PAGE EIGHT» lt;GREENVILLE LOST IN LONGMERIDIAN AVON FROMVICKSBURK IX FIRST IXNINO.GREENWOQDBEAT JACKSONTwo KIoviMi I lining Contests Yesterday—ciarkstliilo Defeating Greenville 4 to 5 and Greenwood Defeating Jackson 1 to 0-*\ , —1 ir• Standing of Tlio Clubsw.L.Pet.,72.775,74.636,5►3.52546.40035.37528.200-Tho Cl ark s-the secondClnrkstlale, May l.~ dale Cubs today won gain© of tho aeries with Greenville In tho eleventh inning by a score of 5 to 4. At tho end of the eighth Greenville had a 2 to 1 lead and In their half of tho ninth, tho Cubs tied the score whan CoHonberger lined out a two-bagger and scored on Toland’fi single In the first half of the eleventh, Propst's single and an error by Royster at first on Under wood's low throw on Duron’s grounder pill two mon on the bags. Turner doubled, scoring two men. In the last half Rehenick, hilling for Vardanian, drove a long, bard fly io Duren in left, who muffed it. Williams doubled, scoring Uebonick, Underwood •got a pass and both men advanced when CoHonberger sacrificed. Thrasher hit a hard grounder to Parado at first who throw to Stapleton iri an effort to catch Williams onroute home. Williams ducked back and Stapleton threw wild to third, Williams scoring and tying tlie game. Tolarnl got. a double, scoring Underwood. Score: Grenville A13 K H POWaite, as ......... 5 0 0 4Jordn, 2b .........4 1 1 2Propst, 3b ........4 1 1 1Duren, It ........*4 1 0 0Turner, rf ........5 0 2 2Pnrrado, lb ....... 5 0 115Amen, ct..........6 0 0 1Stapldton, c ......4 1 2 6Jolly, p ..........4 0 2 0.stolon bases, Stapleton, Propst; dcull I o plays, Ttoyster to Underwood, Parado to Jorda to Parado; passed balls i Tolaml 2; base on balls, off Varda-! man 2, off Jolly 3; struck out, by Vardaman G, by Jolly 6. Time 1:50. Umpire, Sparks.Pile veu Inn bigs 1 io 0.Greenwood, May 1.—Hose and Nemitz waged a great pitchers’ battle for 13 Hillings today, NemiU winning for the Indians, 1 to 0. Neither team had a chauco to score until the 11th, when Nemitz, first up hit to right field for three bases, Parker went out, but Leo signalized his return to the game with a single to left scoring Nemitz with the only run of the game. Two great catches rby Parlor and $ catch by Cannon featured tho game.Score by Innings—Jackson OOOOOOOOOO 0—0Greenwood ..0000000000 L—1Summary—Errors, Parker 2, Lee, Craven; two-base hit, Wallace; three base hit, Nemitz; sacrifice hit, Lee; tdolen base, Rogers; double play, Doll to Leo to Crayon; base on balls, off Rose 3, off Nemitz 1; struck out, by Rose 1, by Nemitz 4. Time, 3:50. Umpire, Reagor.Meridian Won In the First Inning Meridian , May 1.—More than 2,000 people witnessed tho opening game of the Cotton States League in Meridian itoday and saw :the local club defeat Vicksburg 3 to 2. Williams, pitching for the locals held the visitors to two hits, giving wqy to Wilson, a left hander, after Boyd had been walked in tlie ninth and yielded his second hit ,a double off of Rick’s bat, which scored Boyd for the first run of th© visitors. Harris had only one bad inning, the first, when he yielded four hits that netted the three runs of the locals.A252001022Totals ......40 4 9 31 14Clarksdale AB RWilliams, If........5 3Underwood, ss 4 1CoHonberger, 2b ...4 1Thrasher, ct.......4 0Tolnnd, c .........5 0O’Neal, rf.........4 0Burrnger, 3b .....4 1Royster, lb .......3 0Vardanian, p ......3 0xRcbenick ........1 1II PO A 0 2 2 22010201IScore by Innings—Meridian ...30000000 0—3 Vicksburg ..0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2—2Summary—Errors, Boyd, Lowe, Hurt; two base hits, Bougcno, Ricks; Ktolea bases, Shaw f, Hurt; bases on balls, off Williams 4, off Wilson 1, off Harris 4; struck out, by Williams 6, by Harr-is 3; double play, Hurt to Griffin to Brennan. Time, 1:45. Umpire, Welsh.Mr. Brannon MakesPublic Statement24030 191 1 0 0r»60!1! 0240Totals.........37 5 7 33 21xTIit for Vardanian in 11th.■ Score by Innings—Greenville ..1 1 0 0000000 2—4 Clarks dale ..00100000 1 0 3-—5lSummary—Errors, Duren, Stapleton 2, Williams, Toland 2, Royster; two base hits, Stapleton, Jolly, Col-letiborger, Duren, Williams, Toland; sacrifice bits, Propst, Collenbcrger;He Had Nothing .to Do With Any Report. of High Water Matters Appearing in Memphis Press.Belaud, Miss., May 1„ 1922. Editor DemocraLTiines:My attention has been called lo a report circulated in Greenville that I was the author of an alleged article appearing in the Memphis Evening Press. This article, it is said, reflected on the levee conditions in the Greenville district, and was derogatory to the Cilj' of Greenville. Such a report is false and without foundation of truth. My correspondence operations have boon confined solely to the Commercial Appeal and I have not contributed to any other paper.Please give this article publicity in order that tho false roport may be corrected. Thanking you,* I am. Yours truly, S. L. BRANNON.