The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-08-11

have some nun Win the business men OF
that city ON Tuesday morning, but on
account OF the sudden illness of Pitcher
Butts. it ~as decided TO postpone the
game TO some future date. and tele-
gram to that effect was dispatched TO
the manager OF the Iron Mountain club.
Tuesday morning a telegram was received
stating that the game had been extern
sively advertised and 20 come ON the next
train. The boys were notified and took
the afternoon train for thatcity, arriving
there after three o'clock. We were met
at the depot by delegation OF the busi-
ness men ball players and escorted TO "A
grounds, where the game wascommcnced
at once, with Crystal Falls TO bat. Our
people made five runs and retired. The
home team followed with five and the
visitors were next shut out with but two.
The Iron Mountains then went in and
piled up ten or twelve runs when "A dark
cloud suddenly came up and brought a
large amount Of rain with it, which il
scattered broadcast, To the great dis
comhture OF the ball players and specta-
tors alike. 1t WINS thought the r,in
would pass over and the game could be
continued, but the storm was evidently
there To stay and il was found necessary
TO call the game. Though hardly two
innings were played IL was enjoyed very
much by all parties concerned and bid
fair TO be- game without parallel in the
annals Of base ball The very best OF
feeling prevailed on both sides and some
of the plays were so extremely ludicrous
that the players and audience fairly
screamed with delight. Had the game
been continued TO finish, IL is quite
likely the scores would have reached the
one hundred notch and the spectators
SO sore from laughter that IL would have
been impossible for them TO have left the
grounds without assistance. The game
was umpired by Robert Barclay, of
Stambaugh, a gentleman well up in the
base ball question. 1t would have been
just the same II he knew absolutely moth
ing OF the game, none oi his decisions
would have been questioned by either
nine. One OF the most pleasant things in
connection was the fact that the home
team did just AZ they agreed to M re-
CARDS the game and much not agreed to
regarding the manner Of treatment. We
were treated like kings; the home. team
doing all possible i'm their power % make
our visit one OF pleasure. We had a
good time and want to meet the Iron
Mountain ball players again soon and
often.
The Crystal Falls Business Mems Base
Ball club hereby challenges the Florence
Business Mems Base Ball club TO plny "a
game of ball ON Monday, August 20,
I 1888, for purse Of one hundred dollars.
The game to be played ON neutral
grounds and umpired by "A person not a.
resident OF either Crystal Falls or Flor
ence nor having any business interest in
either place whatever. Itmust be under
stood that this challenge is directed to
the men named in Capt. &C. Olin's letter
To our club under date OF July "a, 1883,
viz: A. Early, Il. c. Engles, w. w. Noyes,
III. G. Campbell, A. X. Godshall, c. G..
Olin, j. f. Hooking, Chas Loughrcy and
John ID. Campbell. Our men will bo
Sumner Hopkins, c. NJ. Atkinson, J. l..
Kimball, A. l.. Flewelling. G. L. Crandall.
II. Butts, A. Parks, A. Lustheld, A. Aus
triau, and IT. j. Huehitt. BY order OF the
club. j. l.. klMBALIs secretary.
The Iron Mountain base ball club was
here last Sunday and had a very nice
time. IL was given out that the game
would BE- played in the afternoon, butin-
stead il was called in the foreLoon and
consequently was witnessed by COM
parativcly Few people. But five innings
were played, owing 60 the fact that the
Iron Mountain boys were anxious TO
reach stager in time 90 catch the alter
noon train. When the Eve innings were
completed scorer Justified was consulted
and IA was ascertained that the score
stood ten 60 nix in iavor Of the home
team. The Iron Mountain boys play a
splendid game usually but ON this occa.
sion they made Some fearful errors and
wild throwing was characteristic 81 their
part OF the playing. While ON the other
hand our boys handled themselves with
ease and their playing was sure from all
sides Three very pretty double plays
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