Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-07-05
Locals Take First, II to 2, and
Whitewash Texans in Sec
ond, by ErrOrless Work.

Nearly 500 people assembled at
the Athletic field yesterday afternoon
and watched the Cotton Belt team of
Pine Bluff take two games of
double header from the Cotton Belt
team of Tyler, Texas, winning the first
game II to 2, and the second, 5 to 0.
The first game was called at the
end of the fifth inning after late
start on account of the Willard
Dempsey fight. In the fourth and
fifth innings, the locals scored at will
and the manager Of the Tyler team,
with Manager Vowel of the Cotton
Belts agreed to end the game at
the fifth in order that the patrons
might be given a full nine-inning
game in the second contest.
Texans Start Strong.
In the first inning of the first
game, Tyler started strong scoring
two men. The Cotton Belt team
scored once in the second, once in the
third, and eight times in the fourth.
Errors, together with hard hitting
by the locals won the first game. In
the third inning, Fender took HORNS
place in the box, but was unable to
stop the pounding Of the local bats
men.
The locals scored i'm the first in
ming of the second game, and except
in the ninth inning, when Chenault
struck out the third batter with three
ON base, was there ever a threat
ening rally by the visitors. Fender,
the big spitball tosser for the Tyler
ties could not be hit at will but the
locals succeeded in tapping out bin
giles when they were needed.
Locals Swat Hard and Often.
The outstanding feature Of the first
game was the hard hitting of the
locals, lead by Bassett with three
clouts, and the miserable fielding and
hitting exhibition by the visitors.
The feature Of the second game was
the pitching of Chenault. who, until
the ninth inning, had pitched a no-hit
no-run game. Hudson at second
base, Bassett at first, Slaughter at
short, and Franey and Quinn at
third with the catching of Graves,
proved an invincible defense. The
timely hitting of Slaughter, Franey,
and Hudson was an offensive which
Ponder was unable to break
Second Game.
In the visitors half of the first
inning, Wilson struck out, and Cor
in flied out to Bassett. With two
out, Lake reached first when Bas-
sett fumbled and stole second, only
to die there when Fender struck out.
Hudson, lead off man for the locals
struck out. Franey hit to short and
reached first on an overthrow He
took second on the overthrown and
raced home after Graves hit a deep
fly to center field. Maymack made
the second out by grounding to first
and the side was retired when Graves
was caught in chase off third. The
second inning opened with strike
out by J. Brown, which was followed
by weak grounder to Chanault who
retired him with a throw to first. H.
Brown was retired, Bassett to
Chanault. Slaughter flied out to
third, Meeks walked, Quinn hit line
over first, going to second when a
throw to third failed to retire Meeks.
The side was retired when Bassett
famed and Chenault was out, Pen
der to Wallace.
Hudson Hits One Hard.
Tyler was retired in the third in
one, two, three order. Owens struck
out, Case struck out, and Wilson was
out on grounder, Chenault to Bas-
sett. Hudson smashed terrific
drive to Fender, which was too hot
for the big pitcher to handle, Hud-
son safe at first. Franey hit a
grounder to second which was fun
bled, Hudson going to third, Franey
safe at first. Graves hit a fly to
center field. Fender, trying to catch
Franey off first, overthrow and Hud-
son came home. Franey going to Sec