The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-06-16
BATES AND L0HMAN ARE
TOO MUCH FOR CRACKERS
HERDoN PRESENTED WITH
LOVING CUP.
Lookouts Cop Final Contest
of Series by A to 2
Score.

Lohman's effective pitching and
Bates pinch hitting yesterday after
noon. formed a fatal combination for
the Crackers and the Lookouts cop
ped the final contest of the series TO
2. Bates doubled In the opener, scor-
ing Graft and Kelly with the first two
local markers and produced another
with pinch single in the ninth, with
Kelly on second and two gone The
other local tally. off Thorburn, whom
Frank sent to the mound, was the re-
suit of Lacey's double and Higgins
pinch single in the seventh.
Lehman held the Crackers COM
pletely at his mercy with the excep-
ton of the second and ninth frames,
In each Of which the Georgians scored
singly. Better fielding by Lacey might
have prevented both these TALES.
Zeke was never really in danger at
any stage except the second. The
Nicklinites never relinquished the
lead they secured In the opener.
A delegation of fans from Rome.
Ga, headed by J. N. Dempsey. pre-
scented Herndon with loving cup
the first time he appeared at the plat
ter, and Hardie responded by going
hitless in four times up, although he
handled five difficult chances without
an error, in the mid field.
Griffith Fined.
The locals opened up with a rush.
Griffith, first up, beat out a drive to
Moore, but Bull" Williams ruled him
out and then fined Nicklin's handy
Andy man five-spot for protesting.
Graft followed with safety to left.
Kelly grounded to Griffin, who made
a great stop but his peg to Galloway
to kill Graft at second struck the To-
cal third sacker on the shoulder and
caroomed off into left field. Before the
pellet could be retrieved. third and
first were populated Bates afore-
mentioned double followed, after
which Demoe popped to left and An
derson grounded to Thorburn. The
Crackers threatened in their half only
a great play, by Lehman preventing
them from crossing the platter. Moore
opened with a double to deep center,
but Zeke ran down Scrappy on the
line between second and third after
Galloway's smash |
the box. Bratchi had Whit |
fed just previously and Herndon fol- |
lowed with a weak grounder to, Sec
ond, SO no damage resulted, although !
Chick reached second on passed |
ball.
Crackers Threaten.
Dykes single to left which hit the |
bag at third and ricocheted into short
eft, paved the way for the Crackers
single marker in the second. Griffin's
iouble sent the second seeker to third
Ind he counted on Styles single.
With one tally ever, second and third
occupied, and none down 1t appeared
hat the Crackers were preparing to
'epeat their massacre of Saturday,
tut Demoe threw Neiderkorn out at
irst without advance, after which
Higgins proceeded to pick Styles off
Thorburn then whitfield. 1t
vas glorious chance wasted for the
Crackers.
Styles double and single by Capt.
sammy Mayer scored the final
Cracker tally in the ninth, Dykes and
sriffin had failed previously and
rhorburn's tap to Graft then ended
he hostilities. In the third, after
Ioore, first up had whitfield, Bratchi
nd Galloway singled in succession
nut Herndon whitfield and Dykes then
orced Chick at second. The box
core follows: