The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-01
Dust From, The Diamond
By Blake Morgan

Dawson took the opening game
of the series from Camp Benning here
Monday afternoon by score of 10
to 2. The game was listless and I'M
interesting, but it is reported that the
soldiers will be augmented by anoth-
er bunch of players here Tuesday and
the game will then doubtless prove
very close and entertaining. The Wis
'itors were hardly in trim after the
ride here from the camp in trucks and
should play better ball the remaining
games OF the series.
ss'Moultrie Lay Down.
Moultrie played us for a bunch of
suckers and, as usual, we lost. After
every assurance in the world that they
would give us a return series here this
week they announce that it is impos-
sible for them to come as they have
a series with Arlington. For time
the officers of the club here could hear
nothing from them; they refused to
answer the phone and pulled such
stunts as that. 1t is amazing that a
town of Moultrie's standing could have
such a bunch of crooks in charge OF
their baseball team. After we go there
and play three games i'll their own
back yard they refuse to return the
series. and with no reason whatever.
Now comes our friend Arlington,
headed by Col. Bob Bostwick, and
Uncle Bob is an honorable man, stat
ing that they have never heard OF
such a dirty deal as the one Moultrie
pulled on us; but the next thing we
hear is that Arlington is playing Moul-
trie these same three days, in fact,
aiding and abetting them in such a
nefarious deal. There is only one
thing to it, we play Arlington again,
on those three days let every man,
woman and child who has any interest
whatsoever in clean sport come to the
games and root their level best against
Arlington; let the officers OF the club
not daily around until the day before
the series begins, but start now to get
some new blood in the team, especially
pitchers, not players who are so i'm
bued with their own Importance but
PLAYERS who really will infuSe the
grand stand with their own desire to
win. Our hopes are now pointed to-
ward the Albany and Arlington series.
80 lar the season HASH DCNIl SUN al
artistic triumph, but let's all get set
for those two last series and wind up
the baseball year in blaze OF glory.
Tanner Breaks Leg.
Gordon Tanner broke his leg in the
second Fitzgerald game, The little
southpaw was trying to slide into sec
ond on a close play and his spikes
caught in the bag. This youngster is
the type of ball player who is always
in the game and is always trying his
best. We have never heard HIM re-
prove. even in the mildest manner,
one OF his team mates who happened
to make a misplay behind him and
he has had more cause to kick against
his support than any other twrrler on
the local club. Here's hoping his leg
gets back into the best shape IN the
least possible time, and that he Will
pitch the first game Of baseball on
the local diamond in 1928.
No Team Work.
Bill Cox is still furnishing the old
apple. and as a result his average is
still on the ascendancy. Bill is great
little ball player and usually gets one
in the pinch and what is vastly best
about him he doesn't make every move
with view to how the grandstand