The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-04-23
LOCAL CLUB STAGES
BIG STREET PARADE
NHONOR OF EVENT
Fl Worth Panthers We're the Opening Attraction; Trim
ming the Giants to The Tune Of II to the Opener Giants
Come Back Strong Sunday Daniels Huls in Fine Form;
Giants Welded the Wicked Willow

The Texas Colored League Base
Ball race formally opened here Sat
urday with TT. Worth Black Pan
Tiers as guests. The occasion was
featured by street parade at high
noon, composing brass band, club
officials. business men, amusement
concerns. fans, players OF both clubs
ali riding in automobiles. The pro-
cession was headed by two police
men, mounted on steeds.
The Giants and Panthers we're on
the field Of battle at 2:15, each
going through light practice work.
The day was cold and uncomfortable
for fans and followers some of whom
were snugly housed in their win
try furs, while others bore the
brunt bare backed.
Play was called at $3.50 p. m.
Judge A. s. Wells. president Of Tex
as Colored League pitched the first
ball and the boys were off.
1t was really too cold for play
the game as II progressed was list
less and Of farce variety.
The Painters hammered local
pitchers to every corner of the lot.
To make a long story short we pre-
sent for your views an itemiZed ac-
couni OF the visitors days doing
twenty hits for total of seven
teen runs tells the whole story. Five
Of the hits were extra base knocks.
Dave johnson was the only local
player to exhibit big league stuff
with the willow out OF times up,
Davy smashed the pellet for three
singles and double. Aside from
poor fielding the local club piled
up large batch of errors. Tank
Stewart held the Giants at his mercy
when he went TO rescue Haines
whom the locals might have de-
feated. Stewart held the local score
less for the entire six innings he
worked. and thus placing the game
for his team mates on ice.
II was big Fred Daniels all the
way Sunday this bird performed in
big league style and held the Pan
Their wrecking crew in the palm of
his hand. After boy had every
thing needed to- win a ball game
Johnny Harris the pitching ace of
the Panther squad was knocked
off the rubber in four rounds, by the
Giants heavy artillery who squared
themselves on the battle field with
proper reinforcement with tears in
their eyes and with the fangs of
defeat-freshly hanging over their
brow from the day before. came
back with vow, that vengeance"
is mind will repay thee; inspired
by this conviction and backed up
by and indomitable will the heavy
willow wielders OF the local tribe
broke through their ancient enemy
line with such crash that the walls
OF their inner and outer defense
crumbled like the mighty forts of
Antwerp before German seige guns.
Harris was derricked again Stew
art came to the rescue, but the To-
cal ponies had even no respect for
him, the boys had their eyes on the
bail all the way and Stewart served
nothing in his repertoire distasteful
20 the Giant hitsmith on this oc-
caslon. ilEbE
Many brilliant features were ex-
hibited during the performance,
The home tribe started scoring
early. Wash Harris lead off man tore
off q double on the first ball pitch
ed. Will Jones scoring Harris with
n single 10 right, Richardson hunted
and In the relay Harris over threw
first base man Jones; VIII Jones,
going 20 Bird and Richardson was
safe at 5irst; r Jones grounded to
Harris; VIII jones starts for home
on the play and Is out in chase;
Gee to Higgins; Richardson. was
out trying to swipe second and thus
the first run OF the game was made.
The visitors scoring their first
run in third round. Johnny Harris
first up tore off a triple that rolled
TO left field fence, and scores on
L. Jones long fly to left. Bailey
flew to v. Harris, Liggins pops to-
In Jones for the final out, one run
Dallas scores again in last half
Of third; v. Harris Walks. w. Jones'
fouls to Gee. Higgins stabbed a lab
eled two Dagger down third base
line for Richardson for the second
out, Reuben Jones uncorked lin
ct 10 uttp CeHleF ICOTiuS 41dITlS,
Williams smashed n safety over
abort Goodrich, grounded out Har-
rfs to Jones. Johnny Harris defense
cracks In last half of round four
and the homelins souzed him for
four runs.
Bruce Fill doubled. Shanks shot
a hot one too hot for Owens 20
handle, Hill dashea for third, Owens
shoots the ball to Bailey and Hill
races back to second. Shanks and
Hill both were safe. (lt was a bone
head play pull by the visitors) Dam
ieis raps out a single, Hill scores
Shanks advancing to third. Daniels
goes to End on the relay; Harris
fouls 20 Gee. w. Jones flies TO Ow-
en-, Richardson survives on Bailey
low throw TO first and clogging the,
bases, Reuben Jones came up with
two out and II rec on Jones smash
I'd one of Harris ben6srs squarely
In Che face for a triple to the ex-
RENE center and cleared the bags, /
scoring Shanks. Daniels and Rich
lrds0n, Williams flies TO owen for
he final out, runs.
win Jones, who was coming into