The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-15
Benedlcts Victorious.


way to the ball grounds yesterday
| afternoon, headed by. the L'Anse city
band, was unique one and would
have readily passed for band of cal
ithumpians. Following the band were
the benedicts bedecked in bright red
caps and belts. Their mascot, Tim
Merleau, dressed in suit OF the stars
and stripes, and q cap that would
strike terror to their foes, carried the
banner of the "reds." Next in the
procession came the umpire, Otto
Beehler, dressed in q suit that would
be study for an artist. One side OF
his pants was OF blue with red frills
and the other OF red with blue frilis.
On one side Of his belt he wore
sheathed sword and on the other q
dilapidated pistol. His decisions
OH the field were never questioned.
Following the umpire came the bache-
Tors wearing their blue caps and belts
and accompanied by their mascot,
Willie Wallace dressed in a "browaie"
suit of blue. A large processin of
citizens followed this unique collection
of ball players to witness the struggle
for supremacy between the bachelors
and benedicts.
Game was called promptly ut two
o'clock with the "reds" at bat. Kinney
and Campbell were struck out in sue
cession and the "blues" began to shout.
They were little too previous. The
other seven batters batted the ball all
over the field and piled up seven runs.
Kinney came to bat again aud closed
the inning for the reds with strike
out.
The bachelors next came TO bat with
q firm determination to swipe the ball
! all over the field and ont ovei the hli
if necessary. Williams went cut on
strikes. Harris, MeSsner. Adams. and
| Armstrong each tailed in succc> sion.
Kelsey and Brady We're killed at first
which retired the side with four runs
to its credit. In the second Inning each
side scored II goose egg. The third in.
ming added two runs to the benedict's
count while the bachelors consoled
their injured feelings with another
goose egg.
Six more runs adorned the score
| sheet of the benedits~when they had
finished their fourth inning. The
bachelors were desperate bv this time
but the best they could do was to get
in two men Score ID to at the end
of re fourth inning.
Inc beledic.s had opened on the
fifth inuing With SIX runs made and
not man ont when the ran began to
come down il torrents and the UNI.
pire called game. Score 81 to 6
favor of benedcts.
While there was some good playing
done the game was full of errors and
| fun-features that had been calculated
upon. In fact there was more fun in it
than there would be in professional
game.
The days sport was completed by a
grand exhibition of pyrotechnics from
the Nj. f. church hill in the evening
NOTES.
| The bachelors have wholesome
respect for benedicts now. 1t is said
that manageable young ladies are in
brisk demand. Asa Hammond an.
nounced after the ball game that he
would walk all the way 10 Baraga and
"pop the question" to every eligible
woman he met rather than associate
with the bachelors any longer.
Bachelors, in secret conclave: The
benedicts served us measly trick but
well get even yet. even if we have to
join their ranks to do it.
Phil: Say, Tom, isn't it getting rather
lonesome? Tom: Yea, brother Phil,
our ranks are thinned and our COM
peers have deserted us. Verify our
hope resteth with the coming genera
ton OF we shall be called Dennis. Phil
hopefully: what is the matter with
going along with the procession? Tom
(ruefully): Too late, worthy comrade,
too late; old age is scorned of youth
ard to be called Dennis is to die with
out being quite dead. Let us depart to
unknown fields.