Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-01-07
WHO'S OUT2
The Burlington Prints in the Dia-
mond Field.

WHO'S OUT?
The Burlington Prints in the Dia-
mond Field.
From the Burlington Hawkeye
The Burlington compositors i'm
proved the shining hours of election
day, after having voted for Kirkwood
and the straight Republican ticket,
by going out tothe old Acme grounds
and astonishing the world and cndan-
gering all the windows on West Hill,
by indulglng i'll one of the most
startling games Of base ball that it
has been our terror to witness.
The two mines were commanded
by the Bolles Brothers, Billy Of the
Howheye, commanding one club, and
Ed, the accomplished and. gentle
manly foreman of the Gazette, being
chosen captain Of the other, and when
the opposing forces met on the en-
battled field Ind called the roll, "thcy
stood just so:'
THE FEARFULs. woNDERFULs.
Ed Bollss, Captain. Billy Bolles, Captain
Bristol. Catcher. Moore
Kennedy. Salisbury
Ludi Pennywitt, Old Probs.
Hefner. Best.
Robinson Nullan.
Edwards. Hefner.
neldorfer, Pitcher. Oiphant Catcher.
Lghtfoot. Rothery litcher.
The Wondcrfuls won the toss for
the innings and sent the Feartuls to
the bat. Ed. Bolles grappled the
willow, and smiled to see the fielders
scatter out about a mile and IA half
from the bases when they regarded
the look of determination that settled
upon his alabaster brow. Then
Rothery tossed the ball at him, and
Ed. lifted his bat and smote it.
They never saw that ball again. 1t
bounded back from the bat like Il
puff of smoke, killed black and tan
dog out on Vinegar Hill, Knocked n
hole in the end of a barn over in
Henderson county, and is probably
going yet. They telegraphed for it,
and continued the game with another
ball.
Bristol took the bat and the first
call the huckleberry made for him he
hit it with such tremendous force
that the bat passed on, and hitting
himself behind the knees, knocked
him clear off his pegs. First knock
down claimed for the Wonderfuls,
but not allowed. Bristol's wind be-
ing gone, they carried him around
the bases on stretcher and he made
home run, while the fielder who
ran after the bali settled with the wo-
man of the house in which it had
broken two windows and all but kill
ed the baby.
Kennedy came to the bat and the
first pass he made he let it slip out of
his hands and knocked down pleas
ant looking spectator with bay-win-
dow and an italic eye. Kennedy
started to run without listening to the
umpire but was put out on the second
base, rumor reaching him that the
stranger whom he had massacred was
after him III full force, with blood in
his eye. This was en-, ugh to put
any man out, and Kennedy went
around the block to look for Chris
mas.
Robinson picked up the club next,
but they spent a long time in finding
u weapon that would suit him. The
boys finally stole u picket off a neigh
bor's fence, and wrenched the door
of a convenient coal house and nailed
it across the picket Robinson gath
cred up this defense, and holding it
up, stood behind it and let the pitcher
lombard him for ten minutes before
he would run. He would have made
Il home run, because he had caught
the ball and put it in his pocket, but
he was stopped at second base 10y the
man who owned the coal-shed door,
who forced him to disgorgc Sl.l7 be-
tore he would let him proceed. BY
the time he got started again the boys
had sent to town and got Il new ball,
which the man at the third base put
him out with when he came to that
resting piece. Robinson is the wild
owed son of rici. but honest parents,
and his rejection threw a gloom over
the entire committee.
Edwards was called to the bat, and
played with great deal OF care. He
poured arnica all over the bat, and
down his boots and then rubbed it in
his hair, and then smelled it once or
twice, because, he sad, you never
could tell what light happen. Then
he made some splendid plays, dodg
ing the balls the pitcher kept sending
after HIM. Finally, in one Of his
most complicated lodges, the ball
struck him in the back Of the neck
and ricochetted away like sky rock
ct. Captain Bolles yelled "go," and
Edwards started. He ran till all his
clothes dropped off him and he sunk
to the ground exhausted. He then
discovered that he was eighteen miles
out in the country, and he had to hire
a farmer to bring him back to town
in Il wagon, reaching the grounds
just in time to sec his side going out.
Billy Bolles opened the batting for
the Wondertuls. They showed him
which end of the bat to hold in his
hand and gave him some general in
structions to the effect that the min
ute he struck anything he must run.
lie struck a fat take and run for his
crse, and they had to get yoke Of
oxen to drag him away from it and
pull him back to the stricklng- base.
Then he struck an attitude and tried
to run dancing school, and that
wouldn't do. Finally he struck q
broad-shouldered Swede, with fists
like sugar-cured hams, and made Il
home run, and they let him stay
there. His score stands: SO, which
means SO runs, or something like
that. He wants to run for office next
time.
Moore wasn't feeling very we'll
He had the bat cushioned before he
would strike with it, so that the con
cussion Of the blow would not jar on
his nerves. Then he put on pair
of list slippers to run the bases in,
and as all the players had to talk III
whispers for fear of exciting him, by
tho time the cantaiu rnulI ppt ont to