The Progress., 1893-09-09
yES. IT IS BASE BALL AGAIN.
rs still The Subject Of Discussion.
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Rig. Big Man In Those Parts.

And she ulu 1T
lam cried ont in subdued tones,
v ~bere. oh wheream at?
Put our boys are awful hard-hcaded,
I'd they couldn't be convinced that
,bev were licked almost as badly as sui
Fan was by jim Corbett; 50 Manager
power. crept out Of his hole after the
-. ern Of forgetfuincs- began TO shine
"a he gave the Texas boys another
sonter. But these gentlemen were very
5igni6ed this time, eyed our
am about like W. imagine
Goliath aid when he saw David
onnroached, shifted the air with con-
,empt saw no glory in playing our ju-
rsniles again. but might be induced TO
,,ke another trip thithcrward and give
= one more spanking for . con-ida"d-
lion. lust enough to pay for the trouble
= oxercisiug. say 500 oi cuurs, they
care shreveport ball lovers credit Tor
more sense than To- ba willing %
risk 500 for the sweet privilege OF
sbowipc 10 our fair ladies and c1urtly.
Gallant gentlemen how little Shrcye-
nort's nine did know about bail, real
base ball as handled by the MarshalI
team.
But Manager Bowers eyes were sot,
be was determined 20 90 them another
ouud and was willing to risk that
amount Of money TO guarantee it, SO
when the Marshall team boarded the
train bound for Shreveport they hilar-
iously and exultantly sang
vENL N1DI, vICI,
while some Of their enthusiastic admir-
ers whisted as they reached the depot
here
BEHOLD TIE CCNQUERING HEROES
COME.
Well Thursday afternoon came around.
tbe boys all wended their way to the
Fair Grounds. OUR MEN like sheep led
TO the slaughter. some said.
But McGinnis was in the box and
Baldwin behind the bat. These were
new warriors TO the Marshall cham
pions. and they were soon to learn that
theg we're awful, awful big men too.
Oh how big the visiting nine did think
they we're before the nine innings had
been played Oh. Fatcs thou art cruel
they gi1'ntcd, 's they hit at McGinnis
curve, drop OF shoot and hit wind sim
ply nothing but air.
But the cOnquerors made fine show
ing that game. having nine beautiful.
well developed 5oose eggs as the re-
ward for their deeds on the ball field
Sad and gloomy were the visiting play
ers when the sun sank behind the west
ern horizon, for they felt that their
laurels were vanishing.
But Fridays game caused them mmuch
exhilaration. McGinnis didn't pitch
nor did Baldwin catch, but Mcguire
took the formers place while the tat
,ers vas filed by Foster. Everything
worked smoothly for awhile, the home
boys playing evenly, their opponents
ratified and kicking. But after awhile
things changed, the Marshall boys be
gan TO slug Mcguire, our boys got rat
tied and some of them could not hold a
ball II it had been placed in their hands
aud held there with vice. Oh, how
rotten they did play. The outiield was
as weak as coffee ever gets to be and
about as useful. Why, how tired it did
make the audience to watch the home
team play at ball. After awhile-in
charity-darkness came on and the UNI
pire called time and ordered the game
iostop,while Shreveport was about as
badly whipped in spirit as We ever wit
Messed among ball men. And was Mar
shall happy? oh hush now, her boys
ielt like they could straddle the moon,
and to town they went. feeling happy
As lords and confident Of success on the
morrow. The score was Marshall 9,
Shreveport.
Saturday came aud as the afternoon
drew nigh some speculation was in
amged in as to the outcome
'hoagh those posted never doubt
Cd but that Marshall would
Be Knocked out, but just how badly was
the conjecture. Well-McGinnis and
Baldwin took their, old places aud We
.pesl 1t when we say that one Of the op
'pnfng nine did reach third base during
the game, but he died there and the
sore, when the full number Of innings
- bssns played was Shreveport IA
AIrshAlr 0. - - t-'
Asfshall now came 70 the conclusion
NAT she Is not in 1t when 1t comes t.
p'ayiag ball with our present club
Ald with plumage down and feathers
ulAed the vaunted game cocks stole