Wichita eagle., 1886-10-05
DOCTORS vs.. PREACHERS.


The great game OF baseball which has long
been agtating the minds OF the lawyers and
clergy of this city and causing them to wreck
their fingers came of yesterday at the West
Wichita fair grounds.
The following gentlemen represented the
legal fraternity:
p. Knapp, G. W. Clement ir, F. Dale, r.
A. Haste, B. l.. keenan,, j. Il. King, r. W.
Bentley, j. C.. Bentley and Harry I.ash.
The clergy was represented by Messrs. j.
Z. Hewett, Jones' Garrison, HendryX. Jr.,
Mu.ry, Adams, Lawrence, Parker and Cos
sard. 1t will be noticed that all of the lat
ter class are not every Sunday seen in the
pulpit, but notwithstanding this fact they
played, it was thought, equally well.
Captain John b. Carey acted the role of
umpire, and it was the opinion of all that he
did his work well
The toss gave the bat to the lawyers. The
first battery the clergy produced was Parker
for pitcher and HendryX to take them OFF
the bat Clement was li:st at the bat, and
sent high and dry sky scraper far be
yond Hewitt in the right field who
struggled long an1 hard to recover it..
Haste made his little bow by sending hori
zontaler into the hands of Gossard. Bentley,
f. W, got in a good lick and with hard
work reached third base. Lesh followed
with the next good play, reaching second
base AS he was making his run for third
base Lawrence, who was stationed there,
made an Intellectual attempt to catch the ball
ia his mouth, but it bounced leaving
its imprint, not upon the sands of time, bas
on his lip. keenan, tried his luck at SLOW
ball and found it Indifferent if not bad. The
LAWYERS surrendered the bat after making
ten runs.
Heyvett led of making first base. Jones
followed reaching third base and letting
Hewitt home. Al this point luck for the
clergy took to its wings and in a lew minutes
they surrendered the bat with one round.
The second inning opened rp with King
ard Bentley, + w, manufacturing balloon
balls which were gracefully taken in by Par
ker I4esh succeeded i'll reaching third base
on right fielder. The lawyers went to the
field after making four runs.
The clergy in the second inning were rep
resented by Murry Adams and Lawrence,
who scored hen eggs. and they wen
to the field and looked like they
would rather starr for the woods.
In the third inning Knapp sent out a
strong sky scraper into the left field, which
was taken ia by Rev. Garrison on his knees
I keenan, and Bentley, F W, were the only
ones who succeeded il getting in the wcrf
! that counted On the side of the clergy
Heyyett, JoEes, Garrison and Parker showed
up with g run apiece.
( TIE garlc waS continued TO the end of tht
seventh inning, when the lawyers we're aile 81
aqd refused to piay longer, and the clergy
OF. the other hand were anxious 70 play tsC
more innings according 20 agreement. Thc
! later considered that so5-ie.y would show
IN tie end, anG il t5e game had contiuued
! tlley yycuM have left the f-li victors.
The most serions accident OF the day hap
pene.i to Bale, wto came out rnirns ginger
nal Lawrence astenpt 10 tritusate th'
I bail c1rnrlaneeg1 70 show i.self very p.aln.
F. tefo-a the closs Of tie game. keenan, coE1
+ l1ireI ST h.s pants baing e;aoarTasse't
Cement g.,: los- periodically in his ne'y has
f,s'i ~,lit. Tbe following shows he sore by
ir'a.ueS.