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VOLUME SIX „QCg.'-A --„ U — i7F~~ —i j^—- r | ——---— /■ | l .' 1 •*i] „ I X/ : : I. , t — I’*; ' COCHRAN WINS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Defeats Fast East Point Team to First And Third Games Cochran tvon two games out of three against East Point on the home diamond which entitles them to the Amateur Championship of Georgia. The first game resulted in a score of 3to 1 in favor of Cochran. The second game 10 to one favor of East Point and the tnird game 1 to 3 in favor of the home team. All three games were well patro nized, and great enthusiasm prevail ed when (Tehran won the champ ionship in a hard fought contest. The E;\st Point team is composed of some of the best Amateur players in the state and they are royal good fellows. Good fellow ship prevailed between the two teams during the entire contest and the East Point boys left Cochran, with prasises for the royal hospi tality with which they were enter -1 taind. We give below a detailed account of the games won by Cochran. There is nothing to say about the second game except some of our players went to pieces and East Point, with big “Joe” in the box, put it all over Cochran to the tune of 10 to 1, however the hoys fully redeemed themselves Wednesday by putting up a first class game, de feating the fast East Point team in a score of 4 to 3. Caught ’Em on the Fly." V What it took to defeat the Chani- Cochran had it. It was not luck o r accident that did the work hut hard playing, good pitching, good catching, good batting and fielding. It takes that kind of work to win from East Point. Goe. D. Coley umpired all "three games with satisfaction to both teams. Geo. makes a good impar tial umpire and understands the game well. Sl)c . Coc!)ratt Journal. MONDAY’S GAME 1 Cochhax AH R II PO A E Norris 4 12 0 0 0 Neal 1114 11 Jackson 4 1 1 1 0 0 Burns 3 0 2 1 1 1 Suddeth. 4 0 0 8 2 1 Hendricks 4 0 0 0 0 0 Taylor 3 0 2 3 1 0 Pester 3 0 0 0 0 0 Vonderaux,, 3 0 1 1 3 0 Total 32 3 !) 27 8 3 East Point AH It 11 PO A 1 Hswell 4 0 0 6 0 0 Wise 4 0 0 10 1 0 Morris 3 0 2 1 0 1 Wright 4 0 0 1 0 1 Duke 4 1 1 2 4 0 Polland 3 0 0 1 0 1 Gardner 4 0 1 1 0 U Coleman! 3 0 0 2 2 0 Pickett 4 0 1 0 2 0 Total 33 1 524 9 3 Cochran.i 201 000 00x —3 East Point *OOO 000 100—1 Hewell popped a high fly and was safe when Suddeth dropped the hall. Wise attempted to sacrifice Hewell forced him out third to sec ond, Morris singled advancing Wise to second. At this point Lester settled down and struck out Wright and Duke. 0 Runs, 1 hit, 1 Error. Norris singled going to second on passed ball. Neal doubled over center fieldeis head scoring Norris, Jackson grounded out pitcher to first. Burns singled scoring Neal, Hendricks out short to first. 3 hits, 2. Runs, No Errors. 2nd Jtilling. Polland ground out third to first, Gardner lined out to short, Coleman out pitcher to first. 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors. Taylor lined out to third base, Lester struck out, Vonderaux did the same. 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors. 3rd. Inning. Pickett lead off with a tivo bagger to center, the next three men were struck out by Lester, pulling himself out of a had hole (Hewell, Wise and Morris.) 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 0 Error. Norris Hied out to center, Neal out second to first, Jackson singled and on wild pitch took second. Burns singled to left field and Jack son scored Burns,- taking second, when left fielder fumbled the hall, Suddetli struck out. 1 Run, 2 Hits, 2 Errors. 4th, Innirg. Wright flied out to first base, Duke grounded out third to first. Roland flied out to center. 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors. Hendricks out to short to first, Taylor singled, Lester hit into a double. 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error. COCHRAN, BLECKLEY COUNTY GEORGIA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1913 sth Inning. Gardner out second to first, Coleman out on a grounder to first, Pickett out third to first. 0 Runs, 0 11 its, 0 Errors. Vonderaux singled taking second on right fielder’s error, Norris singled through short, Vonderaux taking third, Jackson hit a ground er, Vonderaux being thrown out at the plate from short, Norris taking third, Jackson safe at first, Burns popped out, Suddetli out pitcher to first. 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error. tith Inning. Hewell out short to first,, Wise struek out, Morris was walked, \\ right, lined out to second, 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors. J lend ricks lined out to left field, Taylor singled, Last or struck out, Vonderaux did the same. 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors. 7th Inning. Duke singled and took second on aw Id pitch, Polland Hit a long fly to Jackson in right field, Duke taking third, Gardner popped out to third, Coleman pop ped a high one to left field which was erroml by the short stop, Duke seining the first run for East Point. Pickett struck out. 1 Run, I Hit, 1 Error. Norris and Neal struck out, Jack son out. -.atcher to first. 