Telegram-herald., 1890-05-19
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Grand Rapids Froances shs Babies
Once Again
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support FROM tAs Issna

The game az Alger Park yesterday
vas IS good contesL as one would
care % zee There Vas sllgging. bril-
Laut fielding and remarkable plays u
abundance. The ball cranks appre-
ciaLed tie game and gave the players
much encouragement by hearty and
liberal applause. The " Babes Neat
T. tie grounds determined 70 door die.
they worked hard fJr victory but died
only after the last man was retired.
Their gea. trouble Was failure 70 hit
Hart They wanted % but couldn't.
That tall, supple, young gentleman
did not propose 70 allow nis opponents
fJnet aut.c-patlOus 10 become reality
al ar a consequence they secured
only three hits, one OF a scratch order,
from hls delivery. Only about 300 peO-
pie were in attendance, but each and
every one was a ball crank. The
weather was cold, and when the audi
ence vas not shlvering as the chilly
zcphyrs whistled through the grand
stand, tneV were cheering or the teeth
la tnelr upper ldW- were beating 4 tat
100 wlth their lower Jaw teeth. The
game was a hue pue though, winch
more than repaid those tnat attended.
THE GAME.
The Grand Rapids team took the bat
promptly 40 $50 O'Clock. Newman
stepped % the plate and sent the sphere
for single and pAtered second and
third Egau, IN the meantime, 1was
making desperate efforts 20 come IN
contact with the ball, bat went grace
fully back % his seat after flaming the
wind three times. Puryis then struck
au attitude Al home plate, got his eve
Ou tne bail and sent It iutO the ar Tor
Two bases. bringing IN Newman and he
going % third on an error OF Lunds.
Moore sent a pretty hy TO Quinn IN
right and MeisteT retired the side AZ
second after reaching first on MT and
scoring Purvls. The "babies" went out
IN one, two, three order IN their half.
The second netted neither team any
thing and the third turned out 10
BE- Waterloo for 1T. Huron.
Marker, their pitcher, had been
doing fair work, but at this
point seemed 70 collapse. Newman
opened the firing with a single, went to
second on ONeils error, and scored
On Egans double, that speedy young
mau going % the home plate, after
Purvs for the second time sending the
bali sailing out OF the fielder reach for
two bases. Moore then came 70 bat.
That very fine fielder. IN the palmy
davs OF the Texas League frequently
gave such exhibitions IS hitting home
runs. three baggers, etc. They came
easy TO hlm. As ne walked TO the home
plate yesterday he sohlOquzed thusly:
Il will surprise the audience. l Will
ast0und that young pitcher named
Marker" The ball came, whack; and
q small black object went swiftly into
the air over the right hesd fence.
Moore trOtted around the bases with
Purvls IN front Of hlm, VINO
had been resting a. second. 10 was
a home run. tuc first OF the season Tor
Grand Rapids. Marker seemed % get
over his "raLzle-dazz.c. - and the side
was soon retired. Iart was in fine
mctt.e. and IN this nUug he allowed
Port Huron one nit, toe hrst one OF the
game. "It's hard luck. but It's all
right. Harris. 4" making a double An
other tlauk was given che team though.
Tie fourth inning proved disastrous TO
the visitors. Grand Rapids had their
batting clothes ON. They placed the
bal safely. ran the bases ike deer and
81 tered tho bags Ike old veterans.
Waen the Port Huron boys regNned
their senses aad when the smoke from
tie ryroteChnlc display bad cleared
away u was learned that
Young Marker bad been pounded
f.~ f-a earned rims MgN4nou