The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-07-31
(Bv VIM. P. Greene, Jr.)

(By VIM. L. Greene, Jr.)
Abbeville won one of the most
exciting games of the season Friday
from Greenwood by rallies in the
fifth and ninth. By beating this game
lAbbeville won three straight games,
a thing which the team has not done
before this season.
Payne Henderson, the Greenwood
pitcher, was going along smoothly
and was pitching alright ball until
the fifth. He allowed only two hits in
the first four innings. In the fifth
he walked Scoggins, then hit Allen,
pitcher for Abbeville on the head
knocking him out for the rest of the
game. The next man up, E. Gallo
way was also walked. The injury to
Allen somewhat ~unsteadied the pitch
err, causing him to lose control. He
asked to be relieved and Manager
Henderson sent Ethridge in.
With the sacks drunk Ethridge
began we'll by striking out R. Gal
loway but he had not reckoned with
Reames, the mighty, who was up
next. Undertaking to throw n OF
his fast ones past Reames, the pitch
er found his mistake, because
Reames planted the apple safely in
left field for three bases bringing
three runs. Abbeville scored one in
the next frame, and then did nothing
until the ninth.
Kennedy, who took Aliens place
in the box, opened the ninth by a
double to left center. Brownlee hit
for E. Galloway and knocked a long
fly to right which the fielder appro-
priated. Galloway R. then hit one
just inside the first base line for
two bases scoring Kennedy and ty-
ing the score. Again the mighty
Reames appeared at the plate and
slapped another one into left center
scoring Galloway, R. and winning
the old ball game for Abbeville.
The hitting of Reames and Gallo
way, R. featured the game for Alb
beville, Reames' two triplets were
the main factors of Abbeville's vic
tory. Galloway R. secured two dou-
bies, the last one bringing in the
tying run. The fielding features of
the game were contributed by Brad
ley, of Greenwood, and E. Galloway,
of Abbeville. Bradley robbed three
Abbeville men of doubles. Bob Gal
loway had a bad day in the field.
The ball took some bad hops for
him. Livingston and Mitchell of
Greenwood each knocked a triple off
Allen.
Kennedy, who took Aliens place
in the box when the latter vas in
jured, pitched as good exhibition Of
base ball as has been seen here this
year. He let Greenwood down with
one hit, and this was a scratch hit
by Shealy.
The fact that he was the occasion,
because he was not the cause, of
Aliens injury evidently got on the
nerves of Pitcher Payne Henderson.
The fact that it worried him to be
even the innocent cause of injury
to another player is evidence that he
is a gentleman and a true sportsman.
Henderson was pitching a fine game
against Abbeville and had he kept
the pace set in the early innings he
would no doubt have won his game.
Nobody regretted the injury to AL
len as much as he did. AS Josh Ash
ley used to say, "We all love him"
for the way in which he behaved.
Box score:
GREENWOOD ABB R. H. Pc A E
Leaman, 2b. 49, 5 0 0 3 3 0
Bradley, If. - 4 0 0 4 0 0
Livingston, C. - 5 2 1 2 o o
Stewart, 3b. - 5 0 1 3 8 2
Davis, CT. $1,000 4 1 1 2 0 0
Mitchell, IS. 1 1 1 4 0
Monroe, IF. - 8 1 2 2 0 0
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