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THE RED AND BMC
University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., May 27, 1001.
, E Mi l » 1940
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No. 30.
The riercer (lames. lout at first. Small fanned the
Varsity has returned from its air three times and retired,
trip to Macon where it met two For University Jaques was
consecutive defeats. However, j presented on halls. Hull struck
Mercer knew we were there and out. Reaver hit a long foul fly
we came near wearing away to right which Solomon took in
their scalp in the first game, gracefully on a run. Walker
Georgia played good ball in this | sent a warm proposition to
game and kept the Baptists Taylor, which he couldn’t solve,
guessin" until the close. and Jaques came home in the
For the benefit of the readers interim. McCallahit to Stakely,
of Thk Red and Black the fol- forcing Walker out at second,
lowing account of the first game In the second Pate hit to Gor-
is reprinted from tlu> Macon don and retired at first. Kil-
Telegraph : patrick got a safe flit to left and
Mercer captured the game i scored on Taylor’s hit to center,
with the University of Georgia Stakely sent the ball to
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hoys yesterday afternoon In’ a
score of 10 to 8, the runs being
made
two bags and Taylor came
home. Gunn’s fly to left was
in the first half of the taken in by McCalla. Stakely,
j who was on third, came
games while the ball was being shot in
to head him off. Solomon re
game.
It was one of those
while devoid of brilliant
work
Moses’ two-bagger to center. livery, and all of these were
The ’varsity boys did nothing singles. The men on Georgia’s
in their half of the fourth. j team have all kinds of tales to
In the fifth there was nothing tell about the quickness and the
doing for Mercer, while the vis- dopth of his wonderful drops,
itors added one more run to His pitching and Taylor’s play-
their score, which, by the way, j ing at short were the features of
l !r" l f' " ft! * Hie last they got. the game.
In the sixth neither team Bain fell all during the after-
scored, Two runs were added noon and the ground was in a
by Mercer in the seventh and very poor condition. Georgia’s
ho V> p *Rbth innings, which ended the I good showing of the day before
011 run-getting. had set all Macon in expecta-
The score by innings : j tion of seeing an exciting game
on the part of either team, was I tired on a fly to the left,
interesting nevertheless. At Georgia’s second netted them
times the playing was good and uvo rung . Black-sheer fouled
at other times it was ordinary— 0 utto Solomon and McWhorter
very ordinary.
It is doubtful if a larger
more enthusiastic audience ever
was given first base on balls,
or Gordon lined out a grounder to
con than that which filled the on a wild throw by Gunn, who
grand stand and bleachers yes- made an effort to catch him lit
terday at Athletic Park. The second. Hulsey was hit by a
ladies,among whom was a crowd pitched ball and sent to first,
of Wesleyan girls, were present Jaques fared likewise. Hull
in large numbers and frequently smashed the ball fora pretty
gave vent to their enthusiasm single, bringing in Gordon and
by hand clapping and the wav- Hulsey. Beaver was given a
ing of handkerchiefs. The en- hard lick on the head by Moses,
thusiasm was ascribed to the and to square up matters was
long existing rivalry between the given first base. Walker retired
two colleges. the side by hitting a fly to left
The University boys are good winch Winn captured,
ballplayers and several times
demonstrated that they had an
idea as to how the game should
be played. .Jaques, who, by the
way, is a Macon boy, played
center field in first-class shape
and proved a heavy him r. Hul
sey, although somewhat dimin
utive in sixe, is a first rate pitch
er and displayed remarkably
clever head work at the proper
time. The back stop work of
Beaver was excellent. He is
(juick and reliable and caught
two fouls yesterday, after a long in their half of the third
chase that won for him the ad
miration of all the spectators.
The game started off with
Taylor, of Mercer up. He sent
a swift grounder to Walker and
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weather
been favorable the grounds
would have been crowded with
spectators. This would have
sent pulsations of joy to Mana
ger Banks' heart, but it was not
so to be. However, the mann-
the trip to Macon.
The game opened
with Gor-
Summary.—Base on balls—
Otr Moses, 5 ; Hulsey, 3. II
Hulsey,.!; Moses, the condition of the di
In the third Mercer added two
more. Moses hit safe to left.
Pate secured a hit past first,
which was fumbled by McWhor
ter and Moses went to tliiid.
Small fouled out to Beaver, who
made a pretty running catch, by pitcher-
Winn hit to Hulsey and went 3. Struck out—by Moses, ttUmond.
out at first. Kilpatrick rapped Hulsey, 2. Wild pitch—Moses, Charlie
the ball for a hit over second,
Moses and Pate scoring. Tay
lor hit to second and died at
1 first.
The visitors got in four runs
Me-
Baptists found*liis delivery well
suited to their tastes at times,
and as a result hunched their
hits on Georgia's big pitcher.
On the other hand, Moses’ pitch
ing was so eflt'ciive that with
men on bases where hits were
sorely needed, they could not be
produced. Time and again
Georgia could have scored had
a nice little single been forth
coming.
Georgia’s fielding, while good
was not equal in character to the
work done the day before. This
1 can be accounted for possibly by
a-
Passed full I—Utiiiii. Two
base hits—Moses, McWhorter.
Double plays—Taylor to .Stake
ly to Solomon ; Blackshear to
Jaques to Hull. Time,
Umpire, J. Ellsworth
Scorer, John H. Peek.
McWhorter was on
second for Georgia and played
j the bag well, cutting off - sever
al grounders that would other
wise have been hits. His only
error was on a hot ground ball
from Gunn’s fiat. Charlie also
I batted well.
Street Hull also played a
good game, making a fine stop
The second game with Mercer |of a wild throw from second.
again distinguished
He got hit twice and
Hull
2 :03.
Hall.
SECOND GAME.
Calla hit safe over second.
Blackshear struck out. McCalla
scored on passed ball by
Gunn. McWhorter succeeded
in landing a two-bagger over in was not up to the standard set Jaques
lauded safe on first on a close left-field, scoring Blackshear. by the first. The playing was himself,
decision. Stakely couldn’t land Gordon also got a hit and Me-1 somewhat listless and the game made his base on balls once,
a hit and retired at first by hit-j "’hotter scored. Stakely fum- j dragged at times. Georgia was Mercer made her runs in the
ting to Hulsey. Gunn sent a bled Hulsey’s swift grounder unable to do the batting she had ‘’arly part of the game by
nice hit to right, which brought and Gordon scored. Hulsey done the day before and as a bunching their hits off of Gor-
Taylor home. Solomon sent a w as caught trying to steal sec- consequence the game was in don. Several long hits were
hot gronnder to shortstep and °nd. Jaques was given first on the nature of a one-sided contest. 1 also made at opportune times
Gunn scored while the ball was balls and stole second. Hull Moses was in the boy for the when they were needed to send
going down to first to cut off fanned the air and Beaver went Mercerians and his pitching was men across the plate.
Solomon. Moses hit to Walker out at first on a slow grounder brilliant. Its effectiveness is Georgia’s runs were also made
and went down at first. Pate [to Taylor. shown by the fact that Georgia early in the game, the most of
hit to pitcher and was thrown Gunn scored in the fourth on l got only five hits off of his de-| (Concluded on 3d page.)