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IX FOIl BIG BALL. Bamberg Joins Orangeburg League. Big Independent Gaines Planned. The base bail fever has certainly hit the state of South Carolina and the entire south, in fact, during the present summer, and while Bamberg has probably put on the field the best club in the history of our little city and played more ball than ever before, at the same time nearly all other important towns of the state have done likewise. Many towns throughout the Carolinas and Georgia are boasting of practically professional < ball teams and the players are drawing fabulous salaries. As a business proposition the matter is bound to fail except in the way of advertisement tn the various towns, and from the amount of money that will undoubtedly be lost we fear that the game will be injured in the majority of these towns for several years to come. Undaunted, however, after our pennant Winning triumph in the Tri-County league, the Bamberg club will continue in the field and the people of the surrounding neighborhood will enjoy splendid baseball here for two more months to break the monotony of the dull summer days. J. B. Black, Jr., who successfully piloted the Bamberg team to the pennant in the Tri-County league, has resigned due to personal business reasons, and the local club has met and completely reorganized after electing the following named officers: E. L. Spann, president; F. M. Moye, vice president; R. P. Bellinger, secretary; H. N. Folk, treasurer; LaVerne Thomas, manager, J. J. Heard, assistant manager; and C. W. Rentz, Jr., field captain. Fifty-six of the leading business men and prominent citizens of the town are backing the team financially and otherwise. And to go along with the excellent local talent which has won many glorious victories in the past for us, three capable twirlers all in fine form, have been signed as the regular pitching staff for the locals. These men are Smith, Schultz and Kitts, none of whom needs any introduction to Bamberg fans. Our team has entered the Orangeburg county league replacing Bowtman which withdrew for the second half of the season. We therefore play regularly scheduled league games on Tuesdays and Fridays as formerly, and the schedule for the 1 local team is published elsewhere in 1 this issue. In addition to these games' in the league the secretary of the club is * diligently endeavoring to give the ' people hereabouts more good base ball by arranging with independent \ teams all over the three states, North Carolina, South Carolina and Geor- ' gia, for games to be played in the near future at Rhoad Park; practir cally every first-class team in South ( Carolina has been communicated ; . .with, and it is highly probable that tho Wampshnrt). Ga.. team of the famous "Million Dollar League," will ! foe seqn here shortly in a series of games. It will be remembered by ; ^ some that- Waynesboro brought a1 team to Bamberg and played three ' games here 17 years ago. Since then no club representing Bamberg has met a team from without the borders * of the Palmetto state. One thing is * certain, Bamberg is going up. against 1 some of he strongest semi-profession- ] al ball teams ever gotten together in 1 the southern states. The fans must [ bear in mind that while our team is .composed almost entirely of home boys with the exception of the pitching staff, our opponents will include practically whole teams of professionals, many of whom are veterans with Southern league and major ( league experience. Therefore Bam berg is absolutely bound to lose a few ball games to such clubs, and 1 while that will be an unusual ordeal l for local fans to undergo as they have never seen a horn? team lose and 1 consequently don't know how to taste defeat, yet we must all bear these 1 facts in mind, and let's boost; don't knock; cheer up the players, that's what helps the boys out and wins good old ball games. So come on, fans, men, women and children, and let's all pull together tor a game nine team, a game little town and a game little bunch of sports, and then we will experience as in the days of old, a majority of victorious days, rei gardless of how formidable our opponents may be. But remember the boy's can't do it all, they must have inspiration and encouragement from those too prone to criticize, yet who) couldn't put up a creditable game of mumble peg if they were out there trying to work for the glor? of the * gamest little town on the map. So put yourselves in their places and | think how ycu would feel. Boost, don't knock. Trouble Ahead. Clerk?"We can't pay you the $25 on this money order until you are identified." Man?"That's tough. There's onL !y one man in town who can identify me, and I owe him $20." h OKAXGEIH EG GETS FIEST GAME. Bamberg Chi the Short End of a One to Three Score Last Friday. Bamberg's beginning in the Orangeburg county league was not very auspicious. Qur ball team, considerably weakened due to sickness, injuries and players being ruled out cn account of being too good for the bunch across the Edisto, journeyed to Orangeburg last Friday afternoon and played its first game in the league, Orangeburg coming out with the big end of a 3 to 1 score. The Orangeburg team played good clean ball and Bamberg was defeated fairly and squarely, the only thing to our detriment being that it seems rather unusual to let Joe Bronson, or Orangeburg, run the Bamberg team and not pay him a salary for it. He certainly did handle the situation to suit himself, however, and right well did he run the liog . over our boys, who in their accustomed easy going manner meekly and humbly took things for what they were worth over in Orangeburg, anci calmly submitted to Mr. Bronson's ideas of how we should play ball. The old, old spit ball was the source of trouble, and