Americus times-recorder., 1919-06-08
FAST BRONWOOD
PITCHER WHITES
l6 HI BATTERS
By CIiff Wheatley.

BEEN" And therein hangs a tale. 1t
might have been pretty victory for
the cadets of Americus High school
but the ninth inning was overlooked
and Americus lost a rafting good
game of the old pastime Friday after
noon to picked bunch of players from
| Bronwood, and to the mournful tune
of to 2.
Old Man Jinx entered from the Pine
Thicket at the beginning of the ninth
inning after Barney Ball had success
fully retired two men, and the game
looked sewed up by Americas from the
standpoint of goodly bunch of fans.
After Crouch and Powell were out, E.
Pinkston-one of many-slammed a
single to right, went to third on r.
Pinkston's double and both crossed the
rubber when Amsterdam" Holland
pasted a nasty single over second base.
Another Pinkston then ended the
agony by swinging wild at Balls wick !
ed drop.
In their half of the ninth the cadets
were only able to wish for hits, and
the game was lost.
Ball pitched steady game; kept
hits we'll scattered, and possessed
/ reasonably good control, but he was
outpitched by Waller, a long, tall
product of Terrell. Waller was
speed demon, and during the first
three innings had the Americus lads
backing away, but he was hit consist
emily after the fourth.
Fans 16 Cadets.
Waller saddened the batting aver
ages of the first ten men facing him, :
when he sent them to the bench pray
ing for pair of eyes to find the di-
rection his straight ones took. Alto
gether he famed sixteen of the cadets, |
which isn't bad game at all. He
gave up four hits, one of them two
base clout by King. Ball surrendered
ten hits and struck out five of the
Bronwood sluggers.
Americus was outplayed in every de-
partment of the game, but the fight
they made against more experienced
outfit was a credit to the undying
spirit of the school on Rees park.
1t was one of the prettiest games of
the season, and only another indica-
tion that the local lads play brand
of ball that should entitle them to the
support of every citizen in Americus
interested in baseball.
! The individual star for Americus
didn't come down from the sky, but
Bolton at second deserves at least hon
orable mention. Then King played
a steady game and was responsible for
one of the tallies Americus made;
Monohan caught his usual good game,
and had his wing in good trim for
those who developed base stealing ten
dencies.
Aside from Waller, Bronwood had
no bright shining light, although King
caught and batted well,
The Game In Detail.
FIRST NNING.-Pinkston ground
ed to Gardner and was thrown out at
first Gamage hit hot one to Bolton,
who fielded we'll and threw the rum
ner out at first. King leaned up
against a hot one, and sent it to left
for a single. Waller followed suit and
dropped one over third, King being
held on second. Crouch dashed hope
to earth when he swung wide at three
d. of Balls pretty ones.
George Riley missed three, and B.
( Ball and Gardner dittoed.
SECOND INNING.-Powell hit to
Billion and was thrown out at first.
| E. Pinkston singled over short stop.
R. Pinkston and Holland flew out to
the infield.
Webb, G. Ball and King all famed.
! These made six straight for the tall
farmer lad.
THIRD INNING.-Pinkston hit to
Bolton and went out at first. Gam
mage reached the initial sack on an
error, but was caught off first; King
singled to left, went to second and
scored on Walters single to right.
Crouch went out, B. Ball ahd'G. Ball.
Bolton hit the first ball for Ameri-
Gus to third and was thrown out at
first Williams went out via the same
route and Monohan retired the side
by tanning
FOURTH INNING.-Powell and e.
Pinkston famed in quick succession,
and R. Pinkston grounded out to first.
Riley famed for the second time,
B. Ball hit a long one to Powell in left
field who made a good catch; Gardner
singled to left and was caught out
minute later in an effort to swipe Sec
ono
FIFTH INNING.-Roy Pinkston sim
gled to left, and died in an attempt 10
steal against Monohan's peg to Webb;
Gammage reached first on Riley's mis-
cue of long fly to center; Gammage
Immediately stole second, and was
caught off by Gardner, who beat hitn
out in a chase Waller walked ana
went out trying to steal second.
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