Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-06-17
Base Ball.


The Avoca and Audubon clubs mot on the grounds
at this place Monday. The visiting nine started out
bristy making ono score on the FIRST inning and six
on tho second, when the homo club had ran In but
three men The Avocas hackers wan tod TO wager two
to one butwor not accepted there was no one on
the ground with tho intent Of making or losing. and
because they had not practlood little expected Of
the home club However at tho close Of tho sixth In
ming boys had Of nineteen, when tho visl'
tors had added but 10 tho they held at the
close Of the second. In the seventh and egh innings
the visitors called four aud In the ninth six scores.
giving them total Of eighteen. The home boys clos
cd their eighth inning with total Of twonty'tbreo
and did not play the NINTH being entirely satisfied
with their easily majority Of Ave. The boys gain
cd easy victory their pretentous competitors,
and feel competent to outdo any amateur club In
this section of country. The Ayoca club played tho
Atlantcs Tuesday, and were beaten on score Of IL
toll.
FATS VS.. LEANS.
Tho announcement yesterday morning that game
between the Fats and Leans Of this place would occur
In the afternoon absorbed all public interest and par
alyzed business for tho day. Tho game called at
$50 .. M, with the following professionals!
Fats J. Mack Love captain, W. II. NeG. Frank
Gleason, Chas vsnGorder Chester Wheeler, Dave Sim
giles, Tom Teter, Joe spanburg, Otto WHITAKER and
John Mullen.
Leans: Thee. Myers captain, Jim Russell, Jim and
Bid Cason John Rondeman, Jno A. Nash, Doc Hol
ionbeck, Doc Evans Dan Yount, Lewis Matthias and
Chas. Isham.
II there was a man on the ground thoroughly anx
ious to become a member Of either club, that man
was NJ. Nichols, Esq. lilo inflated himself with tho
winds which well In legal contests and ap'
piled for admission In the Fat nine, but was rejected
yet too lean. Before the captain Of tho Leans he
appeared shrunken and shrlyeled aud plead to DO
listed In their BEHALF but rejected too corpu
lent. He then retired to spectators seat upon the
ground and became an humble Witness Luck decroed
that the Fats should first undergo the disadvantage
Of the field, and J. Mack Love, bcdeoked In tho bird
cage shield, stood behind the bat and declared thai
they were ready. The modern and rigorous rules Of
the game we're suspended, and ball caught on the
first bound from foul the third strike, put tho bat
| ter out In the first inning the Leans made noble
brush for the front and run In u is. The Fat
TO the bat they only managed to score tally for ey
cry out closing with three. At this disastrous result
Of the first inning, the Fats nightly downcas
and thought that practiccd men had been run In
against Them and that the game promised to DO too
much one-sided for their enjoyment. Sheriff Mallory
who oficated as ringmaster, then Withdrew Jim Rus
sell and Jim and Bid Cason the leanest Of tho Lean
and substituted Seth Paine Yves Luccock and he
who had yearned to participate In the contest, NJ
Nichols. To make even numbers VIM. Burns aug
mented the Fats. They then proceeded to tho game
and the amusement Of the audience. Tho Fats prov
cd superior battsrs often sending the ball high in the
air or bug hunting through the weeds far beyond the
frthest fielder. Behind the bat Love did good bust
ness, and in pitching Ne and Singles alternately de-
uded the batter with the artistic OF tho spare
ones RendIeman was catcher and Nash pitcher. When
Nichols took the bat the heldeu took outer sta
tions and general impression obtained that only
a few fragmenta.y pieces Of tho balls cover would
ever be found He stood up chatting for low ball and
nervously tapping tho base with his club while the
bali was passed dozen times. At last no got ball
to suit him, but missed striking the gentle zephyrs
distinct and awful blow The catcher picked the bal
on the first bound, and Nick was pronounced out: HI
declared that he had made but strike, but the um
pire had previously called two strikes on him, and
10 Nicks utter disgust there chance for sppea
or change Of venue. At this the heartess audience
sent up unsympa hetic eers and cheers, and relegat
ed Mr. N. to the field This effort to dshearten Nick
was very unkind, for that he endoavored to do goo
playing we would offer the facts that his pants were
torn and his hands were punimeed to a blister. The
playing was dscon tinued at tho end Of the sixth in
ming with both sides claiming and ready to fight FOL
victory The total score stood, Leans 80, Fats "a
Not counting the first inning the score stood Fat
q and Leans l5 50 each crows for victory, and w
will let the matter rest hoping to 1t settled on tn
diamond at future date.
Interest Is now conferred on prospective game b.
dry goods and boot and shoe dealers vs.. grocerymen
Later. The game was played this afternoon, and
Ave inning score Of II TO q was made in favor