Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-12
AL BANY AGGREGATION
DOWNS LOCAL TEAM
Game Was Exciting And DisaP-
pointing, Final Score Being
13 To 10
By JOHN WEST SHEFFIELD

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else playing against them, the strong
Americas team went down in defeat
Friday afternoon before the luckiest
team in the universe, which happens
to be the Albany bunch.
1t was the most disappointing af-
fair | have ever witnessed 1t was
terrible, exasperating and inexeus-
able. Up until the ninth inning the
home town boys played like a mil
lion dollar team. Up until that time
the game was an excellent one, full.
of thrills and with both teams fight
ing hard, but it looked as if Albany's
efforts would be in vain, because
at the of the last inning the score
stood 1916 in favor Of the Americas
boys.
Whether it was too much conf
dence, hard luck or what, never will
be decided, but it stands as a fact
that Albany got nine hits and seven
runs in this last inning, which sent
the local boys home sick, nigh unto
death.
Ladies and gentlemen, in the state
Of mind which | now happen to be
in, just can't express my opinion
in language suitable for the ears Of
those who profess to be nice peo-
pie If you want to hear about the
game in a way that you can under
stand it thoroughly, ] viii recon-
mend you to the following reliable
citizens of this city: Dr. Nathan
Murray. Carr Glover and OFT John
son. They will tell you about it
in nice language for baseball fans
but language that couldn't very well
be printed in a first class news
paper.
From the very first things began
TO take form and the fun began, one
inning Americas would be in the lead
end the next inning Albany would
have it. Both teams were putting
out tons of labor, and as one spec
tator expressed it, both pitchers
were sweatin' blood. At the begin
ming of the eighth period the score
stood 6-6. 1t was then that the
Americas boys began to Wild the
willow in beautiful form. Nearly
every man up got hit. Edwin
Player leaned on one and dropped
it over the fence for a clean homer.
When the inning was over the score
stood 1916 in the locals favor Ev-
erything was sittin' pretty, as we
thought, and the men that bet on
Americas were getting ready t2 col
lect this money. But, hang it all,
the fates wouldn't have it that way.
During the first play of the ninth in-
ming Dudley Witt, the locals snap
py third baseman, was spiked by an
Albany player on his left shin, cut
ting an ugly cash about five inches
long. Of course that accident ne
cessitated a change and the changes
that followed were Americas
Waterloo. Darby Reed, who had
been pitching in the best of form
had to take Wits place, because
he was the only man who could hold
down the position. This made an
other pitcher necessary. Henson
Finley was put in this position.
While warming up Kensen split his
finger badly and for that reason he
had no control over the ball. But
even if the pitchers finger was sore
that was no reason for the fielders'
both infilod and out, to begin miss
ing balls and making wild throws.
Right then and there Albany won the
game.
Even if Albany did give US a hard
beating and one wen never forget,
we can't help but admire some of
the good playing that members of
the Albany team pulled off. Bris-
bois, who played shortstop for our
enemies, did beautiful work with the
bat. He got a clean homer in the
seventh inning and got four hits
out of five times up. He also got
pretty three-bagger Smith, at
FIRST base, did good work, and Royal
pitched a good game up until the
sixth inning when Nix took his place.
The Americas boys got fifteen hits
off these two hurlers.
For Americas Edwin Player was
without a doubt the star of the oc-
casion. Out Of five trips to the bat
Edwin got one home-run, two two
baggers and two singles. 1t that's
not mgh-class, l never saw any