The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-07-09
Base Ball And. Other Sports
SATURDAY MARKS OPENING OF CRAB ENGAGEMENT
DOUBLE BILL SUNDAY; STEEL ARM" TO FACE LEFTY
BELL ON MOUND.
Edited by J. ALBA AUSTIN


Just returning from Wichita
Falls. where they played five games
and winning four of them from the
Spudders, the hefty tribe of Giants
blew in Wednesday morning looking
fit as fiddle.
Each member of the squad wore
a smile OF satisfaction on his face
and was heard to remark that the
Old Giant machine has at last
rounded into shape and can now be
relied upon in the most crucial
test
The pitchers are going great, in
Bell, Baker, Martin and Daniels,
Whitaker and Pryor have quar-
tet OF hurlers that will compare IA
yorabiy with any of the big time
clubs. Baker and Martin are
youngsters and were stars on Col
lege teams before signing contracts
to play their first professional en-
gagement with the Dallas Black
Giants. Bell is a left handler and
is called the second Dave Brown,
played his first professional base
ball In 1920. Big Fred Daniel We
teran right handler and one OF the
managers OF the Giants hurting
staff rounds out a quartet Of film
gers much to the favor Of many.
Joe Goodrich is back at third and
"Georgetown" our new catcher TO
relieve Son Richardson in the catch
ing department who can jump in at
any time and pitch llke-a-house-a
fire; or fit in some where at sec
ond or short makes manager Dave
Johnson's gang look like a hundred
and fifty thousand dollar out fit.
The outer garden looks sweet
with Harris and the two Joneses.
Reuben Jones is a slugger. this old
bird swings q wicked willow and
can always be relied upon to par
alize the ball at a nom ents notice.
Harris Is fast on foot and Is nasty
on paths. He IS also a consistent
hitter. l.. Jones. center, gardner
is fast on foot and is brilliant fly
chaser. The gang Ia ready for the
crab engagement which begins Ito
day Saturday, July 0.
Sundays bill will be a twin af-
fair both clubs will snatch from the
bull pen their trump card of the
pitchers deck to man the fracas.
"Steel-Arm Johnny" big left
handler and pride Of the Island City
fans and Lefty Bell Of the local
stable will oppose each other on
the mound in the first tilt. II ap-
pears to the writer that IN the
meeting of these two left handlers
there will be n grewsome battle
pitched.
The Sand Crabs are also going
like a house-a-fire and and with
Galveston going like she is under a
July sun and the Giant tribe going
at top speed Some classy bits Of
base ball is likely to be seen in
the coming contests.
The Sand Crabs will complete
their engagement here with Mon
days game which will be called at
a o'clock.
Results OF Games Played During
last Week Reported TO this Of
flee.
(Some games have not been Off
cially reported and do not appear
in the per centage column.
July 2.
Dallas at Wichita Falls, IA; Bat
teries: Martin and Williams; Reed
and Ivory.
July 3.
Dallas at Wichita Falls, 3-4; Bat
teries: Daniels and Richardson;
Ivory. Miller, Jones, Hicks.
July 4.
Dallas at Wichita Falls, 1876; Bat.
teries Baker and Richardson; Hud-
son and Lewis.
July A (2nd Game)
Dallas at Wichita Falls. 10; Bat
teries Martin and Richardson; Reed
and Furnace.
July 8.
Dallas at Wichita Falls, 9-6; Bat
teries: Baggsby and Furnace; Jazz
mond and Darlington; Davis and
Gee.