Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-09-04
BiSE BALL.

+ The winning Of few match games
Z Of Base Ball BIZ the Darlington clubs
4 appears To have completely upset the
brains Of the editors Of the two pa
per- and if their mania leads them to
tie performance Of unlawful acts,
a il does 70 the perycrsion Of truth,
unless the Lunatic Asylum takes them
I IN charge. we fear Waupun viii soon
BE- represented BY couple Of the ed
I itorial fraternity. We have hereto
fore permitted their misrepresenta-
si9ns to pass unnoticel. Prezuming
/ that. liIse-th pleasure Of little boy
with new to-, their excitement
would soon suJ.ide and leave them in
a condition TO speak the truth But,
a oar silence Is construed into STRAIT
eey BY the editor of the Chs9u, we
4 propose. for once. to notice their
Interpretations and. for that pur-
7 pose, NE give the Iatoa the benefit Of
/ 2 repetition Of the following article.
which appeared in is columns on the
F.. 18th nit.
g I natca game Of base ball was rlaved
4 II t:lis village on Thursday last between
{ nine picked Young gentlemen Of Mineral
. Point, of the ages OF fifteen and twenty. and
averaging a little over one hundred and screen
ponds EACH and the Junior Club OF Darling
ION The city % Mineral Point thought 70
/ play SHARP; the bali clsbs agreed 70 saIec, the
nine best ball PLAYERS in the citv. between
the ages mentioned and give them free ride
70 Darlington TOR the oStcnsibIe and real pur-
pose 81 defeating our Junior club I'm which
event the first nine Of the " T. senior club
would on the following dav. give the Darling
ton club 8 fine exhibition OF Mineral Point
proficiency and skill. ia the great National
sport Unfortunately. however in this in
stance, .'the best laid plans OF mice and tlau
att gang agier," The Young gentlemen who
Ike - many Paul Prys, dropped in upon a. 50
suddenly and unexpectedly, went home with
the largest geological specimen Of flea in
the.r ears they ever SAW; a7d 70 the great dis
appointment and regret Of the Darlington SEN
Tor club, the seniors Of Mineral Point diI not
EXHIBIT themselves 10 our good people ON Fri
day last Discretion Is the better part Of
Falor," said they; Distance lends cuchant-
( meut - tde view. cried Peek: aud in "a Stra-
+ teElcal sense, they did some of the heaviest
staying At home that our BOYS have ever seen
demonstrated 10 them,
L would be difficult for anv man.
/ however skilled in misrepresentation
to give Hore false statements in the
same space than are uttered in the
above .oragrarh. in the first place,
the ball clubs Of tljs city knew moth
ing Of the intention of the !, Young
men" To . to Darlington until the
night before they went. ana then but
two or three persons were made ac-
guaintcd with their intentions. 1t
was gottenup by the boys. themselves.
for little sport, and kept from the
/ knowledge Of all but themselves: be-
sides. several Of the Young men
were entirely unknown among Us as
ball players.
With rcsarj 10 the first nine, Of the
senior club Of this city. PLAYING at
. Darlington on Friday. they never had
such au intention: and the editor Of
the Ea.,a knew it. Tor he was person
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4 brain Is completely upset
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