Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-06
From Saturdays Daily.

Some time ago Plymouth's team
played game of base ball with Col
umbia City's team at the latter named
city, and through having TO play the
was no chance for them to even express
themselves in that city, the boys waited
until they got home and in justice to
themselves explained to their friends
through the columns of the lNDEPEN-
DENT just why it was that they couldn't
WIN.
This displeased the newspapers of
that city to such an extent that they
rose up In their wrath, and having
nothing else to work on reSOrted to
ridicule, abusing the boys shamefully,
saying that they were no ball players,
chrome klckers and babies.
However, having no desire to quarrel,
the boys let the matter drop and when
the present tournament was being ar
ranged rendered that cityS team
an invitation to participate and com
pete for prizes They very politely
answered by stating that when Plym-
outh made reputation for themselves
as ball players they would meet them.
This was promptly answered in a bust
ness like manner stating that there was
d $500 prize for every game they could
win. This tempted them, even if they
were liable, in their own opinion, to ne
contaminated by coming into competi-
ton with team they deemed beneath
themselves, SO they loaded up and came
on.
AS shown by yesterday mornings
score they were not in 1t at all, but the
second game they did better and
those who witnessed it saw as fine a
game of ball as one would care to sect
In the seventh inning the game tied
and some very pretty ball playing was
seen for four innings after that, before
score was made.
In the tenth the excitement ran high
when Herman came to bat and by con-
fusing the pitcher, got a base on balls,
but Hunter hit fly to short stop, and
Beebe one to the pitcher. Capron got
out to first. Columbia City got goose
eggs again, and Cleveland came to bat,
after Huffman and Kirk were both out,
hitting the ball for one base, went to
second on Gillispie's one-base hit, and
both scored on single Dagger by
Wachter. Herman got out.
Binder struck out, IIollinger went
out to first and Weick popped bigty
out into center, and what could he eX-
pect when Arney Cleveland was there.
y handsome double play was made in
the seventh when Weick was out,
Spencer on first and Barnes hit hot
grounder. Gillispie got it and threw to
Hunter on second, he in turn putting it
over to CaprOn on first. The battery did
splendid work and were well supported
all around. Beebe was hurt about the
middle of the game when sliding to
make home, and Herman pitched the
balance of the game, Beebe going to
third.
We are just wondering who did the
baby act yesterday? Who are chronic
kickers? Who found fault with an
umpire who is noted for his Just and
honest decisions; whose men only took
their positions and played ball upon
being told that they would be fined if
they did not, when trying to tell the
umpire how to decide on play. Oh,
no, Columbia City didn't that's a mis-
take, but they did play ball when they
found out they had to and the MarOOns
had to play to beat them.
The following is the score by innings:
Plymouth -. 100000 OOO2-6
Columbia City l o l D . o o o o.