The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1892-07-15
PLAY BALL.
Haxtun Laddlos Trim up The Hoi-
yokers.



Tn Sunday Inst merry crowd Of peosl
pie left Holyoke by special train for HaxA
TIM to witness a match game OF base ball!s
as played by the Holyoke and Haxtupt
mines, and those that went expecting tai
geo good game were not disappnlnted.
A large crowd was in attendance at thet
ground, aud the game, which was dnn-
dy good one, passed. Oft without tho usn
al kicking and pickering that usuallyi
follows game Of ball. A gcntlcmnnl
from Fleming actcd as umpire and wasJ
q good one. Score.-Haxtun, (with one
inning to plny) u; Holyoke, 10. Plsyersl
-Holyoke, Walsh B y, Spragne 3rd b. /
Sailor P, varney r F, Bowen G +. Hub.
bard ist B. Cunningham s s, Conlin =,
Converse u. Harman l. f.. HsssunJVsss D y
Scott 3 D, Finch CT. Allen B. Frank
c, slay y 8, Hollcnbcrger P, Moyon l. F
Hendrix II +, Fagan LIST b. Janus d 8.
lst Innings. Holyokers had the
innings with Mike Walsh at the bat
Spahr bet 80 cents that Mike wouldn't
mako LIST base. Spahr won, but Mike in
trying to make 2nd trippcd on cactus
and returned to got drink Of leo water.
Farmer Sprngue hit . baser, but died
on 3rd. Round House Sailor bit the ball
so hard he broke his stick, and in trying
to make end was sat on by Allen. (areat
ball player, that Allcn.) Deputy Varuev
got to lat on balls and stayed there, and
Oliver Twist Bowen struck three times
at nothing. Tho Haxtuns then went TO
bat and Dave Scott hit foul which was
nailed by our shorty. Finch hit bas-
er and by a wild throw from Shorty
came home. Allen and Frank both got
To bases, hut die.i there ns Chief Justice
slay md General Freight Agent Hollen-
berger couldn't find the hall.
2nd innings. Mother Hubbard hit q
light one to shoit stop, but Old Galien
stopped his mad career nt lat and Leo
retired TO scold Mrs. Hubbard for giving
him the laugh Flue Shoot Cunning
ham conldn't see the ball, md Clinkrr
Bar Conlin slipped an excentrick and
didn't get to LIST. Chief Justice Slay
tried to break he baA, has ailht, and
/ ~ ~ tshsGDsa ~ q ~. g. F.A
As1lsaesfoss hlt l'asoe - Hendrix
lasasd ~ -; rigti ~ thss !Assient
nibcrnian bsoas he rssocA Aeyuo ~
TO bat and hit foul which nsv evsr
Short, 3 head and Mike, unthinkingiy.
caught it; you can't blame Nike, for he
couldn't help il. Cheering by Harman,
Kelsey, Spahr, OF al) Galien Fagan spit
on his hands and
3rd innings. %. 7. Bowen famed tho
air. Mother Hubbard. we'll he couldn't
holp II. had cramp in his leg aud Fine
Sheet Cunningham hin the hall like u
hired man and got to 2nd. Clinker Ba,
Conlin swiped n nice ono out TO right
field md got in TO clear Mt ist in time to
SEQ Shorty foul out.-Finch To bat ami
famed out; Josiah Allen couldn't hit
one for base; Frank conldnt lind the
ball and Slny fouled out.
4ih innings Was another goose egg
for the Holyokers end tho IIax,un lads
got two runs.
9Th innings Flue Sheet Cunning
ham made the LIST score for tho Holyok-
ers and from that time ON an over cont
wouldn't make him vest.
9th innings.-Holyokc made runs
and painted the Hnxtuns a beautiful
white.
7th innings Kid Harmon went TO
bat with blood la his eye, because B 4
NJ Harmon threatened TO disown him II
he didn't do something for his people.
You should have seen him hit II; . clear
9 bnscr, but that man Allen wns there
and caught tho Kid mapping and he
came IN aud called for his time. The
Ancient liibernian vent 10 hat with .
smile that took tho curve out u the ball
and hit ially cooler out TO X r nnd got
To 2nd, by great spurt Of speed, (fis
runs like Dsian.) aud by wild throwing
got home; how tho boys did cheer him
Harmon gave him pass over the Akron
branch, good Tor 1897. Kelsey offered to
defend him free Of charge 10 case hs got
INTO trouble by doing II again, and Spahr
gave him Nubis lot. Farmer Sprsgue.
Round House SayIor and Deputy varncy
being afraid they would break tho bats.
retired in regular order. There was
thick coat of limo spread ON the Hax-