The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-07-23
GIANTS CRAB THREE OUT OF FOUR GAMES
WICHITA FALLS BLACK PUDDERS DROPPED THREE
TO LOCALS BUT MADE THEM HUSTLE TO DO IT. Wis
TORS PUT UP A STRONG AND DEFENSIVE FIGHT
HOME GUARDS NOW MAKING A SOUTHERN INVASION


played games on local heath here,
this ana last week, the Dallas
Black Giants snatched three games
out OF the fire in a red hot ninth
inning Garrison finish from the
fighting Black Spudders OF Wichita
Falls.
The Spuds put up stiff argu-
ment In each of their battles and
made the fast travelling tribe Of
Black Giants extend themselves and
fight 10 the ditch In Saturday, Sum
day and Mondays games.
The opening game Saturday was
repiete with many brilliant features.
Reed, the mlget hurler Of the visitors
hurting staff pitched brilliant
brand Of base ball, holding the
Giants runless for three rounds. In
this round the visitors gained a one
run lead and the Giants came back
IN their half OF the fourth ana
tied the count: the visitors got TO
Baker in 9Th and batted in three
runs and gave them a lead Of three
runs and gave them lead OF three
runs. Baker was derricked and
Martin took up the yoke and worked
three innings and gave away In
last half Of seventh to Daniels who
bntted for him.
Davy Johnson, our manager bat
ted for Leslie Jones in the 9th ana
paved the way for Giant rally by
smashing the apple for triple that
bumped into left center fence.
Shanks, next man up, polled q single
over short, johnson romped home
with the tieing run. Shanks IN
meantime swiped second, big Fred
Daniels graced the pan and hit the
pellet for a line drive over second
out OF the reach OF the infield send
ing home first baseman Shanks.
with the winning run and the game
went up TO 4 In favor OF the To-
calls.
Hicks and Bell were the aces in
Sundays first bout. Hicks getting
the best OF the breaks The visitors
Iambasted Bell for three doubles
and a triple. The Giants were slow
In solving the mysteries Of pitcher
Hicks slow and fast balls. In the
great finish that followed the visit
tors won In the ninth 6 to 4,
Second Game.
II. Reed, the Wichita Speed Mer-
chant, wh0 pitched on Saturday
ASKED for another crack at the
Giants, well he got it. He had 'em
going for a while but could not
hold 'em. He had the Goliaths eat
ing out OF his hand until the last
Of the fourth at which time they
broke through his defense and even
ed up the count; both clubs tally
IN the sixth, and the scores we're
still tied; the visitors failing to-
count in the seventh. and the fire
works started in local camp with
Richardson starting the rumpus with
single. Goodrich duplicated adj
vancing Richardson to second Bar
nett mlsjudged i. williams long
fly which went for two sacks scor-
ing Richardson and Goodrich with |
the winning runs while big Fred
Daniels was holding down the Spud-
der wrecking crew. the Giants heavy /
artillery was battering In the Spud-
der's pitching defence which crack
ed at an opportune time and yield
ing victory Of to 3
Mondays Game.
pitcher. Miller for the visitors
started put strong In Mondays
game and was apparently destined to
AXE the Giants into camp, but q
large bach Of errors behind him
made the going an up hill fight.
Martin started for Dallas, but show
ed signs OF weakeness In the 9Th.
He pitched nice game up until
that time. Richardson was sent into
rescue him and succeeded in hold
inR the spuds in check.
Hamilton'B local short starred
with the stick out Of three trips to
The plate. got two triples and single
ard thus batted one thousand. The
scores.
End Game Sunday.
Falls 200 Oof O--S 5 3
Dallas 1000 201 2-5 6, ia
Batteries: H. Reed and Bagsby;
Martin. Shanks and Williams.
Umpire; Lewis.
Mondays Game. h
Falls ...-oOl Oo1 1O1--
10 8
Dallas ..100 1O4 12x-
. IL 9 ii
Batteries: Mi er and Ivory: Mar
in. Richardson and Williams.
Umpire: Lewis.
The Giants left Thursday for
South Texas. They viii play at
Iouston Galveston and Beaumont. !
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First Game sunday