The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-08-28
rhe -chan,pions- Defeated.

As We remarked besore. Che Msr~sls
have the material to put up a good game Of
bali. and t1e srisEilfliness Of our prediction
was verified last Thursday afternoon. when
they crossed bats for the third time this sea-
son with the boassfal champions Of the
county. the Meyersiale Silver stars. and
administered 10 that Dragging organization
such = drubbing as must certainly have
caused the entire constellation TO undergo a
total eclipse. il i doubtful whether the
Silver Stars viii ever reappear 70 do battle
with the Mzro0ns, but they may recover
sufficiently to win anothergame from Grassy
Ran, in which event all can be prepared 70
hear them reasserr their right to the cham
piouship Of the county. Il would only be
little cheeky. but then
Without noticing ene or two colossal er-
rors, which could only have resulted from
lack Of knowledge Of the rules. the Ma
rooms played brilliant game Many bright
pieces Of individual work marked the game.
especially the running catch Of Eenie'iyH
Meyers, who eaHgat fiy with the finssr tips
Of his right hand far out in centre field, and.
falling bead over heels, regainei his feet,
holding alost the captured ball He was
loudly applanded for this play. as he Was
again and again when he pounded the sphere
until it ''cut the whisksrs" from the far out
field and brought n run after run Koosers
playing calls for recognition but somehow
OF other the --sky sweeper always does play
good ball, even though be can stand at fEt
and reach half way 10 second. Picking
pitrhef; IN his very best form and that he
was effective, seventeen sirike-outs testify.
He was ably assisted by UhI, who seemed
anxious to sssi,en1 himself FOR his playing at
Meyers,lale.
A large section Of The victory, however, is /
the exclusive properly Of -Uncie Willis"
who fairly outdie himself and astonisbed
all his friends By the way be used the
wagon tongue True enough, his robust
muscles did not drive the ieafher-eovered
globe over the fence, bat somehow he man
aged to touch il every time. and the agility |
with which his spider-like extrenities car
ried him over frst, would have aroused tie |
envy Of professional sprinter
With the exceptions noted. al Of the home /
team played game TO b. proud Of and one
IN which they can take merited pride
The Silver Stars were not in the game at |
all after the 6rs: inning. They changed /
batteries two OF three times, but one and al /
got the ''razzie dazzle . and the last was no
more effective in bis delivery than the first. I
Little Williams Of the Stars Is the only I
member Of that club who deserves recogni-
ton. He took everything that came his I
way and didn't have an error charged !
against him. The score n, the close of the /
9th inning stood ID TO :, in favor Of Somer- [
set. Frank Black. Of Meyerssiale. umpiresi (
the game in a most impartial and satisfac- /
tory manner.
Possibly the recent criticism Of the HEz- (
AID had some effect on the Maroons. II I
certainly had on the small boy Everything I
passed of harrnoniotsly. as il always should I
in friendly game Of bali, and there were
no jeers nor taunts for the visiting club (
from the individual members Of the home {
orriuizatiOn or from the SPECTATORS