0 Runs, 0 Hits, <) Errors. ■St 1 1 Inning. Hewell lifted a high one to first, and was out, Wise was School Days! School Days! Are now peeping over the hill, and we are peeping at every child and grown-up of the Cochran High School with a full line of Tabiets, Pencils, Staffs, Inks, Fen Points, Note Books, Rulers, Etc. of highest quality. FREEI ' To every pupil of the Cochran Public School A REXALL NOTE BOOK & PENCIL on Monday, September the first. WALKER’S PHARMACY THE KORNER DRUG STORE Do You Owe Yourself ? Yes, you owe it to yourself to go to your home merchants first of all to see if they can supply your needs. If you need anything in Furniture, Organs or Pianos you will find good service and guaranteed prices always at Jackson Furniture Company safe when Neal errored his ground er, Morris singled, Wright flied out to center, Duke hit one over second which Neal pulled down after a hard run. 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error. Burns Hied out to right, Suddeth lined out to short, Hendricks lined out to short. I) Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors. 9th Inning. Polland the first man up was walked, Gardner sin- Sglod, Polland going to third, Gard j tier took second, Coleman struck | out., Pickett . Hied out to center field. Polland was thrown out at the plate when lie tried to score, 'Taylor mak ing a perfect throw to the plate. WEDNESDAY’S GYME In the third game of the series, Cochran defeated East Point by the score of 4 to 3. Ea t Point eliminated Eastman by taking two out of three games I from them, therefore Cochran is en- I titled to the Ametuer Championship . of the state of Georgia. \ In the thinl game Cochran stren . ghtened their infield, by securing i Ellison for first base and Bowden for short stop. The outfield was | also straightened, with Suddeth in left field and Lester in right field. Ist. Inning; Kingery popped out to short stop; Riggins was out short to first: Hewell was safe when short stop errored his grounder; Hewell out when he attempted to pilfer second. Bowden the first man up for Cochran drove a long single to right field, Suddeth sacrificed fluid to first; Burns out short to first: Ellison did the same. 2nd Inning. Wright struek out, Wise popped a high lly to the pit cher; Polland out short to first. Taylor singled, Norris sacrificed out pitcher to first; Neal out third to first; Lester out third to first. 3rd. Inning. Norris struck out, Dukes did likewise; Skelton singled over short; Kingery out short to first. Vandoraux popped up to third and was out, Bowden was out second to first: Suddeth Hew out to left field. 4th lining. Riggins struck out so did Hewell; Wright flew out to left field. * Burns flew out to short; Ellison struck out; Taylor went out second to first. oth Inning. Wise popped up to second and was out; Polland was out second to first; Morris singled and scored when Dukes lifted a high fly over the left fielders hsad; Skel ton struck outs. Norris Hew out to second: Neal NUMBER 3 struck out, Lester struck out. Oth. Inning. Kingery flew out to second: Riggins lifted a high foul to third base which the third base man dropped, then lie flew out to left field; Hewell out on a grounder second to lirst. \ anderaux out short to first, Bow nen singled, Suddeth struck out; Bowden stole second; Burns was walked; Ellison got a two bagger through short, scoring Bowden and sending Burns to third: Taylor flew out to second. 7th Inning. Wright out short to first, Wise flied out to first, Holland out second to first. Norris singled, Neal flied out to left field, Lester out short to first, Norris taking second, Vonderaux singled. Norris taking third, Bow den popped up to tlie pitcher. Bth Inning. Morris, Dukes and Skelton were fanned. Suddeth was safe when third baseman errored his grounder, Burns sacrificed pitcher to first, Ellison flied out to left field, Taylor got a single scoring Suddeth, Norris laced out a two bagger, Taylor tak ing third, Neal got a, timely single scoring 'Taylor and Norris. At this point Skelton, Eastman’s cracker, was removed from the mound, Duke relieving him, Lester struck out retiring the side. Oth Lining. Kingery was safe when Vonderaux errored hi s grounder, Riggins singled to right field, Lester thinking it a foul did not return it promptly allowing Kingery to score and Riggins to take second, Hewell singled, scor ing Riggins, Wright fouled out to first. Wise Hit. a hot grounder to second which allowed Neal to start one of the quickest double plays ever seen in these parts, Neal to Bowden to Ellison. EAST POINT AB R II PO A E Kingery 4 1 0 2 2 0 Riggins 4 1113 1 Hewell 4 0 1 0 8 0 Wright 4 0 0 0 0 0 Wise 4 0 0 5 0 0 Polland, 3 0 0 3 0 0 Morris 3 1 1 11 0 0 Dukes 3 0 114 0 Skelton 3 0 112 0 Total 32 3 5 24 19 7 COCHRAN AB R H PO A E Bowden 4 12 15 1 Suddeth 3 1 0 2 0 0 Burns 2 0 0 9 1 1 Ellison 4 0 1 10 1 0 Taylor 4 1 2 0 0 0 Norris 3 12 10 0 Neal 4 0 1 4 4 0 Lester., 4 0 0 0 1 0 Vonderaux _3 0 10 0 2 Total 34 4 927 12 4 Cochran 000 001 03x—4 East Point 000 010 002—3