Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-06-05
An Easy Victory.

An Easy Victory.
The much talked of and widely ad.
vertised base ball games between Well
ington and Medicine Lodge took place
last Thursday. Friday and Saturday
After the first inning it was plain to all
that our boys had walk away and play
ed recklessly handling their victims
like cat would a fatigued mouse. At
time the sports from Wellington would
be allowed few runs but very often
they were shut out without even max
a safe base hit. Much enthusiasm was
at first manifested by the large crowd
! that had gathered to witness what had
been supposed to be a holly contested
game but it soon subsidized when 1T was
seen that the Wellington boys were so
weak. The games were pleasant, how
ever, and afforded the Welllngtons an
abundance of practice while it NAV
may have made our team somewhat
careless. 1t was currently reported
that the ballists from the metropolis
of Sumner county would match game
with the second nine before leaving
but for lack of confidence on the part of
the foreigners it dropped through. The
scores by innings of the respective
games were as follows:
Medicine Lodge. . 3 5 0 3 %
Batteries Neutrality-suspicious.. Garland
Ellis, Burscough. Medicine Lodge-AxIine,
wellington. ........-,oo oOs 11e OH
Batteries-wellington. Garland, Watson,
Tagg, Ellis. Burscough. Medicine Lodge, FL
lis and Fleming.
Medicine Lodge ....2 2 773 20
Batteries -Welliugton. Garland Watson, Ell
lis-Medicine Lodge. Fleming, Axiine, Ells.
Our Wellington friends were a jolly
good social crowd and made many
friends in our city. The worst that
can be said of them is that they are no
ball players, with few exceptions, and
that is failing that most of us have.
They returned Saturday afternoon feel
ing happily for a defeated crowd. Ar
engagements will probably be made for
a game at Wellington sometime in July,
when 1t is to be hoped they Will put up
better game.
NOTES.
AS coacher Lewis is hard to beat.
Stipp is sure as we'll as safe hit
ter.
The gate receipts the first day were
$3.50
Axline and Ellis make astrong bat
tery.
Garland, of Wellington, is little, but
Omy!
Tagg, of Wellington, was an expert
in the field.
Fred Ellis put up great game be-
hind the bat.
Hillagoss did the best stick work for
the Wellington boys.
Geo. Axline kept the Wellington boys
guessing in Thursdays game.
Tagg is too good ball player to be
classed with the players he was with.
Bodenhammer sustained his reputa-
ton at the bat as well as in the
field.
Watson is a first haseman second to
none. If you don't believe it ask Roy
Hall.
Roy Hall and Steve Ireland used the
willow with great effect in all three
games.
'Rastus,'' the Mascot from Yelling
ton played his part with becoming
dignity.
Captain Dargan finally got his good
eye on the ball after tanning the air so
many times.
The Wellington boys needed bat
terry, and that bad-one equal to AK
line and Ellis.
! The Wellington boys were first to
the bat and were famed out without
making tally.
Gus schmidt, as umpire, gave entire
| satisfaction. The Wellington boys
speak highly of him.
Roy Hall was caught mapping on
first and was not little surprised
when the umpire yelled "you'e out"
Burscough, of Wellington, got the
same thing On the back of the hand
that Ellis of this city, did, though not
as severe.
Burcham got an irritating sting
in the short ribs by a ball delivered
by Pitcher Axline. He retired to a
secluded spot for short time but in
course of half hour was up and nois-
| ing again.
Ellis tried to steal the ball from the
bat, but got his finger paralyzed in the
attempt. At first it was thought to be
broken. The prompt aid of some lin
iment relieved him some, but he was
troubled more or less throughout the
whole of the first game.
District Court.