The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-01
AND
CHRISTIANS IN FINALS.
BY JAS, wHIPPLE.

played an exciting game of ball Tues
day, the Methodists winning tn
game z to 5. The victory thereb.
enabled them to tie the Christians TO
first place in the race for Champion
ship for the second half of the Sun
day School League season, each hav
ing won four games and lost two
This was the final game for these
two teams, but as the Methodists wor
the two teams will play the tie of
in order to decide who are the Cham.
pions.
/ The Christians started the scoring
1 by making two runs in the first
Rogers started the inning by draw
ing a base on balls Rankin then
got an infield hit, Rogers going to
second. Nicely forced Rankin at sec
ond, Rogers taking third on the play.
Rogers scored while Reynolds was
retiring Johnson at first, Nicely going
to third. Carman singled to left,
scoring Nelly. The Methodists then
got those two back in the second. At
ter one was out Massey singled to
right, Woosley singled to center and
when Carman let the ball roll
through him Massey took third and
Woosley second. B. Fry hit to John
,orI af
plate. B. Fry started to steal sec
ond, and when Rankin threw the
ball to center field Woosley scored
and Fry went to third and continued
on home when Carman made wild
throw home The Christians then
added another run to their list in
their half of the second After two
were out Rogers hit line drive to
left center field for three bases and |
scored on Rankin's hit to center |
That was all the scoring until the
sixth when Meadow started the in
ming by a hit to left field Roper
tanned and Meadow stole second
Tanner then singled to center, scor
ng Meadow. The Christians made Il
another in the seventh. Rankin
started by hitting a triple to center
ield. Nicely famed, but Jonakir
missed the third strike, and when he
brew Nicely out at first Rankin
aced home and w. D. Fry returned
he ball for double play, but Jon"
kin dropped it and Rankin was safe
run in the seventh. Massey doubled
o right for his third consecutive hit
nd scored on Woosley's single TO
enter. The Methodists then made
our in the eight. Chas. Reynolds
tarted the inning with a single to /
enter. Rogers let Keiser's grounder
o through him and Reynolds went
D third. Keiser was out stealing
.ankin to Rogers. R. Reynolds hit
, Meadow, who attempted to get
has. Reynolds at the plate, but
brew the ball in the dirt and the
lnners were safe all around. JON
kin then singled to left, r. Rey
olds stopping at second. w. D. Fry
it line drive to left field that took
bad bounce and went for a triplet, II
;oring R. Reynolds and Jonakin.
[eadow let Halves grounder go II
lrough him, w. d. Fry scoring. II
ogers then fumbled Massey's II
rounder, Halves stopping at second. II
Ioosley forced Massey at second, II
-awes going to third. When Ran
in pretended he was going to throw II
, second to get Woosley Halves
.arted home and got in chase and :
as out, Rankin to Johnson to Mead :
W to Rankin. The Christians threat e
ned in the ninth, but could not p
core as Nicely and Johnson could not r
onnect with the ball, thereby leay- t
lg Rogers and Rankin on third and F
econd. Palmer started the ninth by c
out. Rogers then doubled 81
} right and went to third on a wild F
itch. Rankin walked, Nicely famed
nd the best Johnson could do was
} hit an easy grounder to third.
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