Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-09-03
BASE BALL NOTES.

Sundays programme was not carried
out as originally intended, owing to a
threat of arrest made to the manager of
the Columbus Club if he played here on
that day. Great preparations had been
made by the local management for the
game, and Manager Hanlon was very
much surprised on Friday evening to
receive a telegram from Mr.. Schmelz
asking him to cancel the date, giving as
his reasons portion of letter sent to
him by John G. Davis, who signed him
self as secretary of the Freeland Law and
Order Society. Word was at once sent
back telling him to come on, that Davis
letter was nothing more than a bluff,
and that the Freeland Association would
guarantee against any proceedings in
volving Mr.. Schmelz or the Columbus
| Club. The letter, however, had its desir-
ed effect, and as Manager Schmelz did
not know that Davis and his colleagues
lacked the backbone necessary to carry
out their contemplate intimidation, he
feared to take the risk and again asked
to have the game cancelled. He stated
that as Columbus was scheduled to plav
in Philadelphia the next day he might
be delayed here in case there was trouble,
and would thereby possibly forfeit Mon
days game. Mr.. Hanlon then allowed
the game to be declared off, but immedi-
ately wired the Cuban Giants to come,
thus giving Davis 4 Co. an opportunity
to show whether they were in earnest or
not in their underhand threats. The
game, such as it was, took place, and so
far there has been nothing heard of the
half-dozen people who would run this
town on the narrow-guage plan of 1874.
Davis proved to the satisfaction of the
public that he is no more of a man than
he was in the late strike, and for colossal
cowardice he should be placed on exhi-
bition at the Worlds Fair. There is
little doubt but that the same clioue of
poltroons worked the same methods
successfully with the Brooklyn Club and
the Franklinville Club of Philadelphia.
Rain was falling heavily at O'Clock
when play was called. Freeland people
had not seen game for two weeks, and
they did not propose letting any such
mere detail as the weather interfere
with their plans. The audience packed
the grand stand until that structure was
filled, and those who We're out in the
wet hoisted umbrellas and made them
selves as comfortable as possible, giving
little heed to the miniature rivers which
ran down their backs. Everybody was
pretty well drenched, but more good
natured crowd would be hard to find.
Freeland went to the bat and lit onto
Pauls curves in style which made the
colored gentlemen dizzy. The thunder
doomed and the tightening danced
around the atmosphere, while Freeland' s
sluggers kept time to the music of the
elements by pounding out singles,
doubles and triples in quick succession
AT 4.2S the side was retired with ten
runs to its credit Three minutes later
the Giants took the field again, after
scoring once. The Freeland team haG
been preparing for the Columbus Clut
and the players were dressed in thei
best batting clothes. 1t is doubtful i
Sir Timothy or Mr.. Rusie could have
checked their unquenchable thirst fo
hits and runs. Their twenty eight hits
for a total of forty bases, netted then
thirty-seven runs, twenty-five of thes
being earned. Paul left the box afte
the third inning, Elsbury taking hi
place. The latter Jared no better, ant
in the fifth inning, with two Freelan
men out, Umpire McNelis called tn
game on account of darkness. TIL
Giants were unable to do anything wit
|, Welch, and one of their two hits was c
the scratch order.