Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1889-08-13

torslcan vendetta. - spring up between
these twia citles " the West I1e ozd
blood began % boli when ore % TIE Chicago
papers remarked That there were pro0ao.s
more uncoGvlcLed fe-0ls iu the IOWA ~ JAy-
vile t1aa IA any ot.sr cry n is szo 4nd
popalation IL tie oo4atrY.
TIE fact of Is rival being thus grstut
to4sly mentioned o. one Of TIE great Chicago
dalli1s ranked in the breast n haytown,
aao tile jeaslsy became deep aud genuine
Ter . tine Jayvllle he'd ne palm and
turned up rs tfteen hundred noses A. -
less clstin pushed nelgnbor across Mud
Creek soon, however, two 81 Haytown's
most respected merchants were caught
sanding their sugar. an8orweignlug butter
and cheese, and counting Only thirteen eggs
20 tie d0zeu. A trial was the result, and
the merchants fined. IL was then that Hay
town held Up - 200 heads and scofied al
is hated rival Its oxidation, however.
was OF brief duration. Tor tae next weeA
Jsyville's mayor was accused OF horse
stealing, the jall VAS broken open aud
procession formed 10 the nearest tree, ca
which. after few words By several Of The
best citizens, the mayor was left hanging
aad the Eorse restored 10 IL rightful
owner, this showing how much better Il Is
- DC - morse tH-n mayor.
The spirit Of enmity was not confined TO
the older heads OF the town. but was shared
ia by the youthful scions Of the houses IN
both cities Frequent stone fights had been
INDUCED IN by the innocent school children,
and IL no time, IN either city, was IL an IN
usual sight 20 see some nthesome school
boy vending his way nome with his books
IN his pocket MS arm IN a sling, his nose IA
most ensanguned condition, and the scut-
tie Of his trousers dented as with the boot
Of some urchin Of the opposing faction.
II was during this era Of combativeness
that an epidemic struck both towns. By
epidemic | do not mean a scOurge like the
small pox or cholera, but do mean some
thing quite as dangerous 70 life and limb
and something quite Is difficult 10 shake of
] mean baseball. A club was formed ia
each town; balls, bats and bases were pur-
chased-or stolen-(the stealing Of bases,
believe, redounding much to a base ball
plaver's credit) and the maternal parents
Of the Haytown and Jayville jsHncsss doree
not only ruined their eyesight, but the
points of several gross Of needles, in manu-
featuring uniforms for their offspring.
The captain Of the Jayvilles was the son
Of the former mayor, and it was generally
hSIccU LIdl nc SuOllu play SuOIN-Https
consideration of the citizens having put a
short stop 10 both the life and horse steal
ing procllvites Of MS respected father. who,
it may be said, had moved in the highest
circles in town; and he had, as il took lad
der twenty feet high for the lynching party
IA reach the limb on which he was left.
Grounds were selected IN both cities and
the two clubs went 10 work practicing with
a will. The home plate" suffered consider
able hard usage during this ball fever, as
the mothers said it came back regularly for
more food At every meal In both clubs
there seemed to be 4 difficulty as TO a proper
understanding about the foul line the
difficulty growing out Of the fact that the
owners of chicken roosts in the immediate
vicinity complained Of having missed a
great number Of fowls-yet they did not ap-
pear on the Official score. The two organi-
zations were progressing admirably in their
experiences at the game, and it was not
many moons before challenge reached the
Haytowns. daring them 10 play the jay
villes en- the following Saturday. The chal-
lenge was duly accepted and blacksmith
weighing two hundred pounds, and all
muscle. was chosen for umpire. During the
ensuing week every thing in the rival towns
was excitement and baseball. The local