The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-01

Will take It. 1t is not the intention ol
this column to criticize, but i'll view
Of the fact that a quintet OF games
went on the wrong side of the ledger
last week we are going to take Just
one little step in that direction. Our
PLAYERS are too much for themselves;
by that we mean each player feels
his own importance just little too
much, rather than the importance OF
the team winning a game. We do not
mean every player, the fans know who
we are referring to as well as the
players themselves. Boys, from now
on let's all get i'll and make these two
last weeks the best of the year. Let's
cut out so much beefing on the bench
and use that energy toward subju-
eating the opposing club. Let's go
down to Fitzgerald the last of the
week and bring home the bacon.
The locals made a disastrous jour
ney to Moultrie last week, losing ev-
cry game played on the Colquitt coun-
ty diamond. 1t seemed that the Daw-
sonites could not get going in either
game PLAYED. Sullivan lost the first al
fair to O. the big boy giving up but
two hits; these, coupled with some in
opportune errors, gave the Packers
their brace of tallies, one OF which
would have been enough to best us,
since we took on coat OF kalsomlne
applied by Lefty Swami.
The second contest still went the
wrong way when the Dawsonites
we're taken in camp to the tune OF 5
to 2. Tanner performed in a creditable
weak on attack. Rainey, who was easy
meat down in Triton earlier in the
season, revenged himself in this start
and was practically invincible.
On the last day the score was even
larger against US, and Moultrle made
it three straights this time by score
of six to three. Holland and Brown
twirled for Dawson, while Minchew
dished EN- up for the Packers
Thursday, smarting with the three
successive defeats at the hands OF
Moultrie, the locals returned home to
do battle with the fast flying Fltz-
gerald crew. Much to the surprise OF
everybody but the visitors umpire the
game went against us, also This time
one to nothing. Red Willis hurled tor
Fitzgerald, and the correspondence
school lad had evidently taken anoth-
er course since he pastimed on the
local lot. He pitched with an ease and
precision that was beautiful to see and
aided immeasureably by Umpire Ora
ham, who later in the series turned
out to be rabid Fitzgerald rooter,
Red got away with shut out. But
aside from the bum u1npiring the
blushinp haired lad was really good;
he was out there every minute play
ing his best and deserved to win. Sui
Ivan, on the other hand though fan
ming twelve men was not at his best.
Probably Graham worried him. Any
wav. we will leave it to that. Whitley,
who was once signed by the locals,
was directly responsible for the vls1-
tors lonely tally. 1t was truly day
for the Dawson castotts.
The next day old Stats Foster, aged
and worn gray in the strife OF battle
in the days of the veteran Knlcker--
bockers, who played the first game OF
baseball set the locals down again. In
ming after inning the veteran tW1rler
would stroke his long beard, throw
three balls over for three outs then
with the aid of his great grand-chlld
hobble painfully over to the visitors
bench. 1t was truly sight worth see
ing. The strong and vigorous Dawson
gladiators after trying vainly to con-
meet with the senile slants OF the an
cient Foster would return sorrowtully
to the bench shaking their young
beans in dismay and casting amazed
glances at the old twirler. The final
score was to 6. After the game was
over the veteran was so overJoyed. at
winning a game that he did few
painful steps of jig that savored OF
revolutionary times. In fact the oldest
inhabitant OF the county was just able
to remember after two or three starts
when Stats won his last game.