although the aforesaid Joe Bronson acted about as much like a wMd man as any Mexican general could yet he surely accomplished his purpose to a queen's taste and had Kitts to stop putting any moisture on the ball despite the fact that not once did the umpire even hint that he would bar the spitter or the man , using it. Our team was admitted into this league by the president; we were not shown any copy of the by-laws which it is said prohibit the use of 1 the spitter in the circuit, nor were j any references made to its * prohibition. This same president , ruled that Kitts was eligible to pitch ; in the league while Smith was not. : This same president had played ball 1 with Kitts and. consequently knew thac his mainstay in the box and his sole asset in holding a job was the spit ball. Yet he was eligible and } not one word was said about barring ^ it until our schedule was mapped, we j had paid 350 as a guarantee and were .s in Orangeburg . before a crowd of } 1200 people to start the first game, j Then one Bronson began raising his f howl, and with a few wild, frantic, J mad maneuvers easily prevailed upon the Bamberg authorities to quietly sit back and let Kitts fling 'em to suit this wild man. Bamberg has a c wonderful amateur ball team, com- | posed of about 10 or 12 thorough ^ gentlemen and great little ball play- ] ers, but one thing they have got to a learn: This easy going, soft baby * stuff doesn't get them very far in base ball, especially away-from home, i and if they don't stand up for their own rights regardless of whether they are dealing with human beings or wild anirpals, then Lord knows ?< nobody else will, and people will soon j begin to think we haven't got any ^ rights.,^ It is said the Orangeburg ? county league desires to play baby j ball, and be it said to his credit that i Joe Bronson certainly handled the Bamberg team as if he felt he had c roped in a bunch of appropriate ma- J terial. / . At, that Kitts did not pitch a bad ?ame and with a little consistent pinch ? c t ir* rr K aIi ?/J Vi t rv* o n ^ cl i 0"V?f lir r?f unr? ct_ J.1L11AS JJdlliJLU. HIIII CIX1U. OlibUlXJ Ol/l Uil^- # zr head work on the paths and coach- ; ing lines would have left the field t triumphantly. Our team is capable i of putting up a better batting exhi- { bition than it did Friday even against more skilful pitching, and it is the unbiased opinion of the writer that with its full strength Bamberg has a 30 per cept. stronger ball team than the city on the Eddsto. Large got two hits, "Gyp" Rentz garnered two, and McGhee Bamberg's lightning like peg killing a runner at the plate was the only feature from a Bamberg standpoint, although Turnipseed' also made a fine throw and cut off a run. For the winners Wolfe and Lowman were the bright stars. Orangeburg scored first in the third inning when Pete Watson in right field misjudged WTolfe's long c fly which consequently went for a 1 triple and a moment later he scored " on Oscar bowman's smashing, drive to center. In the next half Large * led off with a three bagger and scored ? the tieing run when .Turnipseed fanned as the catcher dropped the ball and then threw it into right field. The home team soon made another, Lowman again batting in a run with a hit to left. Orangeburg's last run was made in the 8th. Score by innings: Orangeburg ..001 010 Olx?3 9 3| Bamberg .. ..000 100 000?1 5 2 Batteries: Wcrffe and Owen, Kitts j and Cooner. Four chief advertising assets for N any town are a good school, a good hotel, good watW and a good ball ] team. If you are proud of our ball j team which has just won a pennant j tell the boys so, if you are not proud j of them you are an old crank who \ expects them to win every game they | play and a poor sport who can at least do your town favor enough to * keep your mouth shut and Quit i knocking. < ?? BASE BALL SCHEDULE. Bamberg's Schedule of Games in the Orangeburg County League. Gaines to be l'layed Off. Bamberg at Elloree. . Holly Hill at Bamberg. St. Matthews at Bamberg. ? Dates to be arranged later. Games 011 the Road and Dates. Bamberg at St. Matthews, July 23. Bamberg at Springfield, July 27. Bamberg at Orangeburg. Aug. 3. Bamberg at Elloree, Aug 6. Games at Home and Dates. Elloree at Bamberg, July 20. Springfield at Bamberg, July 30. Holly Hill at Bamberg, Aug. 10. St. Matthews at Bamberg, Aug. 13. mm < > wm The secretary of the Bamberg base bail club recently received a letter from tne secretary of tne uneraw ciud relative to arranging some games between these two fast teams in which the Cheraw official states that he regrets that it will hardly be probable to schedule the games due to geographical and financial difficulties, but goes on to congratulate Bamberg on having one of the very best teams in the Carolinas. Of course we at home already knew this, but we are also very appreciative of the fact that outsiders nowi also realize it, and our civic pride should stimulate the thanks of all public spirited citizens to the boys who are putting Bamberg on the baseball horizon. NOTICE. State of South Carolina, Bamberg County. To all whom it may concern, please take notice: That the undersigned has lost two certificates of the capital stock of Ehrhardt Banking Co.,. of Ehrhardt, S. C., said certificates being Mos. 18 and 38, and application will be made to said bank on August 30th, 1920, far duplicate certificates of same. 8-26 F. H. COPELAXD. NOTICE. State of South Carolina, Bamberg jounty. To all whom it may concern, please :ake notice: That the undersigned las lost' a certificate of the capital stock of Ehrhardt Banking Co., of Shrhardt., S. C., said certificate being \To. 20,' and application will be made ;o said bank on August 30th, 1920, or duplicate certificate of same. 5-26 D. M. SMITH. 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