The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-05-26
Duront Boy HurIs Holmes
To Championship
BY william Cathey

After an absence of four years, Hol-
mes Junior College organized q base
ball team this year and as the re-
suit of the untiring and determined
efforts on the part Of various play
ers, the Goodman school won the Ju-
nior college crown last Saturday at
Jackson by defeating the strong Ray
mond outfit, 4 to 8.
triumph for Coach Ras Branch IA
well as Albert Dicken, lefthander,
who did mound duties for the first
time this year ~ q member Of .
college squad.
The former Durant youth permit
ted the enemy only four hits, two OF
which were Of the scratch variety.
struck out eight batters and walked
only one man during an afternoon
Of very effective hurting.
The Kinds lads hit only four balls
to the outfield off the lean portsid-
err. who retired the opposition In or
der In six Of the nine frames. Only
in the fourth stanxA did the Eagles
have power enough to obtain more
than n hit of Dicken.
In spite Of the fact that the losers
accounted for three tallies, only one
was earned. and that was = home
run hit by Ainsworth that barely
dropped over 0holson's head In cen
ter field In the seventh chapter.
The Bulldogs produced tho initial
run Of the tilt In the second period
when Gholson was safe on Parker'a
error and stopped at second. Busby
them connected with : sharp single
to register Gholson for the first mark
er Of the clash.
Raymond did not secure = hit UNI
til the fourth when Williams beat
out an infield roller. Parker hit :
grounder to Dicken, who threw TO
force Williams At second. but Powell,
attempting to complete Z double play
at first, threw wildly, and Parker
went to second. Angeles smash that
barely escaped the glove Of Lovette,
brought Parker home.
The Eagles went ahead by two
counters In the seventh when the
defense Of the Goodman aggregation
became q little too Lar. Angelo walk
ed. for a starter. then Dicken, trying
for . force play at second on Cooks
bunt, threw very badly to Powell and
Angelo crossed the and Cook took
third. Mitchell worked the hidden
ball trick At the hot corner and caugh,
the runner mapping to dispose Of
Cook.
With two men out, Ainsworth Their
slammed a round tripper to center
to terminate the run making for ths
Hinds outfit.
The Holmes nine. apparently an
gered by their foes sudden outbmrst
Of scoring, quickly retaiiated In their
half Of the same period and knotted
the count again. Norwood singled
for 4 starter. Powell rifled Z hol
single over third to send Norwood tt
third and when Ainsworth was un.
able to handle the ball, Norwood came
home and Powell went to third. Dick
en- then obliged by sending ! long
fly to Cook In center after which
Powell came ~galloping across ths
platter.
Goodman caught the Raymond boy.
flatfooted in the ninth. Norwood Re
cured his second blow Of the game. /
single. Norwood went to second and
Powell was safe at first when Reed
Kinds pitcher. threw wildly to first
Dicken again aided his cause by plac.
ing a very cleverly executed hunt t.
the right Of the mound to send Nor
wood to third and Powell to second
Dicken was out as the umpire ruled
he stepped on home plate. Lovetts
then walked to load the bases. Nit.
chell then hunted past the pitcher,
mound to score Norwood with th<
winning tally.