The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1924-07-24
LOCALS TAKE FAST
GAME FROM CANTON
40: BRYANT STARS
Canton Leads in 1st, Tie in 3rd.
Canton Doubles Score in 4th.
Marietta Leads in 7th

In nine-inning battle filled with
thrills galore and enough bad base
ball and enough good baseball to suit
all the classes Of fans, the Marietta
lads, led by their swatting captain,
Pug Bryant, took another game from
Canton here Wednesday afternoon.
The final score read ga and tells only
half of the true story about this par
ticular game of baseball.
The Canton management brought
down a team they said would surely
whip our boys, but their hopes were
again blasted as they have been
three other distinct times this season.
They will bear close watch however,
for when those Canton fellows set
out to win a game they usually get
what they want. This is especially
true of games with Marietta as past
history plainly shows.
Canton Scores First
Canton jumped into the lead in the
very first inning when they scored
two runs as result of a hit and a
little wild playing by our home boys.
Martin and Coggins, the first Canton
les up, grounded out to Jay Partridge
at second. Dowis, the third man up,
reached first on Wallis error. Breed
love walked placing two on base.
Then Esau Settle, old Tech star and
of Buford fame, crashed out three
Dagger, scoring Dowis and Breedlove
and half of Canton's total runs Ham
ilton retired the side by throwing Ter
rell out at first.
The smokers" scored in the sec
ond and third innings tying the score
two all. It was beginning to look
like real ball game now and old Sol
just to do his bit had hidden away al
lowing us folks in the bleachers to
enjoy the game No one was in doubt
yet as to the final outcome Of the
game but expected it to be hard
fought contest with the final victory
going to the Cobb County color bear
erS.
Porter Gets Home Run
But Marietta supporters were made
to know how it feels for their team
to trail behind, when in the fourth in
ming Canton got two more runs,
placing them as many in front of the
locals. Terrell had gotten on base
as the result of walk and two were
out when Porter, catcher and back
bone of the team, came to bat. He
evidently got one just where he likes
'em for he knocked it high over the
left field fence for the only home run
of the day.
The fighting smokers" now, set
about to overcome this two run lead
and they did. Louie Hawkins, in the
sixth, got a three-bagger and scored
on Walls single. In the seventh
frame the heavy end of the batting
list came to bat and as the dust Of
this inning cleared away found Ma
rietta sitting on top. Maurer walked
and stole second. Bryant doubled
getting his third hit of the day, and
scored Maurer. He then scored wher
ToI~o Mo,.r;e e;por1aJ o1yor SaoOnd boco
The Canton management yanked
Monk Dorian at this jpncture of the
game and Hammock, who replaced
him; retired the side without further
scoring.
Hamilton Pitches Well
"Hambones" Hamilton was or
mound duty for the locals and ht
again came across with the brand Of
pitching the fans have become accus
toned to see from this hefty RICH
handler. Ham kept things pretty wei
in hand all during the game. Only a.
times was he in close places and ther
usually as a result of loose playing
on the part of his teammates. Cap
tain Pug swelled his batting average
by getting three hits out of foul
times at bat. One of these was ;
three-bagger while both the Others
were good for two bases
The entire Marietta lineup playeC
well and only the excitement caused
the two bodies of the day. d. B
Eskew and Clay Parrish each go
two hits, one of Clay's being good TO
an extra base. Wall and Partridg
played their usual good game aroun'
second, and Cotton Maurer and Jak