The Mena weekly star., 1921-06-23

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 70. Happy Day. 0, Happy Day"
 Which expresses exactly our feel ings late Wednesday afternoon at the conclusion of the second game of the series between Horatio and our owr beloved Travellers. The low descend ing sun shone on a score board which bore these happiness producing ng- ures7 -Horatio. 1; Mena, 6.
 Itlwas the best game of the season on Menafield and was classy snappy contest turnout. George Fletcher, a real Mena boy, and one oi our quiet, we'll hammered and gentle manly athletes, was on the mound for the Travellers and hurled a remarkable game. During the nine innings the valiant Horatioans managed to accu- mnlate just three safe hits. off the young pitcher, one of them beng of the scratch variety. He famed nve but walked nonc
 One of the remarkable features of ahe young collegian's huriing was that exactly 20 men faced him in the nine innings. One man only managed to make the circuit, and one csSsI died on bases. The remaining Zi made the required outs. To accomp- fish this remarkable feat Fletcher re- quired gilt edged support and he cer- tainly got 1t Wednesday p. m. In every inning save two Horatio was retired in I, 2, and order. With only 5 strike outs and no walks and only one man left on bases it will be seen that nearly every one of the vis- itors hit the ball, but to the glory and credit of Fletcher's teammates it must be said that when a Horatioan did hit it. there was a Traveller wait ing to nab it. Only three out of 24 hits got away, only three out of 29 batters reached first base.
 Aside from Fletcher's clever twirl- ing, and the high class support given him. the feature of the game was the batting of Catcher King The Texas hoy certainly shakes wicked bat and he added more stars to his crown Wednesday by slamming the ole horsehide when the slamming was needed
 Barring two bad innings the visit ors played good ball and their big hurler Sanford would have brought about closer game had his support been better. Sanford is credited with six strikeouts and pair of walks. Seven hits, one a scratch, are chalked up against him.
 The task of umpiring the game, never a pleasant one. devolved upon Jack Steel of Mena and l.. o. Shull of Horatio, who alternated innings between the plate and field. The work of both was satisfactory and MT. Shull, who by the way is mayor of Horati0, was complimented by the lo- cal fans for his fair judging.
 Neither team scored until the fifth. Fletcher hit Mena's first safe one in the second frame. Morrow hit one in the third. Fletcher slammed out an other in the fourth but none could make the circuit. Cooksey got Hora- tio's first hit in the fourth, when he sent one to Lynch at short that was too hard to handle.
 Horatio's lone score came in the fifth ard was earned Hooper started it by hitting cleanly into right and making second. ShuIl sent him to third with a sacrifice Woods to Burtch, and the little third sacker scored on Dickerson's sacrifice via the same route. Vassar poled one to Fletcher and was an easy out to first.
 To the high school section of the Travellers goes credit for starting the tallying. Townsend hit squarely thru second, Romine failing to get the ball, permitting "Wallyn to be credited with one of the scratchy kind. San ford tried to catch "Wally' mapping at first and on the third try did get him outside the zone of safety. Real initial sack, the fleet footed high schooler hotfooted for second and when Romine let Shull's throw go by, beat it to third. The throw to Hooper was wide and "Wallyn kept on to- wards home reaching the rubber by q close shave, according to the decision by Ump Steel.
 The daring and lucky maneuvering of Townsend shook up the morale of the visitors, for Ford was safe when the usually reliable Dickerson juggled one at short. Wood hunted and beat 1t out. Lynch sacrificed and Ford went to third. Morrow hit to short and Ford came home being declared safe on the ground that Cooksey didn't tag him in time. Reeves was out on high fly to center. With two men on and two gone, King slammed liner against the left field fence and Wood and Morrow scored. King died at the midway station when Fletcher went out Dickerson to Shull.
 In the seventh Mena increased the score by another pair and called it 2 day. Wood hit to right and the ball rolled and bounced ofi the rough ground long enough for him to reach third. Lynch was given pass and SC was Reeves. filling the sacks. The mighty King came up again and he refused to be walked With three balls on him, he reached over his head after one and slammed 1t into left garden letting Wood and Lynch score. Fletcher lifted hard one tc center which Vassar got, after 2 pretty run. Burtch made the ina out to Sanford.
 Snuff made the third hit for Horatis n the eighth, but after Dickerson hat famed. Vassar hit into pretty double play, Wood to Lynch to Burtch. IT the final innings neither team coult hit the ball outside the infeid.
 The series ended this aftrnoon Evans, the Arkansas college hurler who pitched the opener was slated t, perform comeback against tn. Travellers.
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