The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-04
CHICKS HAMMER
OUT to- WIN
OVER THE VOLS
Lankenau and Hodge Prove
Soft Picking for Tribe in
Second Affair of the Series.
Close Thursday.

-No~ ASHVILLE, TENN, Sept, L..
-Cy Barger's Chicks went
on a batting rampage In the
second n Of the series
A"S at Sulphur Dell Wednesday
afternoon, and after batter
ing and slamming around
S for an hour and AZ minutes
they had accumulated 10
runs and II hits. In the same length
OF time the Vols piled up five runs and
10 hits. Two Vol %piteners, DR.. Lanke-
nau and Lengthy Hodge, were used as
pitchers, and they gave their fielders
plenty to do in chasing down base hits
n cutting down drives ticketed for
the boards In all directions.
Roy Fentress, Memphis spitball pitch
err. had the Vols easily subdued and
only in the late rounds, after his mates
had provided him with a flock Of runs
did Roy loosen up. The Vols scored
four Of their five tallles in the sixth,
seventh and eighth, but were never
in any danger Of overLaking the lead
the Chicks had given Fentress.
The Chicks got started on Lankenau
as soon as the jumps a beloved the
batteries, sending over W runs In he
initial frame, Lankenau found Chris
tenbufy facing hin and proceeded TO
present him with a pass to first, Red
Smith crossed the Vols and instead Of
bunting. Zeke singled to right, with
Chris pulling In at second. Griffin hit
a roller TO St. Charles, who stepped on
the bag and retired Christenbury. Car
roll hoisted to Burke and all looked
rosy for Lank, when High singled
through Ellam's pins, scoring Smith.
Bischoff followed with a one-bagger to
center and Griffin went over.
The Vols attempted to tie the count
in their half OF the first and managed
To get one run when Wickham walked,
Meyer sacrificed. Burke singled, with
Wickham going TO third. Graham hit to
C~ollenberger. who stepped o. second,
forcing Burke, and then throwing wild
70 first In attempt 10 complete the
double play, Wickham scoring. Fentress
tossed Dunning out,
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The second inning marked the de-
mise OF DR.. lAnkenau. Collenberger
singled as q starter and was nailed at
second trying to stretch II. Fentress
shot a one Dagger past third and Chris
tenbury singled to right and Smith sim
gled through Ellam, choking the bases.
This vas more than an ample sufficl-
ency for Lank and he was sent to the
shower. Lanky Hodge went In and
Carroll welcomed him with a single TO
right, scoring Fentress, Griffin popped
In st. Charles hands and High hit 70
Meyer. who forced Carroll at second
to end the round. Out of five success
i've singles the Chicks got n run.
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The Chicks did no more damage until
the seventh when they scored three
runs, sufficient to clnch the game. They
added two more In the eighth and two
in the ninth by way OF fattening the
score,
Fentress eased up In the final rounds
and the Vols scored four runs, but they
did no good, as the big lead Roy had
was sufficient to withstand almost an.
kind of assault the Vols might offer
Christenbury played second base II
the absence Of Jack Lewis, with Higl
supplanting Chris In the left field.
G -
The final game Of the series Is carde,
for Thursday, following which the Mem
phis team win leave for Little Rock
where they open Friday for thret
games, which will end the season,
Goodbred viii likely oppose Helfricl
or Decatur in the final.