Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-02
SPORTING NEWS.

SFOhTlN6 NEWS.
There will be IL foot ball club n
ganised soon.
More people try to look over the
fence than come in to see a game OF
ball.
Earl Morris tied for first money in
every shoot he entered for at Kansas
City.
The base ball season will come to
an end about the middle Of this
month.
Earl and Billy Morris could with
practice make two of the best shots
in the world.
Earl Morris, Billie Morris and
Capt. Buckner were all successful at
the Kansas City shoot.
Mexico and Audrain county are
getting a reputation for fine base ball
players and good shots.
The Mexico "Black Crooks" beat
the Columbia colored club last Mon
day by a of II to 9.
There is a prospect of having a
teacher in Mexico this winter to
learn the boys how to box.
H. J. Simpson, of the Illustrated
Life, a sporting paper of Kansas
City, made us a call last week. He
is a clever fellow and a good news
paper man. :-....
Besides money prizes Earl Morris
carried off a key of powder at the
Kansas City shoot; also a silver
pitcher, a lance wood cleaning rod
and hunting knife.
The Browns left last night for
Hannibal, where they will play this
afternoon and tomorrow. They will
probably 60 to Quincy from Hanni-
bal. They will not play in Louisiana
ON this trip.
We saw a large number Of boys
climbing trees and crawling under
and over the base ball fence last Sat.
urday. One death has resulted from
an accident this way and the boys
should be careful.
kid" Baldwin, of Kansas City
the celebrated catcher who gets $3.50
a month, visited bis two brothers
who are the battery for the Mexico
Browns, last week and played will
the Browns last Saturday.
w. A. Morris, of this city, won tn
st. Louis gun club medal at the Kan
sas City shoot last week. It is
large and valuable medal. Call ant
see it. 1t will be worth over $500
to Billie. Next year it will be pu
up and shot for again, he receiving
all the entrance fees except 5 pc
cent. The entrance fees shoul,
amount to over $1,000.
COULD NOT INTEREST THEM.
The "St. Louis Browns" came u
to Louisiana Monday and played
game with the club at that place
Those who went down from thi
. place to witness the game were dir
appointed. They expected the HON
club to have strength enough Groa
, abroad) to at least make it interes'
: ing. The visitors won the gam
without an effort, the score standin
I Ii to 6.-Bowling Green Times.
{ The Philadelphia Sporting LII
says that while in Boston, Kid Bale
. win, brother of the Baldwins of tn
! city, the Kansas City catcher, ws
: victimized of $3.50. He had bee
} forwarded q check for this amour
. from Kansas City and a fellow,
Craig by name, said to be a Ne
York drummer, whom he had M
! the evening before, volunteered
get it cashed. He took the chez
from Baldwin, disappeared and hi
= not since been seen.
Il The game last Saturday afternoe
9 between the st. Louis U. Brow
! and the Mexico Browns was the mo
undressing that has been playe
q on the home grounds. The visito
n were at bat 20 times and made 2hi
o with a total of 3 bases and errors i
Vulnerable, while the Mexicans we
at bat 40 times and secured % hi
! " with q total of 80 hits and made b.
one error. Kid Baldwin, catcher
the Kansas City Unions. played Wi
the Mexico Browns and fully gu
|. tanned his enviable reputation as
base ball expert. The final score I
suited 20 to / in favor of Mexico.