Williams news., 1922-07-21
BASEBALL

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 easy double play. The side
 was afterwards retired without
 further scoring. Kingman got
 one more in the eighth, which
 also was of the fiuke nature.
 Things happened in the fifth.
 To begin with, McMillan who had made a wonderful catch in
 the fourth, got the first hit for
 Kingman. It was clean
 single, but in trying to stretch
 it, was caught at second and in
 sliding into the base turned his
 ankle and had to be assisted off the field. Clark came to bat
 and sent a hard hit line fly to
 short right. No one thought
 Hood could possibly get to it.
 but he made a dive for the ball
 and came up with it on the run
 Then Shill furnished a sensation
 by doing something he had not
 done before this year-he struck out. A funny thing
 happened in the seventh. Simp-
 kins got caught off third by a
 quick throw from Abie Bale.
 Immediately the whole King
 man team with the exception of
 first baseman Smith and right fielder Clark were on the third
 base line. How anyone could
 ever escape being run down by that bunch was mystery, but Simpkins lodged back and forth until he worked the foot
 ball formation near to third base, and, observing that Able Bale was out of line ard home unprotected, he eluded Lloyd. Reed and Lucero, and made a safe dash for the plate.
 The onesidedness of the score does not give an idea of the game itself. There were any number of really fine base ball stunts pulled off. For in- stance it was worth the price of admission to have seen Harry l Sclman nab a hard hit ground | CT with one hand almost over second base, turn and make a perfect throw to first almost in time to catch the runner. It | was a close play, but the won der was that Selman ever got | his hands on the ball at all.
 And speaking of Harry Sel- man. It was his last game in a uniform of the home club, for he left last Monday for his new home in San Bernardino, Cal ifornia. It is safe to say that | no player that ever wore a Will | Hams uniform enjoyed more true friendship and genuine ad- miration as a ball player with the rank and file of Williams fans that does this hardwork- ing brilliant, conscientious play CT. He long since gained an enviable place in the hearts of our baseball public by his more than average ability in any po- sition he was called upon to fill. As a third baseman he has no superior in amateur ranks, and the great wonder to his friends has been that he has not tried to enter the professional ranks. There is little, if any, question but that he could easily make good. He is more than an average pitcher, more than an average fielder more than an average batter. and more than an average ball player where ever he may be placed-except at third base, where he is in class by himself among anna ( teurs. His many friends in { bid him farewell with ] regret, and wish him all the l success imaginable in his new home.
 True the loss of Harry Sel- 7 man is a severe one, but did you ( observe who was on third last t and how he handled the t only chances that came his way I "a gentleman by the name of T Dunn? Don't worry, fans, third is like Bre'r Rabbit who was thrown back in the briar where he was z born, raised and started. With : Proctor and Simpkins working ' behind the bat, Cooke back at 2 short, and Hood over in right, ' what's to worry about? '
 Next week Cooke will be without his limp. Did you see him run out that hit in the T ninth? It's soon going to z again read Cooke to Allen to .