The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-08-09


Tough luck, Devore. to lose a two
hit game. You deserved to win and
1t wasn't your fault you didn't.
Anderson is on top again by q small
margin. going there by licking Abbe-
vile, while Laurens beat Greenwood
Again we say this is terrible lea
que; kind Of "off agin. on agin" lea
que. eli
Lefty Bobo had our boys popping
them w all afternoon. three hits be-
ing all that he gave up and these were
widely scattered. He pitched al
most unbeatable ball and Laurens de-
served to win-especially so after
losing nino straight games to the
Greenwood bunch.
Devore Andrews pitched game
that would win about nine out OF ten
times. giving up only two hits, and
pitching air-tight ball at all times.
One little bobble by Leaman put Wal
drop on in the sixth and Owens, E.
laid down a bunt. sacrificing Waldrop
to second and he went to third on q
short passed ball that game old Tobe
could only hobble for. Grady Culbe1t-
son singled through short after Tobe
h;,I
strike. So you see the breaks were
just against Andrews. This boy Is
going great now and should win every
time he starts from now on out.
Tobe Livingstone had the misfor-
tune to badly sprain his ankle In at
tempting to steal second in the fourth.
At first it was feared he had broken
his ankle, but after delaying the game
some fifteen or twenty minutes while
a bandage was applied, Tobe went
painful that he had to be relieved by
painful that he nd to be relieved by
Walter Munroe in the last two or three
innings. Tobe was game to the core
and was cheered by both Laurens and
Greenwood players and fans for at
temptig to ,olay after his injury. His
ankle, while still swollen, will prob
ably be we'll enough for him to be in
there against Anderson Monday.
Here's hoping he will-for those games
must be won.
We didn't win, but the Laurens fans
got scare in the ninth, with one
out, Leaman singled, Dorm got on by
an error, and with Peck Stuart up and
overdue for hit it looked anything
but rosy for Laurens. Peck popped up
% second and Walter Munroe after
fouling about half dozen, struck out
Again in the first we had chance
to score, but Dorm was nipped at third
on a short passed ball. We did no,
get single man as far as third base
and precious few to second.
We want right here to compliment
Pres. Rice Nickels and his ball clul
for the good sports" they have beer
under the nine straight defeats by
the Greenwood club The Laurens
club is composed of fine set Of fel
lows and we know now that they arr
good sports. for after being beat min,
times, they did not quit, but woult
come back smiling and fighting eacl
time. This Is the mark OF tru,
sportsman and we are always glad tt
praise an athlete that knows how tt
take his defeats as well as victories
The Laurens ball club can do tina
thing.
| BY the way, Laurens made the hes
showing Of any OF the clubs thi!
week, winning three out Of five games
Greenwood winning two out OF five
Abbeville winning two and tieing one
and Anderson winning only one ant
tieing one Laurens has eleven more
games to play, two with Greenwood
four with Abbeyille and five with An
derson and If they could win all thos,
games from Anderson and Abbevill,
they would not finish in last place by
any means. Now, wouldn't it be funny
lif they did? with the pitching stat
that they have it is entirely possible
There are no better pitchers in The
league than Bobo, Moseley and Ow
ings. These boys are nard nuts tt
crack and if they get In there ant
work they can win practically all thu