Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-07-26
Al Encounter with Clubs
Ehc Bids and the Esldrsf7s
Il Glorious Defect :! :

The Didn'ts were commanded by Capt. S.
+. Wright; we call his club the Didn Is
because we teel that the result of the gam c
jjustifies Us in the use of tho expression
for they didn't win the game. The Dds
were led by Capt. f. Wood, an old base
baller for one of his years.
Capt. Woods nine was made up chiefly
from the Live Oak Club, of this city, which
contains some excellent players. Capt.
Wright in making up his nine didn't seem
to make the skill Of his men at base bali
the test, other considerations appeared to
move him in selecting them. and the result
was that he was burdened with numerous
''mufers, but in al, other respects they
were good fellows. The following named
gentlemen constituted the nine of the Katy
Didnts
S F. Wright, Captain and lst Base.
Q. Walker, Pitcher.
a. Scott, Catcher.
-Welton, S. S.
H. Coe, c. F.
NJ. Schwab, r. F.
J. Crane, L. F.
J. II. Sleeper, I'd Base
+. L. Patch, Sd Base.
game Of seven innings was played, &C.
cupyng nearly three hours, SO sharp was
the playing-on both sides. Capt. Wright's
nine was defeated by score OF % to 80.
Post Master Aoak was the scorer, and some
green eyed monsters lay the defeat Of the
Katy Didn'ts to this fact. Moak had been
selected by Capt. Wright to hold position
(not sitting one) on the field, but having
one sore foot he only consented providing
George Perry would do his running. That
gentleman, how ever, not reporting HIM
self, and Moak not wishing to put his 9th er
"foot in it, declined to play, and on this
score was selected scorer. We think, as is
his won't he kept faithful record of the
departure and arrival of the males Cant.
Wright filled all his positions rightly. He
however, does better in Field & Letter
positions than the base one he occupied last
Saturday. Walker did well is pitcher, and
they found troable in aoaIkiny away with
the balls he pitched. Scott rs q catcher
was a success. He allowed but few to 90
Scott free when he took his position behind
the striker Welton deserves praise as a
short stop-playing short admirably, as lie
came short of every ball he attempted to
shovel up. Coe hardly proved himself n
Capitol centre-fielder, and ran after the ball
very much as though he had been practic-
ing at the Bar before coming on the ground
Schwab in the right field was hid with the
grass and weeds, and only came to the sur
face when it was his striking turn. Crane,
for one Of his species, did we'll in the Left
field, considering the ground Had the soil
been more sandy, with here and there Il
small bill, he would doubtless have made
still better record. Sleeper, on ID base,
regardless of his cognomen, was not found
mapping, and the way Jonas rolled about
and ran with arms extended wide for the
bail showed he was determined to ,ch0ie his
| opponents. nike HIS HdlueSdht vi oiu iie lel'
down in the mouth at the way the game WAS
| going. It must be mentioned that this play
er displayed great versatility of genius as a
balIist, on several occasions acting as
captain umpire, and I'd baseman, all at the
same time. But for the efforts of Patch, al
Sd base, the game would have been worn
out, patched-up affair, for it appeared to be
that persons cypress desire to keep the
match from getting into such ditapidated
I condition, and to this end he was ever on
the alert to miss catching the ball just in
time.
| We almost forgot to mention anything
about the umpire, w. l.. Norris, and would
have nothing to say of him were itnot tc
answer query. Some have been curious to
know why he wore an umbrella; well, il
was because he felt SO much like keeping
shady after making some of the decision;
he did.
We have seen fit to critici7e at length the
several players in Capt. Wright's nine, il
hopes that our structures may benefit then
when they next meet their opponents o
Saturday last which we believe is to b'
soon.