The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-14
RESULTS YESTERDAYS GAMES
jackson 2, Greenwood 0.
Greenville A, Charleston /,
Clarksdale l, Belzoni 0.
WHERE THEY PLAY THIS WEEK
jackson at Greenwood
July IL, 13 and IA.
Greenwood at ClarksdaIe
July Is, 16 and II.
Greenyille at Charleston
July II, IS and IA,
Belzoni at Charleston
July Is, Is and II.
Clarksdale at Belzoni
July 12, 13 and IA.
Greenville at Jackson
July Is, 16 and II.
JACKSON TAKES SECOND GAME
Local Hitters Are Unable To Produce
Necessary Rngles to Make Runs.

Al necessary tqhgleS to Make Runs.
Manager Timothy Murcbisop, ant
! his cohorts, took the SECOND game Oh
} the series from Greenwood yesterday
afternoon, chiefly through the efforts
Of Manager Tim himself, who proved
that he might after all have been of
some value to the Pelicans, for as Of
ten as the locals put men with in scor-
+! ing distance, Murchison was unhitt-
able by succeeding batsmen, and the
visitors first fa2, was sent over by a
long sacrifice fly trsbl Tins bat,
Slater got the visitors firsA bit in
the first, b4t died stealing second,
and Moore hit safe in the third with
none out, but was forceq at second by
Nolan, who was pegged oqt iater
when he attempted TO pilfer the sack.
Halt hit for one in the fGHrth after
two were down, but died at first as
H. Purcell smotAared Davis high fly,
jackson without the sid Of hit
had her frat opportunity Of scoring
in the second ipRing. Halt bunted
and was safe when Baker threw low
to Fuller, avis sacrificed froHp psber- |
ry to Fuller, and Halt went to second, |
Veazie hit to Deberry and was out at
first, Halt gonig to third Manager
Timothy faced Deberry long enough
to hit at three without touching them,
and Joe was out of that hole. The Wis
itors first run came in the fifth, Yea
zie first pp hit one to right that it
looked as if H. FureeH could have got
ten with little more effoFt, but the
ball hit the ground for a safety and
bounded past the outfielder, Heazie
pulling up at second, Baker then let
a wide one get by, and Vea2ie went
to third, Murchison hit a long one to
Langnaham, and Veazie scored before /
the ball could be returned to the
piate. Moore and Nolan were easy
outs, but the damage had been done.
Slater and untz singled in success
sion in the sixth with one eut hut
were unable to advance. The last
Jackson run came in the seventh |
without hit to help things along. 4
Nolan got in the way of a curve and I
was giyea q trip to first, Lenoir sac
rificed and Nolan weht TO second, Sla-i
ire hit high one to right aad II,
Purcell muffed it, Slater going to
,hird, Slater scored on Untz tap to L
Fuller, Halt forced Untz at second n
md Davis hit to Deberry for the last L
nut.
Murchison hit three sagger in the
linth, but died at third as Debeffy
AIMED Moore and Nolan went out j
rom McDuff to Fuller. G
The locals had several opportuni-
les to seofs. but with men on bases CT
he locals bats became very idle in M
eed. In the second Stevenson first s,
D hit safe, and went to second when kt
ritz got safe on Jackson's infield bl
,ix up. Baker sacrificed and Steve B.
nd Critz moved up peg, s. Purcell 49,
tempted the squeeze play, but the NJ
all rolled too far and Stevenson was pi
ut at the plate, Langnahaf1 famed nj
" the last out. H. Purcell started
,e fourth with single, but was
,ubled off first when Moore SHARED
tevenson's pop up and threw to Halt @,
fore Purcell could get back, Critz co,
len got his second hit, clean sin Of
e, but was left at first when Bak-
flew out to center. On
Deberry was safe on an error in the cr
fth and went to second on a passed i
III, but was caught at third In at Inc
mpting to go down on short pass XII
ball. McDuff hit safe in the sixth,
L was out on second on II. PurcelFs rI
,ldefs choice, r., Purcell stole sec /
d, while Stevenson was walking, slo,
t Crit. after fouiing nine cut of daa
{ park feuled one that More caught, Iof
d ended the inning. Baker hit safe che
the seventh with none out, but Muir w;l,
ison famed s. Purcell, and Murray and