Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-08-11
LEAN ONES BEATEN,
A Matchless Game of Base Ball
Played At the Ball Park Yes
terday Afternoon.
In Which Avoirdupois Proves It's
Superiority Over Lack Of It,
In Base Ball,
The Lean Ones Are Vanquished BY
a Score of 20 to 13-Other
News.

News.
The Lean Ones Are Vanquished.
"My! isn't he cutew
"What a graceful fielderw
ooh! What a stunning costume!"
"Notice how gracefully Mr.. Reed
runs!"
"How cool Mr.. Perkins looks under
that umbrella"
There was a mingled murmur of like
expressions of delight for the fair ones
in the grand stand as the game between
the fat and the lean mon was called Fri
day afternoon. A sssort of subdued
hum of admiration as the lean nine, the
flower of the community, took their
respective places IN the outfeld. And
indeed there was cause for admiration.
Seldom has a prettier sight been wit.
messed. The costumes of the players
were superb in fashion, that of DR.. Ken
drick being probably the most attractive.
A pair of white pants, artistically CON
structed of some loosely clinging mater.
ial was probably the most noticeable
part of it. A double-barreled tuck in
the bottoms, after Worth, served to rem
der the whole effect more pleasing.
Then there was a light, loose bodice,
with trimmings of point lace. A cap
a la mode, with a long, peaked visor
completed his attire, and made a raptur-
GUS dream in base ball costume. DR..
Edwards was similarly attired, but his
neither garments, instead of having the
tuck, were cut with a sort of demi-train,
which swung gracefully too and fro,
with every movement of his lissome
figure.
The other players we're likewise ap.
propriately attired. Out in right field
Mr.. Perkins reposed gracefully under an
umbrella, occasionally starting up to in
quire as to the number of outs. Obser-
yer Fallon presented a solid front to the
balls which came his way, and far out
in left field, Frank Moorhouse was
dimly visible picking the wild flowers,
and wreathing them into laurels for his
alabaster forehead. There was a breath
less hush as the first ball was pitched,
and it was broken by a savage ''crack'
as some fat man batted it out into right
field. 1t passed in dangerous proximity
to Mr.. Perkins, who gave a thrilling
shrek, and made a mad lunge at it with
his umbrella. His aim was wild, and
the fat man coursed ~leisurely around the
bags until he stopped for breath. The
next man famed the air vigorously with
his bat, and retired gracefully. One or
two more men made runs, and then two
more outs put an end to the first round.
The fat men then took the field, and
the lean ones proceeded vigorously to
swat the sphere. 1t was difficult for
them to guide the ball away from the
large masses of avoirdupois which fitted
to and fro about the diamond, but they
succeed II doing it to the extent of
several runs, and then the first round
closed with honors easy.
The second round began with some
brilliant fielding by DeGraff and Little
and thunderous applause shook the
grand stand to it's foundations. This
round closed again with honors about
even. But in the third, avoirdupois
proved too much for science and agility.
The fat men swatted the ball savagely to
the four winds, and rolled up close to a
dozen runs before they stopped. The lean
men lost their grip, and after one or two
sickly runs, took the field again. The
fourth inning was a repetition of the
third, but in the fifth, the lean ones
dsnder arose, and they stopped the fats
without a tally. The fats then recipro-
Gated, and the game closed with a score
of % to ID in favor of the fat men.
The features of the game were the
several eccentricities of the umpire, yand
the double playing Of Mr.. Allen, who
held the positions of third baseman and
assistant umpire with credit to himself
and his constituents. Lester Green
scored the only home run that was made
and Meals sprinting around the bases
was quite a special attract ion.
The following are the players and
positions:
FAT NINE. LEAN NINE.
Neal. .......... First Base. ...... Edwards
Tenny. ....... Second Base. ..... .DeGraff
Allen ......... Third Base. ...... kendrick
Carey. ....... Center Field. coco. Little. +.
Holt. ....... Right Field. ........ Perkins
Reed ........ Left Field. ...... MOOrhOuSe
Detcher ...... Short Stop. .......... FallOn
Bentley ...... Catcher ...........G Green
William. ...... Pitcher. ............. Foley
SCOlIE:
Innings 2 8 1 5
Hot Man . II O-0O