The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-16
BROOKHAVEN BALL
TEAM BEST IN STATE
Won As Games, Lost 15--Many
Players Going Into Fast
er Company.

bFOOkHaVenS IlSL Oh DIlIllhh'
achievements -and the list is lengthy
lis handsomely head-lined by the
glorious record of its 1922 baseball
team. No past year has ever pro-
! duced season of baseball in Brook
haven wherein a team of more ca
pable players on the diamond or more
gentlemanly fellows to have in our
homes, represented our city. It's
doubtful, indeed, If the future will
materialize a duplicate.
Brookhaven should be-and is -
proud of its team and proud OF It's
record of cleanly gained victories
But prouder yet should Brookhaven
be of the individual units of its
team; and yet still prouder of the
civic spirit and social atmosphere
that attracted and held only those
players of sufficient high character
and breeding who could feel natural
and at ease in environment where
the moral tone and social plane ap-
peal only to the best.
Praising the officials of the Brook
haven Baseball Association is like
trying to paint the lily or finding a
superlative for perfect.
J. w. McGrath, president of the
baseball association is most prom
inent figure in the business and So
cial circles of Mississippi and Lou
isiana. Bear hunting with IT.
vim Cobb and other worldwide
celebrities is ordinary diversion
for Mr.. McGrath; hobnobbing
with world-famed Thespians at the
exclusive Lambs Club in New York
is common matter with him. And
yet he is more enthused over. enter
| tanning members of Brookhaven' s
baseball team and looking after the
welfare of the players than he'd be
in banqueting with royalty.
Sheriff r. c. Applewhite-"Uncle
Bob" to the players-is pal, parent,
and provider to every man on the
team, looking after the boys off the
diamond as well as on the playing
field.
Ed Guess has neglected his cloth
ing business in order that he might
give of his time and attention to the
interest of the baseball team.
Bully" Mayfield has deserted his
pool parlors for days at a time to
look after the needs of the boys on
distant trips.
Pat" Farrell has waved care
free hand at his ice cream factory
and gone gladly forth with the team
in enemy territory on more than one
occasion.
T. c. Brister has burned much oi
his own oil far beyond the midnight
hour trying to catch up with neglect
ed personal affairs discarded in day
time to attend to baseball matters.
M. R. "Si' Powers has been o.
more help and assistance than many
of the fans have suspected, will
suggestions to the other directors
words of encouragement and advice
! to the players with an understanding
and sympathy the boys have great!
appreciated.
To mention the fans, business an(
i professional men and all others whC
have aided in making the season sucl
a success would be to name ever!
man, woman and child in the com
munity. No other city in the worlC
has ever been so ever ready and cage
to respond to every call, from dig
ging in their pockets for the where
with to finance the team to chipping
in for funds to entertain the boys
as Brookhaven. The city is absolute
d ly in class by itself. And no otheI
city on Gods green globe can boas
of such an abundance of young ant
fascinating femininity, as well a
/ attractive matrons, with their loya
roofing and unwavering support o
i the Brookhaven team, that has beel
/ shown throughout the entire season
i And the team? No nicer aggre
cation of players were ever assem-
bled on ball field than the men un
der Manager Hamilton Fish. TAX
them separately or collectively AM
they will loom above the ayerag
baseball player OF ball team like M.
Shasta looms above the little hills o
II Siskyou. The season opened witt
Ham Fish,, Charley Miller, f. A. Hol
lingsworth, Stick Williams, Bucl
Jones, Tony Weeks, Joe Untz, Glen
Eos, Pete Castaing, Eric Eckardt
4 Tom Cupit. The same men are her
now, with the exception of few
and to them have been added Calvil
Barbour, "Slim" Magers, Smiling
Vardaman, "Pole" Jenkins, Flash
Hunnicutt. A few others lingere
for short while but found the go
, ing too swift.
, Each day brings offers from leagu
! clubs for some of our Brookhavel
; players. These offers were, in tn
: main, ignored during the mid-season
, but now that our season Is fas
} drawing to close, some of the boy
: are leaving for clubs where the sea
] son will be much longer.
: Joe Untz has departed for Nash
Vile; Tony Weeks reports today t
: Chattanooga; Pete Castaing has bee
with Jackson for some time.
Eos and Magers are going up mex
year. A Cleveland scout has arrang
led for these two to go with tn
Cleveland Club on its spring trainin
: trip next April, and has also prom
: ised each season in class "A" Q
class "B'' company in 1923. Friend
of Eos and l1agers are sorry to knol
they will not be back with us mex
year, but ale glad the boys will &c
, their chance in the big circuits.
: The Brookhaven team of 1872
I made a wonderful record. To dat
: the boys have won As games and los
Is, for an average of $50. In othe
; words the Brookhaven team has wo
2 three times as many games as the
have lost. They broke fifty-hfty !
hgames with organized ball, losing tw
to Chattanooga of the Souther
League and beating. Jackson an
: Greenville Of the Cotton States Gil
I cult.