The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-07-25
OUR DELAYED FOURTH.
johnson City is a Little Slow But Gets
There All The NAMe.

uOns Delng mace by our nelghD0fs 10 |
celebrate the Glorious Fourth, Johnson |
City gracefully gave way for the time
and decided to celebrate later. Accord
ingly, the card inst. was selected and
properly advertised. AS a result several
hundred people were here last Tuesday
to SEQ and be seen. An excursion train
from Bristol brought about 800 Bristol
ians, headed by the popular and only
Col. Jack Faw.
The events Of the day were the bicycle
races and the base ball game between
the home team and the Bristol boys.
The races were witnessed by u large
and interested crowd at the park at
Lake Watausee and resulted as follows;
list races mile, championship of
johnson City, Bert Early, 1; w. Glider
sleeve, 2; time 1881. End race mile,
championship of East Tennessee, Chas.
Knuckels, Knoxville, /; W. S. Pende-
ton, Bristol, 2; time 2:47. 3rd race
II mile, class A, j. Wood, Morristown,
l; s. Russell, Morristown, 2; time 1893.
4th races mile, class A, E. Smith,
Bristol, l; E. Leonard, Bristol, 2; time
1859. 5th race-A mile, open, w. S.
Pendleton, Bristol, i; w. Gilderseeve,
johnson City, 2; time Al.
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Williams, of New York, was present
and interested the crowd with trick rid
| ing.
The base ball game was played on the
grounds on West Main street in the city
and proved to be one of the most inter
esting games played in this city for some
time. In the beginning the home team
was outplayed and Bristol made eight
runs in seven innings and the home
team had only four to their credit In
the 9Th, however, Bristol retired in enc,
two, three order, and johnson City made
three runs. In the 9th Bristol did nc
better, and the home team tied the score.
The 10th and 18th innings resulted in a
goose egg for both clubs, and Bristol's
half of the 18th was the same and there
by hangs tale. Two Bristol sluggers
had mashed the atmosphere and Fritz
zell tried to run home, but was thrown
out at the plate. This so exasperated
the Bristol gentlemen that they actually
disputed the umpire's word, and because
he would not see as they claimed to see
they, baby-like, jumped the game and
took their doll-rags and left, determined
that the johnson City boys should never
"hollow down their rain barrel" again
: This action on the part of Bristol put al
: abrupt end to a very exciting game O
ball and was most heartily condemned
, 1t is the prevailing opinion that Bristo
had ''gone to pieces" and saw defea
, staring them in the face and had rattle
> quit even thus ingloriously than suffe
the loss of the game. 1t was general
: remarked that Bristol neglected to pu
= up such holy kick when a Johns o
City runner was called out on a simila
. play that was even closer, If any differ
ence. All of which goes to prove tina
when man enters base ball game h
q leaves honor behind.
: Following is the score by innings:
r. 12345 SIS 10 IL 12
j. City--0 0 l 0 l / 3 l 0 0 "
u Bristol-3 0 o. 2O1 100 0 0 o.
The game was umpired by Cy H. Lyle
Now, that's us. We were the innocen
cause of all this disturbance and receive
: the abuse, that did not abuse, with tina
! good humOr that is characteristic of us
j 1t is no concern of ours that the BristC
u boys are not satisfied with justice. Whe
we were selected as umpire, they kne,
that the right would prevail, though tn
heavens fell, and their hearts san
0 within them. Every decision created
. kick from one side or the other and ha
we decided to suit either club we woul
have been compelled to be unfair,
thing we could not be, having been
base ballist once ourselves. One of tn
9 amusing things that occurred was I
u have jew drummer, who had been be-
g ting on Bristol, come up to us after tn
II game and, after commenting conside
q ably, say that he did not think the un
3 pire unfair, but thought that he was NJ
T. reversed enough in the game to act Q
y umpire. This so amused us that "
81 disclosed our identity and transferred OF
IL invitation to friend who could {
Is justice to the occasion. The impressio
., got out that the boys were about to VIII
1t us, but that was a mistake. We do n
'rV believe they ever thought of such
ID thing, they certainly forgot to mentiC
lc it. We have made up our mind that Il
e next time we umpire game of ba
kicking we will do it with gattlr
gun, and every time the gun cracks Il
crowd will understand that man is GU
This will be kept as long as the playe
a and the substitutes or loud mouth,
hi bleacherS can stand it.