The courier-index., 1920-06-18
briny deep only escaped defeat by an eye lash.

brlny deep only escaped defeat by an eye lash.
 This eyelash stuff came in the 7th, when, with Mattier on second, Herring met one of Seaton's sizzlers on the nose for a drive which looked like the real thing in a round-trip ticket but Dick Hardin, the visiting center gardener smashed all speed records when he reached across mo mans land," leaped like demon through the ozone and stabbed Her rings screamer with his bare right hand; the circus catch reaching it's climax when the Lee countian fell. rolled over in the grass, but came up triumphant, still clutchingI the pill and completing a play which had saved the mighty Seaton's reputa- tion, and the ball game for Mari anna.
 But these "ifs" and "buts" don't get us anywhere-aint you sorry it rained on the occasion of Marianna's first visit?
 The game revived memories of the good old days when we used to play lem for blood and out of the roar and din which resounded from the side lines, could be heard the voice of the soft-spoken Circuit Clerk of Lee county, Guy Apple, who was having the time of his life whispering his comments on the game and his endorsement of the splendid work being executed by the scrappy stranger from the Pa cific coast, to few intimate friends.
 Every now and then you could hear conversation open up about what happened away back in 1905, 1909 and along up the line to later dates, with reference to hard fought battles between Forrest City sand Marianna. In "them days" history was made-they were days of glory and the two cities are still carrying the same old chip of rivalry on their shoulders for one another. The same old spirit of contest and the desire on the part of one to out shine the other, burns just as bright ly today as in times gone by-just touch the spark to the finder and the fight is on.
 In the game here Monday, Mari anna's laurels sprouted, but they are not blooming yet. Forrest City gave Marianna run for her money. We showed lem a good time and, if | according to the way we see it, ! he breaks had not been in favor of our sister city, this sad story would read reversely.
 As between Herring and Seaton, every one who witnessed the game, knows that it was nerve-straining | pitchers battle in which our al- luminum king showed just as much class as did the big 1eaguer, al- though the old sal, perhaps, had a shade the better of the argument 1 in generalship.
 We must not conclude without passing a posey to MT. Cliff liar rington, who was all grace and sweetness in his negotiation of the initial station for the visiting Ma 1 riannians. MT. Harrington won the admiration of all through his skill and faultless work at first.
 Now maybe Marianna doesn't go the whole route when she ties into a proposition as per instance, the special train which the fans of that city chartered and they might be in at the skinning here Monday af- ternoon, in addition to the large number of bugs which motored thru from that city on similar mission.
 Don't try to argue that the Mari anna misfits are quitters. Just get that idea out of your system that they've returned home, crawled in their hole and pulled the hole in after them-Forrest City has not seen the last of Marianna this sea son. If the Chronicle knows any thing about the metal of Marianna the bugs from that city will be back again with the "bells on" before many moons.