The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-20

Jenkins until the fifth, when, after
the Dawson club had stolen every
thing but his mitt, he retired in favor
of pinch hitter, Spivey. McCorvey
received SCOTS slants.
Nobody scored until the last of the
fourth. when, after Dumas had flied
to center, Bell was hit by pitched
ball. Scott then caught him off first,
and on the chase that ensued he was
called safe on second, though even
the staunchest of the Grady county
supporters admitted that he was out
He then swiped third, remaining
there when Swatts skied to Wade
and scoring when Miller dropped
Thrower's fly to right.
Dawson scored two in the 9Th on
successive uses of the squeeze, max
ing a monkey out of Jenkins on
three short bunts. Cairo tailed the
deciding runs in her half of the
eighth on three timely bungles.
J The pitching of jenkins and the
fielding of Fudge were the out
. standing points of an otherwise
featureless game.
Dawson Team Walked OFF Field.
The last game ended in somewhat
a confused state of affairs, though
the supposition is that Cairo considers
the game theirs by score Of to a..
The game was marred by constant
wrangling on both sides, with the fans
in lead as the most pugnacious. 1t is
indeed blot on the national pastime
for a game to be allowed to run as
this one was. At every decision the
spectators were allowed to crowd in
the diamond and gather around the
umpire. and howl their disapproval.
But to get back to the game. The
Dawson club batted Willis out of the
box in the fourth by pilling up a
quartet of counters He was re-
lieved by Thomas, who pitched good
ball. Red Willis was on the rubber
for Dawson and hurled a winning
article of ball, but Walter Johnson
couldn't have won that game had he
been twirling for us. Cairo scored
two in the eighth on walk and two
with the bases intoxicated. After
more wrangling we came to the last
of the ninth. The first man up got a
hit to left, the next one got one
through thirds error. Then came
the last straw. The next batter hit
one a little back of first, which fell
between the cars parked out there.
Without moving from his stand be-
hind the pitchers box Jenkins called
it a fair ball, whereupon the whole
Dawson team walked off the field in
disgust
The game was featured by the
pitching of Red Willis and also by
the hurting of Thomas, who relieved
Cairo's Willis A sensational catch
by Emmett Pinkston and a stop and
throw by Robert were the fielding
features, while Bell of Cairo led on
hitting.
Cairo players themselves are as
fine bunch as ever got in uniform,
and it's not absolutely square to
blame or censure them for the things
that happened. Dawson has an I'M
improbable reputation in baseball
circles. and it's up to every one of
US to help uphold it.
Games This Week.
The first three days we battle the
Grady county lads from Cairo. Each
and every one of these encounters
will be fast and snappy.
The latter part of the week the
locals play Union Springs. The lads
from the sister state are reported to
have the fastest club in this section.
They recently bested Lanett in a
three game series. On their roster
i is Jeses Wolf, former Dawson
hurler. These are expensive games,
and it behooves the fans to turn out
in order to keep baseball going in
the old town.
Dust from the Diamond.
! Now fans, the several unpleasant
and unfair occasions of the trip to
Cairo must be forgotten. They play
US three games here this week, and
its up to every one of US to show
them what clean baseball town is.
There are many little things to
be noticed. If you see one of them
walking down to the park just tell
him to hop on and ride.
If the home club had as much
skill with a baseball as they show
with a knife and fork the opposing
clubs would be as hopeless as a
battleship in a mud puddle. The way
these fellows put away food is a
sight to behold. Lefty Scott, new
hurler and the Beau Brummel of the
locals, always led in the dining room
attack.
Highpockets Harris, the new first
sacker of the locals, led the team in
the swat column on the road. This
bird has a ten foot reach, and its
mighty seldom that one slips past
him.
Felix Fudge, who pastimed in
the short field for Dawson in Cairo.
was the premier fielder of the series.