Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-07-15
BASE BALL.
Audubon va. Earring, at Manning


Audubon va. Earring, at Manning
The game played by the Audi.
bon and Earling clubs at Manning
last Thursday resulted in a score of
s to 10 in favor of the latter. We
will not give any detailed resume Of
the game for fear of being accused
of offering excuses. The reasons Tor
defeat may all be found within our
own team. MIR. Brown, of the Bay
ard Ne1es, umpired the game with
satisfaction, we believe, to both
clubs. II he erred in any way the
favors Were equally conferred on the
contesting clubs. The position of
umpire is very undesirable, and that
was especially the case last Thurs
day. But Mr.. Brown was actuated
by a conscientious desire to see jus.
tice done, and we congratulate him
upon his satisfactory decisions. The
Audubon team did not work togeth-
er, or in any manner play the game
which their former playing had CIV
en- reason to expect. Gibbs balls
were batted without mercy, and had
it not been tina! Darlington played in
the pitchers box after the sixth in
ning the Earrings would have scored
indefinitely. However, the Audu-
bon boys all played very poorly,
Clark and Moody being the only
ones who played nearly up to their
regular game, the latter making two
fine double plays. Darlington,
O'Connell and Hinkle did some
good batting. They were badly
beaten, and take the defeat without
a murmur. The game was on the
fair grounds, and. the funeral train on
the Northwestern kindly stopped at
the crossing near the grounds and
took up the corps of our once proud
club. Arriving at the Audubon sta
ton they were met by the band dis
coursing dirge.
OF the Earling club, Mr.. Swartz,
the catcher, is thorough gentleman,
and saves the club from being CLASH.
fed as bulldozers. He is a No.
catcher, and quietly attends to his
business in happy contrast with his
associates. Their first baseman,
Lawson, keeps up an incessant clat.
ter of bragadocia. If his mouth is
ever shut he will strangle to death
in two seconds. To keep up steam
he takes drink whenever a score is
made or when man is put out. He
could not well imbibe oftener than
that, for his bottle was in his coat,
which was guarded by fai' friend
in the audience, and he did not have
time to make more frequent trips to
the source Of his exhileration. We
understand that he contemplates
having a pocket putin his shirt so
that he can take a drink at every
strike and passed ball. We should
be pleased to witness this mighty
tete of absorption.
The Earling club played fourteen
games last year, and each time won
the prize. Thus they have repu.
tation which they guard too jealousy.
They employ questionable means to
assure their success. Believing that
it is fair to take any advantage in a
game they have apparently no scru-
plies. They have no appreciation of
the fact that honor is as admirable in
a game of base ball as IN any other
transaction. When they came to
Audubon on the grid instant they
brought an umpire to force victory
hey could not win, and they know
better than any one else the meas
Ires employed to secure the defeat of
he Audubons at Manning last
Thursday. The Earring club is
of good players, and they
would make good record by play
ng on their merits, but any club
which is worthy rival will find it
lifiicult, and we may say impossible,
o get fair game with them.
FATS VS.. LEANS.
The fats and leans of this place
furnished amusement for large
company of spectators last Friday
fternoon. The fats have an advan-
age in heavy batting, which is met
y the running abilities of the leans.
They were overtaken by night at
he close of the fifth inning, when
core had been made of ~ to rs in
avor of the fats. The game was
nost interesting of any played during
he season.