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UGRANGt WINS.lend Team Defeated The Bloomer Gi.KBy Score of live to I our.The Locals crossed hats yesterday with th** “llloomor Girin, of Chicago. Thin was the first aJ-pearillice df the Bloomer Girlsin thin fitV, and mit.urully attract oil u good crowd of spectators.One thing noticeable uhout this game was the presence of a number of our citizens who were never before known to at tend a game.Tim game wnH an clean a one an ever Been before on home grounds, and the conduct, of the Bloomer Girls” is to he Htronglv commended. Th* al)8ence of one of the Girl* necessitated the management to get -ioiii 1 of the local talent as a 8tihst.it ufo. Mr. Gub N'el-hoii consented to till her place and lie played t he star game for the\ifutors.The pitching of .Miss Maude Nelson was the feature of the game. She has good control over tla* hall and has about as much speed as we could expect ol a Woman. .LaGrange was assisted by anumber of players from Hogans-ville, all of whom played good ball. Robertson did the twirling for the locals and pitched a goodgame.The game was much closer than expected. The score being live tofour in favor of the locals.Below is given the lino up ofthe teams:LaGrange Bloomer Girls”Jan'Kill* Catcher Henry Masse .Ino Robertson lMtvhcr Maud Nelson Will Lanier 1 Rase Julia Dunbar Gordon Mobley ‘2nd ” Mary Sinlt;|tiist Harvey Mobley 3rd ” Maggie Burk Marvin Willingham S.S /.oak Myers K. Fowler C. K. FI ore nee MooreII. lluwkins U.K. Kmina HallI Vie l’hilpol I F. Mary MeC.omersIt. is hoped that the hoys of this citv will get together and organize a team. There is plenty of good material m the city and there is no reason why we should hot have a winning team.
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LaGrange Reporter
Lagrange, Georgia, US
Fri, Mar 20, 1903
Page 14
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