The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-06-10
ELY WINS MOI
If an Goes Well, the Above Head
VIII Do for the Season, Only
Changing the Numbers.
ELy,s PERCENTAGE 1000.
st. Paul Battery Didn't Cut Much
Ice With the Ely Sluggers--
An Elegant Game.

The weather Sunday morning did
not look quite as propitious for the
ball game as it might, nevertheless
about 10 o'clock the sun struggled its
way through the scattering clouds
and sent its warming rays TO brighten
the prospects dry the bleachers
at the ball park.
The train from Virginia arrived at
ll:30 having on board the Virginia
ball club accompanied by Manager
Helmuth, Umpire O'Loughlin and
a contingent Of admirers OF the nat
ional game. The train was well
loaded when it left the Mesaba-be-
ing as it took up visitors from almost
the entire range-but the Eyeleth
club and their friends stopped at
Tower where a schedule game between
that club and the Tower boys was to
be played.
After dinner few hours Of sight
seeing was INDUCED in after which
the ball grounds were sought The
game was called promptly at 2:30 by
Umpires Shipman and O'Loughlin.
Before the game it had become noised
around that Virginia had brought
with them the battery OF Hamm s
EXPORT nine Of st. Paul-one of the
best in the state-and with 1t they
proposed shutting our boys out. On
the strength of these pratings, some
of our sports wagered a few dollars on
the Virginia team. Strange TO say,
they are minus a few SIS now. Right
here we wish TO say that it shows
poor loyalty to bet against your home
bows. and we are 'Htickeled TO death
to know that those who did. lost their
money.
The game started with the visitors
to bat As is customary on the open
ing of all new bali parks, Mayor Vail
sent the first ball over the plate, thus
formally 6edicating the new grounds.
After these ceremonies were complet-
ed. Lynn, the home pitcher, stepped
IuUO Tue DtA. ~cu1l1h an pOOh Las paw
behind the bat and the great and only
real ball battle ever fought on the
Vermilion range, had begun.
Amsler. who is known as Virginia's
heavy batter, having made two home
runs in the previous Sundays game
with Duluth, went out on foul to
the catcher. ellis tapped a short
one to Cox and was retired at first.
Mack lined a twobagger among the
stumps and a gentleman on the grand
stand remarked, that was the way
Virginia played ball. When Column
bus stepped to the plate and put three
beautiful holes in the atmosphere. re-
firing the side, someone retaliated by
announcing land that is the way Ely
plays BAH" The former speaker was
from Ely and the latter from Eveleth
we guess nit
Dibble opened the Ely boys inning
with tap TO the pitches and went
out at first. Coveau struck out and
Lynch went out from second to first.
Balmer opened the second inning
with grounder past third and reached
first. McDonough sent liner to centre
scoring Balmer. Kline put another
in the same place and McDonough
scored. Isabel hit little one and
Kline was put out in trying to reach
second. Coughlin reached first on a
short enc to centre and Amsler went
out from second to first, thus ending
the Virginias with two scores to their
credit.
The reputation of the Export pitch
YER. in the inning that followed, was
fully borne out fer Heard, Lynn and
Sullivan frantically struck wind and
sat down in one, two three order. The
Virginia fans knowingly winked at
each other as much as to say, Il told
you So"
ellis popped out to catcher and
Mack went out from pitcher to first.
Columbus hit little grounder to
Cox who was slowin grasping the
situation or the sphere and reached
first but was afterwards caught steal
ing second with good throw from
catcher to second.
Cox took first en- balls and Carey