The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-10-12
THE KIMBALL GRAPHIC
CLATE R. TINAN.
Official Paner Of the City OF KimhalI
W HAT A MAN SEES.
When He Is Away From Home-The
Editor at a Great Ball Game
And Some Observations
Generally.

l sat on cable car and listened to a
red-faced Young man blow a tin horn
for five miles in Cleveland one day this
week. Subsequently he located himself
about ten feet to the northwest of me
and for two and one-half hours he footed
that internal horn. The young man is
what is known as a base ball crank.
thought 1 knew something Of this breed
OF human kind, but find that we of the
west don't really know base ball crank
when we see one. This particular indi-
vidual had turned himself loose, with
thousands Of others. to "root" for the
Cleveland league nine in the contest
with the Baltimores for the Temple Cup.
The Temple Cup is a magnificent
silver trophy put up for the first time
last season by Mr.. Temple Of Pittsburg
to be contested for by the two clubs in
the national league standing at the head
at the close of the season. The Balti-
mores captured the championship Of the
league last year and also this year. In
1893 the Cleveland club won the first
half of the championship series, were
close behind Baltimore last year and
stand second this season. The New
York team stood second last year and
beat the Baltimores for the Temple Cup
The Clevelands are trying to repeat the
act this month. The cup goes to the
club winning the first four games out Of
seven. Three games are being played
i'll Cleveland this week, Of which The
home team has captured two, and nex1
week the contest is transferred to Baiti
more. The honor OF winning the TEN
pie Cup is considered almost if no
quite as great as that OF gaining th'
championship Of the league Itself and il
sufficient to awaken any latent bas
ball enthusiasm lying around and t,
bring the base ball cranks and fanatlc
almost to the verge of insanity. No
| only this, but as the series of games ar
always between the two crack clubs o
the league, the contest is very close an,
exciting and the games almost perfec
tion in scientific base ball playing.
Since the earliest days Of the gam
Cleveland has always been a good bas
ball town and most Of the time it ha
maintained crack club, but nOthin
approaching the exhibition of enthu
siasm at the league park Thursday after
noon, upon the occasion OF the secon
game for the Temple Cup between tn
Clevelands and Baltimores, was eve
seen at public exhibition in CLEVELAND
or possibly anywhere else. 1t was MOI
than enthusiasm. Fanaticism woul
probably be more pat way Of express
ing it. Ii ever lot Of base ball crank
crossed the line between sanity and ii
sanity they did it at this game. IL
day before, when the Clevelands be;
the Baitimores by to 4, about one
! ! ten who attended the game brougl
! with him some artificial means OF e.
pressing his feelings. Thursday-tf
next day-the other nine got into lin
$ and the collection OF noise making d,
vices that passed the turnstlles was
sight to behold. Big horns and lit
horns: big bells and little bells; immen
wooden rattles Of all shapes and oth
unheard Of contriyances that emit,
sounds that beggar description. II
tout ensemble reminded us Of moi
that several hundred combined railro,
! shows might furnish il the animals we
s all turned loose. The mcst conspicuo
device was q horn made Of sheet liz
that seven men carried into the pavili'