The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-03-24
The Latta High School Ball Team

Inc Latta High School baseball
team met few weeks ago and elect
eo the following officers for the pres-
ent season: Wade Mcmillan for can
tain and T. c. Bailey for manager
ihey could not have found two better
ooys In the whole state for these pos
ltions. Enough for these sterling
youths for the present. "Citizens of
Latta this Is to you, each and eyery
one. rms team does not belong to the
i1ish School. No it doesn't belong to
inc school at all, but it is your team.
IL oeIongs to you, to each and every
ohe OF you. What are you going TO
make IL! Are you going TO sit idly by
ana let II go lacking. l don't think
'hat You are. Wouldn't you like for
your school to get back it's place i'm
oaseoall that it once held? Wouldn't
you ike to have the best team in
tne Fee Dee section? Yes, in the
Whole state? Well it simply can't do
1t unless you make it so. How can
YOU did you say? Simply by support
ing your team. When a representa-
i've comes around and asks for help
what are you going to do? When we
nave a game on the campus, couldn't
you close down your business about
one dull afternoon a week and go OH
ana give them your support? These
boys are putting their time and every
cent or money they can get to put
you lyes you) out a good team.
Ladies, this is for you too. You
are voting citizens of Latta now so
bring your husbands out to see your
son participate in clean game of
athletics. Or If you are not fortunate
enough to have son on the team,
inst come out and help the neigh
bors. The team Is very fortunate in
having every COY of last years team
back with the exception of Lacy John
con. You know each player by repu-
, tah"0 "fth tHe exception of two or
,AT,5. hut q word about them here
would no z DC amiss. Wade is the boy
thai : right there with the goods and
Is found in every play that comes
anywhere near his territory and in
batting he is among the tops. There
is It. c., the fast third baseman who
played ball all of last year, and who
topped the climax by knocking a
homer against the swift Marion
pitchers last year which tied the
score. We expect some real baseball
from these two lads this year Then
there is Jack the all round boy who
catches, pitches and even holds sec
cnd base like an old Lacquer. He won
fame last year as captain, by batting
and pitching his boys to victory over
that puzzling Marion team. He will
probably hit the pill for us this year,
being relieved occasionally. He is
known as the boy that can't be rat
tied winning or losing. He sticks to
his lob. Then there is that long, gan
ky, lean boy better known among his
admirers as "Slim Kirby Touts" or
most any other name so long as you
don't rub him wrong way call him.
for he doesn't care. He is the boy
that is at home at every game for he
is holding down the home plate this
year. John s., We are expecting you
/ to catch more strikes and fowls this
year than all the other boys put to-
gether. Then there is Tracey who
makes a Chinese puzzle out Of him
self everytime he goes at a ball, but
instantly we hear the glad tidings
floating through the air from the UNI
pire saving you're out" for Tracey
generally puts himsel in the way Of
the ball and only about one out Of
a 1000 ever goes by. He holds down
frs. base'as you know. Then there is
the little red headed lad on second
who bushes every time he puts out
runner for he knows how 1t feels
to be put out himself In fact he is
5lushing continually for he has the
habit OF putting q fellow out when
that fellow wants tosbe safe. He Is al
70 catcher who no one Is ashamed
OF, and too he is breezing out as a
I pitcher this year. We are all watch
Ing your blushes this year Ira. Then
there is Carl who likes to play near
the girls court which is right field.
He Is the boy who stands up with his
arms folded kind Of indifferent like
when ball is hit away up nearly out
OF sight which looks like a homer
with three on, till the ball hits "ker-
spat" In his glove. You are out. The
game is over. The score to 3 Latta.
Then there is Duncan who is the CEN
ter OF attraction. mean he plays CEN
ter field. He Is the little bog of the
team but that Is nothing against him
for he can't help II. He has been
growing lots since last year and he lie
doing his best to grow some more.
Oh no not In stature but in baseball.
He saved some hard looking balls
last year and we are expecting some
good work from him this year. Then
comes the new boy in left field. We
can't say much about him for we
don't know much about him but what
we do know sounds mighty good to
us. He plays out in the cotton field
and from the way he hollars some.
times you don't know whether he Is
playing real baseball or cotton field