Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-07-12
BEAUTIFUL BHsEBHLL.
The Business Mems Game In
terrupted by Talk and
a Shower.

A large crowd gathered at the
depot grounds ON the Fourth to
see the great baseball contest be-
tween the business men OF the First
and Second wards. There was some
wrangling over tlaggett, the First
ward pitcher, the Second-warders
claiming that he belonged in their
ward. The phenomenon was not al
lowed to pitch at the opening OF the
inning, but after the SrcOnd-warders
had run in eight men, the worship
ers of Claggett put him in the box
then the Second-warders made a
longheaded move to get Claggett
out of the box; they sent the First
Warders to bat. Umpire Gordon
was not ON hand at the beginning.
and S. Forrest Staples was pressed
into service and rendered satisfac-
ton.
The First ward started the circus
with Claggett at bat. Schallern and
Thatcher were the battery. Clag-
gett, Burton, Michaud and Harding
scored runs, and the nine went out
on fly by Vessel, caught in the left
field.
Nero came to bat for the Second
ward. The battery was Michaud
and Burton. Nero scored Il run,
Schallern died at third, Thatcher TT
first, then Lindbergh, Void, Hosch,
Gross, Greengard, Burton and Nero
reached the homeplate in succession.
Claggett now took Michaud's place
in the battery, and Schallern, then
whacked the sphere, hut it got to
first before he did. The score was
now to in favor Of Second ward.
(Rag-chewing.) But the other fel-
lows went to- work with will in the
second inning, and ran up ten runs,
the inning being distinguished by the
batting of Michaud, Harding, Wet
eel and Vessel. Claggett and Brown
each made two runs in this inning.
The nine lost the plate by Ryan
being struck out. Rag chewing).
The Second ward scored but one
run-by Lindbergh-in tho second
half of the second inning. and the
succession of goose eggs was stopped
by Gross dying at the plate. In this
part of the game phenomenon Clag-
gett was in the box. with Barney
Burton catching. More rag chew
ing). The Second now had nine, ard
''they never got any more The
First ward got three runs in the first
half OF the third inning, making the
score II to 9 in their favor, for the
| rain came down and all made a
break for the depot, where the rag
chewing" was carried ON to an in
definite hour. If it had not been for
the rain, it is likely the game would
have been concluded about mid
night.
Arthur Claggett says that he never
knew until yesterday how fine q
player he was.
| Claggett and Brown were the only
players making three runs.
Theo. Void kicked as artistically
as a professional.
AS the umpire was recent arrival,
the boys kindly refrained from injur-
ing him.
J An endeavor will be made to get
up a gamein the neor future between
the same mines.
Claggett and Thatcher would
make fine battery.
Harding got a ball in the right
arm, and Claggett sprained his wrist.
These were the only casualties, out
side the nume1 Gus sore Jaws which
will result from the talk.
Geo. Lafond was among the spec
tators and gave the boys the benefit
of his experience.
Umpire Gordon got there late, but
he brought weapon with him.
Frank Hall was not umpire, but
occupied the no less honorable posi-
tionof official scorer.
Board Of Education.
The board of education met at the
EcOurt house last Saturday. Several
small bills were allowed.
The board fixed the date for com.
}. mencing school on September 8, in
stead Off. Heretofore the closing and
state examinations and commence
ment exercises have all come in the
same week, making too much work
for pupils and teachers. Under The