The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07
ALBANY AND BLAKELY
PLAY HERE THIS WEEK
DOUBLE HEADER THURSDAY
LARGE CROWD EXPECTED.
NEW PLAYERS IN GAMES.

Albany and Blakely will both show
their wares on the local diamond this
week when Albany comes here for
their final game of the season Wed
nesday and Blakely journeys up for
games here on Thursday and Friday.
Thursday afternoon will be the last
half holiday of the year and on that
date bargain day bill will be offered
to the local fans, for Blakely and Daw-
son will tie up in a hectic double head
er, the first game beginning promptly
at 2:30 O'Clock. Blakely has. without
a doubt. one OF the best clubs IN the
circuit and the double bill on Thurs
day should attract crowd OF fans
from miles around. Just who will
draw the pitching assignments are
doubtful but it would not be amlss
to forecast the possibility OF Sullivan
tying up against Buddy Williamson
in one contest while Lucas may op-
pose the terrible Chief Turk in the
concluding battle.
Albany will bring to Dawson sew
eral new players Wednesday in hopes
of defeating the locals, who have won
every series played with Milton Reeds
charges this year. The fans should
turn out in a body to every home
game this week in an effort to pro-
vide incentive for the team and, in
cidenta1ly. silver for the clubs Golfers.
JACKSON STARS.
Joe Jackson's big bat was largely
instrumental in Dawson's second de
feat in as many days when the Amer
icus crew won Tuesdays game here
by score OF 8 to 2.
The sixth chapter spelled the home
clubs downfall when five runs were
scored by the visitors in a barrage of
hits, hit batsman and two bases on
balls.
One of the largest crowds Of the
season attended the game despite the
steady downpour that had continued
throughout the morning.
Sullivan was oppesd by Mailman,
and both twirlers hurled good ball,
considering the condition of the ball
grounds. Hallmap gave up but a
quartet of bingles, while Sully was
touched up for nine.
Jackson came up in the ninth after
already having hit a single and double
in four trips to the platter and cele-
brated his final and only appearance
on Baldwin park with circuit smash
over the right field barrier. Score by
innings: r. h. e.
Dawson ..... 100 001 000-2 4 OIL
Batteries-Americus: Mailman and
Barnhart. Dawson: Sullivan and Raw
son. Umpire: Turner
Americas made clean sweep of
the series when they won Wednes-
days game in Americas 10 to 7 in a
free hitting contest in which both
clubs secured % safeties.
Pfeiffer, pitching his first game for
Dawson, had plenty OF stuff but was
unable to control it, no less than II
Americas players ambling down to
first on free passes. Both Americas
pitchers were hit hard, Dawson gar
nering 10 hits off the deliveries of
Davenport and Mailman. Webb, Dan
ieis and Poore each contributed three
bingles to the total, Shorty getting a
homer and two doubles. Score by in
nings: r. h. e.
Americas 49,. All 202 COX ] 10
Batteries - Dawson Pfeiffer and
Vim. Americas; Davenport, Hall
man and Duren. Umpire: Harper.
CAMBRIDGE WINS FIRST.
The locals lost the first to Balm
bridge in that city Thursday after
noon by the close score of to 2 LII
cas- and Konneman were the opposing
and both twirled good
ball. as shown by the close score.
Resented, recently released by Daw
son. got three hits for cambridge,
while Shorty -Poore, Kamisky and
Lucas led the Dawson attack Quito,
for cambridge hit a home run and