The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-16
LOCAL BALL BOYS
HAVE A GOOD WEEK
SEVERAL OF THE BEST GAMES
OF SEASON ARE SEEN ARL-
INGTON A VICTIM.

The Dawson ball club begun the
past week by taking the first game
from Arlington here on Monday by a
score of 3 to |. Lanier twirled master
full ball for the locals, keeping the Wis
itors' hits scattered and was invinci-
bic in the pinches. Luther Bloodworth,
formerly of Mercer university, work.
ed for the visitors, and he also pitched
good brand of ball. Both mounds
men allowed eight hits each and La
nier retired seven of the Arlington
lads, while only three of the locals
were victims of Bloodworth by this
method. The home club had only one
error registered against them, while
the Arlington boys had several costly
ones charged against them. Batteries
Dawson: Lanier and Palmacino; Arl-
ington: Bloodworth and Clements
Umpires: Worrill and Perry.
The second game OF the week, play
ed on Tuesday at Baldwin park, was
also victory for the home club, who
defeated the Colquitt aggregation in a
slow and uninteresting game by a
score of II to 2. Jenkins performed
mound work for Dawson with Palma
cino receiving, while Stapleton worked
for the Colquitt club with Galloway
catching. The game was featurelesS
with the exception of the heavy hit
ting on the part of the locals and
sensational catch of a foul ball by Pal
macino.
Umpire Plays Well.
Dawson visited Arlington on Wed
nesday and lost there by score of 3 to
2 in favor of the umpire, his decisions,
it is alleged, being unfair in many
stages of the game, which promised to
be a good one. The game was hotly
contested the Arlington club winning
in the ninth when Thrasher fouled to
deep right, and took circuit trip
which was called fair. From all reports
the Calhoun fans were determined to
have the game, and prepared to take
it at any cost, the bad decisions, it is
charged, being used in the final frame.
Moody allowed only seven hits and
caused seventeen men to Whit the
ozone, while Holland gave up five hits
and struck out thirteen men. Moody
had the edge on his opponent, but
fought in vain the unfair decisions.
Hafele and Pinkston featured in the
field for the Dawsonians, while Glenn
ents was the hitting star for the Arl-
ington. club. The game stood tie I'M
til the ''fluke" homer in the last inning
by Thrasher for the Calhoun aggrega-
ton. Batteries-Dawson: Moody and
Palmacino; Arlington: Holland and
Clements. Umpire: Bostwick.
Dawson defeated the Clio (Ala.)
club here on Thursday in an excellent
game of ball by score of to 0, this
being considered one of the very best
games of ball played here this season.
Dawson's lone score was registered i'll
the ninth, the game being scoreless un-
til this stage of the battle. Harris for
Dawson allowed but two hits and
struck out ten men, while McCrea for
/, the visitors also pitched excellent ball.
Jackson for the visitors made a sensa-
tional shoe-string catch off Hammack' S
willow in the fourth frame, while Ha-
y fe1e featured for the locals in the ninth
, with a sensational catch off Flowers
bat that halted the rally of the Alaba-
mians. Batteries-Dawson: Harris and
f. Pinkston; Clio: McCrea and Ma
honey. Umpire: Whitaker.
Fine Game With Eufaula.
The locals lost to Eufaula here at
Baldwin park on Friday in hard
fought battle, ten-inning affair by a
2 score of 2 to l. Dan Hammack for
Dawson allowed but two hits in nine
frames and retired ten men by the
= strike-out route.
: Morris for the Alabamians was also
in excellent form, tanning eleven men
| but allowing six hits. "Bevo" Webb,
l formerly of Georgia Tech, was the bat
ting star for the locals, securing two
: hits out of three times up and scoring
t one of the runs. Hammack should have
had shut-out placed to his credit An
Z error on the, locals inheld on ground
ball in the fourth inning let in the
visitors lone run after the Dawsonians
{ had registered their only tally in the
second Harris and Hafele featured
for the locals, while Knight was the
fielding star for the Eufaula club.
Evans was the hitting star for the Wis
itors, taking two safeties, one of which
broke up the battle. Batteries-Daw-
son: Hammack and E. Pinkston; Eu-
faula: Morris and Kimball. EMPIRES.
Worrill and Perry.