The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-08-22
IN THE SOUP.
How the Mighty Have Fallen at
Ospabprg,
Diaaenisoha Cause she Dissolution of q
Hall Club nut osnAbuEa nossnt
Appear 70 Have suffered,

During the summer OF 1888 our QdIet
little village wan tho proud puaeeaApfpf
a team OF ball players that oearoely
knew what defeat meant, having ofoaa'
cd batn with all tie principal local clubs
OF both stark and Carroll counties, and
having sustained bnt four defeats dur.
Ing the entire heaa0n, and IN oonbe'
quenoe stood high 10 tbs estimation OF
tho community and received tho hearty
support OF The good people OF tho town
aud surrounding country.
Hut alaal our greatneaa was short
lived and even our own town folk have
forgotten the glory In which we reyeled
last season Aud now, Oh Ye Godal 30
much IN refuse ua tho pltlful ten centa
admission that we have found II necea.
aary 70 charge In order 10 eke out an
exihtAnce. .ta.. ..-t
After our brilliant finish laAt season
tho boys were much slated aud looked
forward eagerly for the compeneement
OF the season OF 1889, which has proved
30 dlbaatf0uH thus far. The flrat DIM
Guilty that presented itself wan tho 49,
curing OF q suitable ground; however,
after much delay, va got tho hame
ground we had laat year, but by this
Time the keenneha or tho players had
somewhat abated and tho result waA
that tho boys got into the soup and have
managed 70 stay there, with tho excep'
ti0n OF three or four games during tho
entire season, This, OF course, created
dlnsentlona IN the club, th6 captain
claiming that tho manager did not give
him the boat players no had AZ hia dis
p0aal, and the other members or our
club attributed our bad luck 70 tho IN.
cehaant kicking OF tho captain and
his brother, After thiA state 0f hffalrn
had exlhted for home time, tho captain,
who was also our catcher, his brother,
the Arat baaeman, and the pitcher, With
drew aud organized q club known 10
tho ',Neyereweatn, OF Browpayllle.
Aften the big three had relieved them
selves OF considerable surplus wind 10
the effect that "The d--d Dutch OF Oa.
nAburg never could play ball" asked
permission 10 come up aud play ua an
exhibition game, presumably 10 show
tho people OF OsnAburg that the big
three, who, according 10 their own o.
tlmatlon, constituted the best amateur
battery and first baseman In Stark
county, could shut out the old club
from which they had withdrawn, aud
accordingly the game took place last
saturday on our grounds, with the fol-
lowing results: T9r
ohnAhurH u'''"'''t'''''''''s'''''''w 70
hlg Three ''s'''''''''''"',''''''''''
nase hits -oanAburg n, mig Three o. Earned
rins-O -Oanaburg 10, hig Three I, nAlltrloa-Oana-
burg, Clark and nllasi niH Three Eehlnaer aud Da-
via, Davis aud Eokingori Davis and Johoa, struck
out -liy CLARK u BY EeknaerI umplro-lartln'
rlmo-2ib.
The features OF the game we're tho
manner In which the d-d Dutch
pounded Ecklngor and our young aud
inexperienced Pitcher Clarka ability 10
strike out the Davis Brothers twice
each.
As we are now rid OF our kiclSeru, we
will be glud 10 hear from any OF the
amatuer clubs In Canton and can
assure them pleasant time II they
will come Quito play us, ELIXIR