The Phoenix index., 1941-08-02
Donald Reeves Bats In Three
Runs In Opener But Jeterman
Spears Steals Hitting Honors
ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-

Manager Lucius Melancholy
Jones hustling Atlanta All-StarS
displayed fire, dash, and clutch
hitting Sunday afternoon to take
both ends of a stirring twin bill
from Manager Sammy Hayes
hard-fighting Scripto Black Cats.
The winning scores were TO and
So in a pair of ball games as close
as the hair on a bald mans head,
It is a tragedy only 526 persons
179 of them ''dead heads s"-paid tc
see such first class exhibit OF
ball Those on hand left singing
their praises of the athletes for
the spectacular, tarill-packed show
to which they were treated. When
the thousands who stayed away
hear of what they missed they'll
want to cut their own throats.
Yes, Stree tney had two bristling
ball games out at Ponce De Leon
Sunday and there must have been
at least two dozen or more spark
ling fielding plays. Red Moore was
a dream walking at first, Thomas
(Monk) Favors made seemingly
impossible falling-to-the ground
catch of fast dropping liner TO
leftfield that drew a standing oVa-
ton from the fans, and Emory
Long played nothing short OF a big
league exhibition of ball at third
with his hair raising stunt OF trap
PING first hops and cutting loose
with rifle shots to first.
Those fancy plays made the
customers realize they were watch
ing all-stars, after all. Red Moore
figured in a number of sparkling
plays, but his best one was an
unassisted double play, when with
DUSTY Owens on first and Geo.
rge Humphrey at bat, he speared
the latter's sizzling would-be hit
down the first base line and raced
back to the sack ahead Of Owens
to retire the side.
For Scripto. the outstanding de-
fensive player of the game was
Third Baseman Martin who gave
Long of the All-Stars a real duel
for his money However, Scrlpto,
except for costly errors of omis-
sion which set up enemy counters
in both games, played deternin-
ed, gruelling brand of ball. In fact,
Scripto has never fought harder
to win than she did Sunday.
But Austell Oefty) Reid, still
shaking off the effects of pneu-
monia, could not work on the
mound and Owens. favoring a pre-
viously broken leg and rehurt IN
the Sunday twin bill, were not IN
their best playing shape and that
hurt the Scripto cause tremendous
1y.
ALL-STARS
DETERMINED
Still, credit cannot be taken
from Jones' boys for displaying a
hustling spirit, superb team work,
and a solid determination tc win
double bill Or bust.
Sunny Jim Echols started for the
All-Stars and, linked by very poor
outfield support and en untortu-
rate slip-up of an infielder on a
sure double play that would have
retired the side, was touched for
five runs in the first two frames
of the initial contest.
With Scripto leading SO cried
of "Take i'm out" being lifted in
an anival chorus for removal OF
Tchols, AMI t1llgs looking oenersl-
ly dark, it was then that the
All-Stars proved their greatness.
REEVES BATS IN TRIO
Donald Reeves, feared cleaL up
man of the Chicago American
Giants, drove across the first tally
of the All-Stars in the third on an
infield out.
Then in the fifth the All-Stars
had a sure enough fat inning. They
loaded tie bases on the hard-work
ing, perSplrlng DeWltt PrlCcheCl
and then a run was sent across on
Pitcher Echols' fielder's choice
making the score So.
SPEAR CONNECTS
The bases still loaded and two
away, Jeterman Spear, who collect"
ed five hits in eight times at bal
in the two games, slashed a scorch-
ing single to left. counting two
more runners and narrowing the
score to 5-4, Scripto still ahead.
1t was then that Reeves
lofty hoist to fell Safey
for two bases t allyn g
two other runs and putting the
An-Stars out in front 6-5. A single
sacrifice, and pinch single drove
in the seventh and "clinching
counter.
SCRIPTO RALLY