Telegram-herald., 1889-09-09

Grand Rapids snt Greenville Score
TIE Of Pea % Ten.
OSE THOCSnO CRllES PRESENT
rhs Fsasrabl- Hooaoo wha sits GA the
his@ahiag Ss4ras Ias wilasst
Ea1h4siAsal SEA a. = Game
Ihis sea ga.


tlat has probably seea seventy ~iaters
aAa summers pass by lie always oc-
eupie- tie same seat. aul f tle reader
N.- TAKE pans ~ examine. tn-s SELF
same aged bali crank Fl he no--ce1
occupying q seat 0n Che highest row OF
tne bleaching board, aud AZ the end
nearest the grand stand. lis head
gearing i a tlli campaign hat shat was
once white. is face s.. full 0l wria-
kies caused by age. AMI his nair and
beard 3 long anl stre-klI H.th grey
Across h.s nose an oli-fashioned pair
ol glasses are seen. but through them
peer a pair or sharp laughing eyes. III.
clothes are threaduaIe sld evidently
tl good service lu tu.r years 0f wear.
lle coat AasOuce r-lca tld t1e trousers
grey checked, pencil j. always be-
Aild ll- ear, and ne AWAY, has score
card. llls same gentleman poses a.
lood0O 60 tle Grand Rapids ball
tean tie la- been beard 10 prophecy
def at and victory alike, ald when Wc
meet with tle Iorme me- -mlle and the
latter le looks sad. Yesterday Was a
beautiful day and 1000 ball cranks
assembled at the park % see the
tleenvlle boys d0Wued TIE hO1-
ooo made the l09lst person, and 10
sulr ham aud dl-IppoAL the rest the
team had % bow % the inevitable.
The aged gentleman was heard 70 re-
mark that 70 was not our day and that
Ae lad never seen MeaNlm yin sun
DAY game. lhe words must have
drtted into the ears OF the club, as
from the start they SEEMED 10 "play
INTO his hands, For the benefit OF
tne club t = suggested that this hoo
doc IS suh0cated and a stop put 20 his
attending the sunday games.
The home team took their "inns."
ant Polnemus. the FIRST man TO the bat,
sent q sky-scrapor 90 FarrOn. Drum
mond handled Puryis' hot grOunder,
and retired him az first. Egan then
came 20 the plate and made three
beautiful attempts 90 smash the ball.
Thanks % McNiah0n's miserable work
at short the visitors were enabled 20
score once IN their half. Mcbride eros
sing the plate after two men had been
put out. lie reached first on the error,
went % second and third on a Wild
pitch, and scored on OCOnnor's sharp
h.t 90 short. The second inning ended
with a beautiful goose egg To both
clubs. IL the third Grand Rapids met
with another wniteWash, and the VS.
ltOr- piled up two more runs. Fowler,
the nrst man AZ the bat, wanted % ht,
but dldu't, and went gracefully 70 his
seat Mcbride reached first on called
balls, and was advanced 10 second on 4
W-i pitch otouu0r sent nlm 20 third
ora Alt, totA ~c0Ill- on another Wild
pitch and a wlld throw hy Yak. kaatz
sent the bah % right for Int, bat was
retired at second ON an assist from
short. Fuller flew out 10 Dixon, and
tarrOu reached first on a helder's
choice, Mcmahon, VINO fielded the ball,
preferrng To retire kaatz at second.
Tie fourth opened " TN the score TOO
against US, and the old hOOdo0 on toe
b.eac4ers was happy. Tn tins inning
the home team made chlls run
down the back OF the hOOdOO,
and ho WAS quiet for awhile
Egan and MS little willow Went 10 the
bench after failing t0 reach first on an
inneid hit. Ike got four balls. and
MsaSim struck out. Householder
reached first on called balls. forcing
Ike % second. and both were advanced
base ou Iaik's ait 20 the right gar
DEN. Little Mcmahon sp.t on has hands,
pulled up h, knckerbOcScrs a little.
g9r aIs eve 0a the pall and swipcd 10 10
tnc left field fence for three bases,
cleared tne bases and scored himself on
% wd throw Of Fulier',. Dixon ended
rle agony for Drceny lle bv Fowler +
ulkn- brilliant stop and pickup Of /
p1.IwGs n0t n.t bail t0 second and +
forcing Dixon ogt at second after he 4
bad reached first on an error. a thou /.
4.