The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-09-06
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Whisner started the 0wosso enthusiasm by
making clean single, advancing to third
on CulPs hit and scoring on Bloomlngston's
out Lansing with Robinson in the box,
holding Ferguson for the afternoon game,
came with the intention of repeating the
former doses given the Colts. The Owosso
people were well prepared and as the heavy
batters of their team came up and one strik-
ing out and the others going out so easily at
first. made good show for the rounds of
wild cheering, horn blowing and war
whooping. Clark came to bat in the second
and the Lansing bleachers commenced GA
howl and "Roby," the pretty "Baby" pitch
er, trying to be funny, tossed over a few
balls one of which Clark hit with yep-
geance and when the buffers had righted
their faces, Clark was resting on third bag.
1t was chance of life time for roast
and Lansing got it. The score was tied in
the second but in the third, hits by Gull,
Bloomington, Wilson and Harmon brought
in two runs and Lansing was beaten. Two
more runs were added In the fifth by hits by
Derr, Wilson and Haynes and two in the
eighth by hits by Clark, Bloomington and
Donovan. Lansing made run in the sec
ond, third, fifth, seventh and NINTH The
summary is as follows
| 1 2 8 4 6 z 50 II III e
Owosso .----1 0 9 OO2O 9 5
Lansing 30 1 l 0 1 0 OIL 5 9 5
| Two base hit-Clark. Three base hits
Clark, Gleason. Stolen bases-Owosso 8;
Lansing1. Base on balls-off Clark 8; off
Robinson B. Hit by pltcher-by Robinson
1. Struck out-by Clark 2; by Robinson 8.
Time 200. Umpire Grogan Attendance
1900.
The afternoon game was witnessed by
nearly two thousand people and it was a
happy and well satisfied crowd. A first
class ball game, fought from the start until
darkness prevented further play, full of
brilliant plays and but two costly errors,
one OH each side, costing one run each.
One and one stood the game for three in
nings while the spectators uproariously
cheered everything, even strike. Gleason,
formerly with the Owosso team, pitched
for Lansing, and but for his magnificent
work, Owosso would have been an easy
winner Yet the home people gave him a
g0od reception. He is a ine ball player
and gentleman. Kern pitched for the first
time in over two weeks and but for little
wldneSs in the first part of the game, did
good work. Three times were two men
| hx,a
Colts and they were once retired with the
bases full. 1t looked like a lost game i'm
the seventh and again in the eighth but the
| best Lansing could do was to tie the game
aud their friends were satisfied. The score
2 4 567S II Il e
| OwOsso- 0 0 1 9 OIL s 8
Lansing ------1 0 90 2 021 10 6
Batteries--Kern and Donovan; Gleason
aud Elton. Two base hits-McKevitt.
Harand. Three base hits-Harland, Daily.
Base on balls Off Kern 8; off Gleason 6.
Hit by pltcher-by Gleason 1. Struck out
by Kern /; Gleason 3. Time-1:45.
Umpire Grogan. Attendance-2, 900.
The sports and games were called soon
after the speaking. They were held ON
East Exchange street and were witnessed
by a large crowd. The management of the
games was IN the hands of Joe Terrell, who
appointed a committee to help supervise
matters and keep the records of the con-
tests The first sport called was the climb
ing of the creased pole. The pole was
about twenty-five feet in height small in
diameter and smeared thickly with lard.
1t took quite time before any one muster.
ed courage enough to make the attempt,
and even then the pole was so greasy that
it was scarcely possible for person to get
high enough for the crowd to see him. No
one succeeded in getting half way to the
top OF the pole, and this feature was de-
clared Off
Two men started in the fat mans race and
although neither were very fat, each ran to
beat and the prize was awarded to John
Golf, who had the advantage of longer legs
and less avoirdupois than his opponent
The running jump had a number of con
testants who tried hard The prize In this
contest was won by A. Wilkinson, who
covered seventeen feet. The jumping took
place in the center of Exchange street and
the ground was too hard for such work and
some of the contestants were hurt by the
falls.
The one hundred and fifty yards boys
race also had good number of starters and
at the finish Hubert Wright, Forder Ber-
ner and Fred Miller were so closely tel