club this week,
which will result in one Of the strong
est semi-professional teams in this
section Of the country. Manager
Reid, always on the lookout for good
players, has replaced Third Baseman
Burns with Lawhorn, who is one Of
the fastest little infielders and best
hitters in semi-professional circles.
Arrangements are also being made
to secure a good catcher to replace
Jacobs, and also to add to the pitch
ing staff two or three Of the best
pitchers that can be obtained, All
Of these men will be in Coyington
and in good working shape for the
six games with Dyersburg next week.
The Coyington club added five
more games to it's credit last week
by winning from Ripley two out Of
three games the first of the week,
and taking three straight at Coving-
ton Thursday, Fridey and Saturday.
The first game of the series play
ed in Covington was wholesale
slaughter through and through. The
Coyington boys connected with the
Ripley pitcher in the first of the
game, and when the inning was over
the local boys had three runs ahead.
In the third Maxwell. for Coving-
ton, started the ball to rolling, and
when the inning was over, we had
increased our lead to 10 runs.
In the sixth, the score was 1910 in
favor of Covington, and should have
remained this way throughout the
game, but with this much margin
the club loosened up, which is bad
thing for any club to do, and Ripley
managed to wiggle in four runs,
while we made one run. The next
inning was where the real slaughter
began, and when it was finished, and
the sums counted, Covington had ad-
ded eight runs to her lead, making
the score 1914 in favor of Covington.
Richardson, for Covington, allowed
only four scattered hits, while Mo
riarty gave up IL hits.
R~H E
Ripley. 900 OO4 0OO- 4 A 8
Covington.... 307 001 800-19 IL 3
Batteries: Covington- Richardson
and Jacobs; Ripley-Moriarty and
Thomas.
In the second game, Ripley made
a much better showing, owing to the
fact that they strengthened the team
at least so per cent in the addition
Of a catcher. This placed Thomas,
who caught for them the first game,
at his regular place at first base.
This game was vast Improvement
over the first, and looked more like
d real ball game than anything
Ripley had put up. The Covington
club was crippled somewhat by Sec
ond Baseman Reitz being out of the
game.
Covington made her first two runs
in the second inning, when with one
man down, Hovey hit a long drive TO
right center for home run. This
failed to excite much enthusiasm,
however, because it is not an unus-
ual occurrence for Hovey to pull
down four-bagger, and the fans
have grown accustomed to it. Brad
shaw, next up, singled, and Maxwell
popped out to Lane at third. Jacobs
pumped line drive to left field fo1
two bases, and Bradshaw crossed
the plate for the second run.
Covington scored again in the third
inning, when Sigler reached first on
single to right field and scored on
Hendricks line drive to center for
three bases.
Covington made her last run in
the eighth, when Hendricks led off
with single, reached second on q
bunt by Burns, and scored on Ho-
vey's hit,
Ripley's runs came in the sixth in
ming, when Underwood was hit by
Bradshaw and advanced to second
on Schoor's single. Hefley, next up,
singled, advancing Underwood to
third and Schoor to second. Lane
hit a slow roller to Hovey, who fun
bled the ball, and Underwood scored.
Cook struck out, and Schoor scored
on Thomas single Henry was out
on a slow roller to third.
RIPLEY. 900 oos Ooo@s 5 Z.
Covington...... 021 600 01O-4 II 3
Batteries: Covfngton Bradshaw
and Jacobs; Ripley-Underwood and
Owen.
Saturdays game was the most exi
citing one, and the only game this
season that has run past the regular
nine innings. Twelve innings were
needed to take the game.
Sigler and Maxwell were both
forced to quit the game in the early
innings, and were replaced by Harris
and aFreck" Hurts. who PLAYED good
al. McTister pitched a good game,
allowing but two hits up to the sew
enth inning. In the fifth he was
hit on the arm by the Ripley pitcher,
and was forced to retire in the sew
enth. Bradshaw taking his place.
The game stood 90 until the sixth,
when Covington boys started the
fireworks. With one man out, Hem
bricks singled to right field, and
Burns knocked swift one 10 Hef-
lev at second, and was safe at first
on Hefley's error, Hendricks gong
to second Hovev doubled to center,
scoring Hendricks and advancing