The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-08-21
BASE BALL.
Sundays Game Very Well Contested Ex.
hfbition up to the sixth Isning.

Sundays Game = Very Well Contested Ex-
hibition up to the sixth Isaing.
The special train from Tower Sum
day brought to this city about 200
spectators and base ball enthusiasts
| i'm addition to the Tower bah club. The
party was met at the depot by the
City band and escorted to the grounds.
The train arrived at = O'Clock and as
the game was advertised for 2:30, not
much time was given the excursionists
to renew acquaintance or view the
delightful scenery sussounding the
city, The game was not called until
nearly $3.50 and as the atmosphere was
decidedly chilly, the audience was not
as large as it might have been. How
ever what the spectators lacked in
numbers. they made up in enthusiasm.
The game was called with the
Tower boys TO bat, umpires Nettel
and Scheaffer. With a tread as light
as feather, Kinney waltzed to the
plate and promptly lined two Dagger
to the left. Opel hit hard one to
Carey who failed to grasp the elusive
sphere and reached first. In the
meantime Kinney had stolen third.
McQuade let out two Dagger and
Kinney scored. Jevenard at the bat
fouled and Catcher Sullivan
marched to the umpire with the bali.
innocently declaring the cover was
torn. Opel thought this good
chance to show himself and took .
squirt for home, but was promptly put
out by the willy catcher. McQuade
fingered little too long between Sec
ond and third and was retired by Cox
and Simonds. Jevenard made short
hit and reached first but was caught
mapping and retired by Wallace. This
ended the first half of the inning. the
Tower boys having one score TO their
credit.
Sullivan lined stinger to Barrett
in centre. Barrett dropped it and
Con reached first. Shea to bat. Sui
livan reached third on pass. Shea
tapped small grounder and reached
first. Cox raised foul which was
] nailed by the catcher after good
run. Bale secured first ofs balls and
Sullivan scored on a pass. Wallace
took his base on balls. Geldsworthy
struck wind twice and Shea scored on
pass. Bale was retired in coming
home and Goldsworthy finished the
inning by putting another hole in the
wind. Score to l in favor of Ely.
Walsh tapped short one to Carey
which was well folded and sent to
first. Walsh took his seat. Barrett
famed and Dooley went to first on
balls. McMasters was hit by pitched
ball and went to first crippled. Tay-
lor hit the atmosphere for three
straight thus completing the outs for
the Towers and giving the Ely boys
the first goose egg to their credit.
| lSimonds went out on foul tip TO
the catcher. Carey took first on balls
and reached second on a pass. Polk
inghorn retired on foul TO the catch
er and Sullivan rushed in a three
Dagger, scoring Carey. Shea was put
out at first leaving Sullivan's run
no good.
The left fielder dropped Kinney's
long fly. Opel hit safe one scoring
Kinney. McQuade went out on fly
to the pitcher and Opel came home
on a wild throw to second. Jevenard
went out on a short hit from catcher
to first. Walsh famed.
Cox was hit by pitched ball and
crippled. Carey was substituted to
run, who went to third on a pass.
Bale was retired on first as was also
Wallace, Carey in the meantime
scoring. Goldsworthy famed leaving
the score to in favor of Ely at the
end of the third inning.
Barrett went out On foul fly to the
catcher. Dooley went to first by be-
ing hit by pitched ball. McMasters
went to first by safe hit to right and
Dooley reached third. Taylor flew
out to Carey and Kinney did the
same to Simonds.
Simonds struck by pitched ball to
first and reached third on pass.
Carey let 60 a two bagger scoring
Simonds. Polkinghorn hit himself
safely to first and Carey scored. Sui
lined long one over left field scoring
Polkinghorn. Shea struck out. Cox
made a small hit reaching first and