The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03
DAWSON AND ALBANY STAGE
HARD FIGHT FOR LEADER
SHIP OF CIRCUIT.

when Hollingsworth uncorked a wild
heave. Again in the fifth Manion, first
UP, cracked a one-timer past third:
Marshall famed, Minchew hit to sec
ond and forced Manion, reaching first
safely himself. Rawson got a free
pass, Red Lawrence hit to center but
Minchew could only make third on
the fast return to Warren, middle
gardener for the visitors. With the
hassocks crowded, Hollingsworth
could not find the platter for Shorty
Poore, so Minchew was forced in
with the second run. In the seventh
Minchew led off with a double, went
to third when the pitcher fumbled
Rawson's bunt. Eddie then stole sec
ond without drawing a throw. Law
renee grounded out short to first no
advance. Shorty Poore came through
with hit to center, Minchew scoring
and Rawson being caught at the plate
in questionable decision
Dawson's final run came in the
eighth Daniels, who had already hit
two to the fence, the wind being
too strong for them to go over, past
ed another close to right field fence,
the visiting outhelder muffed it and
Daniels continued to second He went
to third on a passed ball and scored
when Manion got his second hit OF
the day to right field
Blakely scored one in the sixth,
seventh and eighth on a combination
of hits and errors, most the latter.
Eddie RawSon was in old time form,
and that boy can catch with the best
OF them when he is in the game like
he was Wednesday.
Manion put UP beautiful game at
short and his blows were responsible
| for two runs Minchew also played
the brand OF baseball that every one
likes to see. Sullivan had it all over
fhis comical opponent, and frightened
with men on bases until he was alb
solutely unhittable when hits meant
runs.
Batteries lakely: Hollingsworth,
| Cochran and Fincher. Dawson: Sulli-
van and Rawson. Umpire, Sargent
! Stewart.
Dawson Wallops Americus.
Dawson walked away with the new
ly organized Americus team in Amer
icus Thursday by a score OF II to Q.
! Americas used four pitchers in an Ell
fort to stem the tide of Dawson bats,
finally sending big Bill Parsons to
the mound, but the Herculean
strength OF this once great Souther
field star was OF no avail, for the home
boys were hitting them high and hit
ting them far
Daniels came to the fore with trio
of healthy Sbase-knocks, and Shorty
Poore continued his GREAT playing.
Shorty is the ideal type OF player, dan
gerous in the pinch, a sure fielder,
| fine throwing arm and great base
runner
Emmett Hines showed them over
| for Dawson and the forkhander had
plenty OF stuff, though he was never
| called upon to exert himself, as the
locals kept we'll in the lead through
out the game.
Overstreet started off for Americas
but was yanked in favor of Owens,
who pitched Albany to victory over
us two weeks ago, The southpaw was
going pretty good and the game bid
| fair to be a close contest when Owens
got hit his first time at bat and was
forced to retire from the game. Brad
| ley Hogg went in for Americas, but
the cunning was gone from the old
masters soup bone and he didn't last
long. Finally Parsons was sent in
and struggled through the rest OF the
game.
Manion and Laird contributed the
fielding features of the game.
B att ries-Americus: Overstreet,
Owens, Hogg, Parsons and Cox;
Dawson: Hines and Rawson. Umpire,
John WagnOn.
Americas Wins Slow Game.
Americus defeated Dawson in the
second game OF the series here Fri
day. making talies to our 3.
This was the first game that Amer
icus has won this season and the To-
Gals being OF a generous nature hand
ed them this contest on silver plat
| ter.
The sympathies OF every one in the
grand stand went out to Charlie Min
chew, who was pitching, and Eddie
Rawson, who was the only other
member OF the local club that seemed
to possess any pronounced desire to
win the contest, except Sullivan and
Daniels, who played their usual good
game
The home club was lifeless, pepless
and listless to an alarming degree and
as a result we probably lost some
thing other than the ball game-a
goodly number OF our out-of-town
friends who have patronized Dawson
so generously this year.
Laird pitched good ball for Ameri-
Gus and Bobby Pinkston also played
we'll for the visitors.
Daniels also continued his clouting
and got two doubles, while Sullivan
came through with double and a
single
Dawson continues to lead the cir
cult in misplays, making seven errors
in the game Friday.
Batteries-Americus: Laird an d
and Barnhart Dawson: Minchew,
Lightfoot and Rawson. Umpires,
/ Wagnon and Daniel.
Saturdays Game.
Dawson won the deciding game OF
the series in Americus Saturday after
battling thirteen innings with the
score II to 10. Henderson started Tor
/ Dawson but retired alter a word war
with the umpire in the second chapter,
and Sullivan took up the burden.
Barnhart, backstop for Americas, err
ed at a crucial moment in the thir-