Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-08-31

The mere announcement that the
representative clubs of Watertown and
Jefferson were to play ball at Juneau,
was sufficient cause to attract a great
crowd of people to that city last Sun
day, there being nearly 1000 people
present at the contest. 1t was the de-
Gliding game of series of three between
the two teams, each having previously
won game this season, and was for all
the blood and glory imaginable. An
excursion train of ten coaches, filled to
overhowing with cranks from Jefferson
and this city, was run to Juneau on the
North western road There were fully
400 Watertown people at the game.
1t was the same old story of a year
ago, and once again did the Schiller q
Quentmeyers defeat the Blues on neu-
trail grounds The score was 5 to /.
Jefferson came on the field with team
picked from the best available talent
one which. on paper, at least, seemed
almost invincible. Still, the Jefferson
people generally appeared to take it
for granted that their team would be
beaten to a standstill, and none of
them we're at all chagrined at their de-
feat OF course, after the game the ad-
mirers of the S. 4 Q.'s were in high
spirits, and took occasion to enthuse in
almost every conceivable manner. This
was kept up on the train going home,
and upon arriving here all imprOmptu
procession was formed and the crowd
marched through Main street to the
accompaniment of great variety of
noises.
The game started at o'clock, with
Smith and Buchta as the opposing
pitchers. Our young twirler was at his
best, and his work could not well be
surpassed. Out of thirty batsmen who
faced him, only two succeeded in hit
ting his delivery safely. On the other
hand, Buchta pitched very good game
and held his opponents down to six
safe hits in the face of the most
wretched and discOuraging support that
could be accorded ii pitcher. Especial
ly "of" was Catcher Dixon. In fact,
the work of the entire Jefferson team
was in direct contrast with the smooth
and reliable playing of the s. q Q.'s,
and demonstrates in no small degree
the theory so often advanced that a
team Of players strange to each other,
no matter now SlTOuP l]ulNluudlly Gail
not work as tremendously together as
one composed of players familiar with
each others methods.
The first runs were made in the sec
ond inning. After two men were out
Diekoff reached first on poor throw
of his grounder by Roberts. j. Smith
hit safely to left, and when A. Roessler
allowed the ball to pass him Diekof
scored. Dixon muffed F. Smith s third
strike, and on the same players wild
throw to second base j. Smith scored.
In the fourth ]. Smith got base on
balls and went to second on passed
ball +. Smith attempted to sacrifice,
but was given a life on Illing's error in
stepping off the bag to catch Hansell's
perfect throw, the play advancing Joe
to third Oestreicher's well-placed
sacrifice scored j. Smith and advanced
F. Smith to second. The latter crossed
the plate moment later when Dixon
threw the ball out of everybody's reach
to catch him mapping at second base.
The last run for the S. & Q.'s came in
in the fifth inning on Wilbur's single,
successive errors by Buchta and Hing,
and passed ball. The Blues solitary
run was made in the sixth. Dixon got
base on balls, stole second, reached
third on Roberts sacrifice and scored
on Keel's only passed ball.