The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-24

down with just a quintet of we'll scat
tered safeties and made six of them
fan the ozone. Grunt gets his name
from the gutteral noises he emits
while in the act of pitching, the noises
resembling almost exactly the groans
of heavy porker.
Lucas was opposed by none other
than Baby Wilder, veteran hero of
many a hectic struggle when he was
wearing the armor of Dawson. Wild
er also pitched well, but was handi-
capped by rain which came IN driz-
zles throughout the contest. In
sense the game was dramatic, to see
Baby Wilder pitching against Daw-
son and to hear the older fans, who
in the past had been ready to give
the shirt off their individual or col
lective backs to the diminutive hurler.
Now they were crying for his blood,
pleading for the locals to knock his
slants out of the park.
The only two TALES of the game
were scored by the locals in this man
ner: Clarence Rawson, first up in the
fourth session, doubled to left field,
Burroughs laid down a bunt and
when Wilder threw to third all hands
were safe, Rawson beating the throw,
Bruner forced Burroughs at second,
no advance On squeeze play Jim
Clements was caught fatfooted, so
Rawson scored easily and Comiskey
reached first. Resented hit one to
center which Folmar was unable to
snare, and Bruner cantered home with
the second and last tally of the game.
Despite the weather a large crowd
witnessed the imbroglio. Score by in
nings: r. h. e.
Arlington 900 900 OOO-O 5 2
Dawson $50. 900 200 00x-2 6 /
Observation-Disclosures: Wilder and
Clements. Dawson: Lucas and Raw
son. Umpire, Floyd.
LOSES IN TEN INNINGS.
The superb pitching of Tige Stone
and the breaks of the game lost a
thrilling pitchers battle for Dawson
on Friday afternoon to Arlington.
Tige yielded but three hits to Daw~
son and was invincible throughout the
contest, which went ten innings be-
fore a decision could be reached.
Sullivan hurled winning ball for the
locals and should have won the game,
but his failure to cover third in the
fifth inning cost him the game and
Dawson a chance to CinCh the pen
nant for the first half However, the
defeat cannot be charged to Sullivan,
for poor base running cost Dawson
another run and slow fielding was re-
sponsible for Arlington scoring the
winning tally.
The game was a nerve Wracklng,
sleep-dcfying exhibition of the nation
al pastime and IN itself was probably
one of the best battles ever staged at
Baldwin park. Score by innings:
Arlington ..... 900 O1O 600 Il 5 q
Dawson 49,. 1000 100 600 o. 3 s.
Batteries - Arlington: Stone and
Morgan. Dawson: Sullivan and Raw
son. Umpire, Floyd
NORRIS INVINCIBLE.
The crucial game OF the crucial Sc
ries was lost in Arlington Saturday
by a score of 2 to 0.
Wauy Norris, Arlington's moist
ball artist, was at his best, the former
Albany hurler allowing but one safe
bingles in nine innings of hard play.
His control was superb and the DaW-
son boys tried desperately inning at
ter inning to solve his delivery but 1t
was of no avail Never in his life has
Wally had just as much stuff and new
er in his life again will he be possess
ed of such an abundance.
Grunt Lucas, who bested Arlington
Thursday, again took the mound for
the locals and twirled a creditable
game. but without runs no pitcher in
the world has ever copied a game.
cambridge plays here Wednesday,
and the Blakely team that lost to Al
bany three days, makes their second
appearance on the home diamond on
Thursday and Friday. Score by. IN
nings: 900 an +; II; {;
Arlington -. ...O1O OlO. OOx-2 2
Batteries-Dawson Lucas and Raw
SON. Arlington: Norris and Morgan.
Umpire, Lightfoot.