The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-07-28
Crystal Falls and Twin City
Teams Play a Good Game.
Crystal Falls Victorious by a Score
OF II to S--Fats and Leans
Other Base Ball Notes.


favor OF Crystal Falls at the close OF the
first hall OF the ninth inning. The man
in the weather bureau would have been
with the ball tossers, could Crystal
Falls. with her diversified other improve
ments, boast al such an institution. At
any rate. the weather conditions we're
fine and as pleasing game Of base ball
as WAS ever witnessed in Crystal Falls
was played. The number Of spectators
was very small, owing in a great meas
ure, it is believed, To the disgraceful
actions Of a crowd OF imported hood
lums who attempted To Operate" Crys-
tai Falls 10 their own peculiar liking one
week before, when the last game OF a
series Of two was played between Crystal
Falls and Escanaba. Those who stayed
away on this account, however, could
have safely presented themselves for n
more gentlemanly aggregation OF ball
tossers, and spectators who accom-
panied them, never came TO Crystal
Falls. In addition TO this fnct, il can
also be truthfully written that the Twin
Cities play ball-not with their mouths,
but with their hands. They fell victims
to the superiority OF the Miners" not
because they could not play the game,
but because the latter could play just "A
little better. In justice to the Twin
Cities, IL must be said that they have
received no great amount of support
from the people OF the towns from
which they come in the way Of strength
ening their team, and while few OF them
have played professional ball in time
passed, they are all young men who
make the Menominee river valley their
permanent home. No such claim is set
up for the Miners" the childish taunts
Of Iron River and Florence newspapers,
Notwithstanding. The people OF Crystal
Falls have contributed literally To the
ball team and four OF the nine players
have been induced TO locate here with
their ability as ball players first in view.
While there are no salaried men among
them, influences to secure them profit
able employment have been exerted by
Manager Corcoran and other citizens.
This might be expected To result in the
organization OF stronger team than
could be formed in any small city from
the resident talent.
Sundays game opened with the visit
ors at the bat. Curley delivered the
cork.screws and Webb held the points
behind the plate. They were retired
without honors and returned the com
plment to the Miners in the last hall OF
the inning. In the first hall OF the second,
the Twin Cities found another goose
egg" il being rounded up by Augustine's
splendid catch OF Foryilly's long fly.
In the last hall OF the inning the
Miners got loose and sent six men over
the plate. In the third, Chandler made
a single and scored run for ther wins
on Aliens sacrifice In the last hall oil
the inning the Miners again gave way To
the Twins without further honors. In
the fourth, the Twins found the ball.
Fenstrom struck out for IA single and
registered run on Reeds double. Then,
"Mulegan" Forvilly swung his war club
and tried to lose the ball. He succeeded
In lining out double, bringing Reed
across the plate. Chandler made single
and registered his run with the assistance
OF the singles az Dyer aud Allen. In the
last hall OF the inning Crystal Falls was
again retired without batting laurels,
Henry and Augustine flaming the wind"
and Matt Gleason's hit being too short
for his speed. In the fifth Woods scored
n run for the Twins, leaving the record
at the close Of the first hall OF the inning,
six 70 six. The last hall OF the inning
failed to change IL. Again in the sixth,
the Twins retired without iniuring the
ball. but the Miners did il violence by
Ball letting out n double and Mack find
ing the sphere TO the extent oil three
bases. Some minor hits resulted in the
scoring OF four runs for the miners In this
inning. The seventh inning resulted IN
no runs, but in the eighth, the Twins
again found the ball. Curley had retired
and the box was supplied by Augustine.
He was out OF form and reluctantly
entered the DOA III uuittVhNo w wy
request of several OF the boys who
"wanted TO see him twist the ball" The
result was what Augustine had antici-
pated-Reed strikinga single, "Mullegan"
Foryilly letting out one Of those long
distance "three- baegers, peculiar to him
self, and Chandler striking double. The
Twins registered two runs in this inning,
making their total OF eight In the last
half OF the inning, Matt Gleason struck
a single aud scored his run on the
singles OF Brooks and Curley. This com
pleted the batting for the Miners, with a
total OF eleven runs. In the first hall OF
the ninth, Augustine again occupied the
box. The smuggling was over aud the
IN, ...a....I MILITANT a run