The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-08-03
TO rob their mines, This outcome Is
much to be regretted, but Is the usual
wagc OF strike.
BASE BALL.


cat, awakened from bis trance last Sun
day afternoon and witnessed the game
between the teams representing Crystal
Fails and Iron River on the grounds of
the latter club. He bathed himself Ia
the sunshine of his own smiles for two
innings lie chatted gaily about the
Iron River boys making seven scores in
the second inning, and prophesied some
thing wonderful when the BOYS got
warmed up 60 their work But after
that the visiting players raised n little
cloud OF trouble, and they kept right at
II until they had painted the blackest
kind ol gloom on the face oi every man
and woman in sight who WAS in sym
pathy with tho home team. Their
under-jaws hung down so fstr they had
TO use a long-distanco telephone To hear
themselves talk. They were so quiet
you could hear a pin drop--coupling pin.
About the time that gar meters GO TO
bat and grayeyards show signs of get
ting iractioua, the Iron River captain
swung his bat across his shoulder and
started Tor home, having hard, set
look on his facc and his pockets filed
with gloom. The visor OF his cap was
drawn over his eyes and his chin pro-
truded aggresslyely. His eight assist
ants, looking tired and dispirited, we've
behind him in single file, and the long
lire moved on ls slowly as n funeral
procession. The captain didn't even
glance at the score sheet; he was think
ing Uf llle time when he earned his first
quarter by standing i'm ditch at night,
using his luce ns u danger signal. Ger
tainly this veteran had good reason for
thinking, Tor his colts were beaten by the
decisive score of thirty TO fifteen, and
were out-played, out-batted and out.
generated at nearly every point.
frlbley, the Crystal Falls twirler,
tunsted the shins uf the cadaverous
cattle-driyers from the west They stood
around like n hen on n hot gridde, and
suffered the county seat boys to run the
bases till their nccks were long with
thirst. Both sides made more errors
than Coins Financial School. but the
Iron River boys were full OF straw and
scrap iron, aud couldn't hit the earth il
they iell oil the north pole; and they ran
bases like pallbca,ers at a funeral. In
mct, base hits with them were ms scarce
as boys IN the White House, and when n
ground hit came their way they CROPPED
around for il like Grover Cleveland look
ing for the paregoric bottle ut four
O'Clock in the morning. Bucl's coaching
sounded very much like a cross between
a iree-ior-all fight between truckmen and
the opening session OF an auctioneer's
convention; and even Jackson, he OF the
prairie lire complexion, was compelled
10 turn large scli-acting laugh out to
pasture, while the limp dulcet bray ofour
mascot, D1ycr Saylan, was waited over
the diamond by the gentle July zephyr
Phi, the Iron River coacher. made a
noise like a coyote with emery dust on
his lungs, while the rest OF the one-lunged
harvest hands stood around and
whistled for help and they were so weak
they couldn't raise Il glass OF beer II IL
had been all foam. They were like
sweet bells tangled. out Of tune" They
danced and pranced around like an
alligator trying TO swallow screw.pro-
peller, or u South Sea Islander after
eating iish-huok peddler.
In the first two innings the Iron River
boys went 10 bat with the superior air
OF millionaire riding in a dav coach.
but they soon had terror struck so deep
~ into their hearts that the very flower
Of their batsmen went to the plate in
much the saiiie moo, that a lamb faces
the butcher. At certain stages OF the
game Fribley showed a disposition To
put balls over the plate that might bo
Int with profit by the opposing batsmen,
then he grew stronger and hurled curves
ut the batsman that had all the colors
of the rainbow, and, Great Hickory
Ellum. how those fellows famed nt the
DR.. Spnlding pills prescribed Tor them
Gentle reader. Ia this connection we
desire 10 return thanks TO our mascot.
the gentleman who combs his hair on "A
picket ience, and who, when young, de-
cided TO engage in newspaper work. Call |
ing upon the editor OF a country Journal. |
and being informed that the editor was
out. he seated himself Mt the EDITORS
desk and wrote the following charming
little poem;
called upon the editor,
To do so was boon,
The devil said the editor was out .
But would return full soon.
Well, the editor did return full soon
he was iuller than usual, and our mas
cots lace never recovered from that |
meeting.
splendid feature Of tho game wns the
total absence OF any noisy arguments |
between players and the umpires over
the decisions oI the latter. Mcssrs. j r. |
Corcoran and James Long presided over
the game IN n very satisfactory manner,
not an objection being made.
The Crystal Falls aggregation had n |
royal good time, and are enthusiastic /
over the elegant way in which they were