The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-06-18
L0STAND WON +!
ON FRIDAY WE WENT
DOWN IN DEFEAT,
BUT SATURDAY WE WIPED
AWAY DISGRACE AND
WON A VICTORY,
Logan Can Play Ball When
The Signs are Right.
Like All Clubs
We Have an Off Day Occasion
ally. The Gallipolis Boys
Are Fine Fellows.
But When They Run Up Again Hooking
County Skill and Muscle,
They Discover that
We Understand How to Handle the Willow
and j. ggIe the Fe tive sphere.

We Understand How to Handle the Willow
and j. ggIe the Fe tive Sphere.
On Friday last the lovers of the
national game gathered at the ball
park to witness trial of skill be-
tween the descendants of the early
French settlers of the city by the
river and the brawnv, muscular re-
presentatives of the home of the
haweater. The fame of the Gallipots
had preceded them and few, if any,
of the friends of the home club enter
tanned "a hope of success. 1t was
known that the Gallipolis team was
composed of professional or at least
seml-professional players, and that
they had enjoyed an almost unbroken
record of successes during the pres
ent season. 1t was therefore with
considerable trepidation that our
boys entered the contest, and in this
particular suffered no little disad-
vantage. Fearing defeat, expecting
defeat, they played loosely and timid-
ly. Several of our players made er-
rors that in an ordinary game they
would have avoided and would have
been inexcusable. Sanderson never
played worse game. Butts, who
was suffering with bruised hand,
made gross and costly blunders.
Bright was for once wild in his de-
livery and gave base after base on
balls. Lytle did not play with his
accustomed skill, and Beck did no
credit to his record as base throw:
er. The Williams boys did well
however and made some very clever
plays, In addition to some very ef-
fective batting. To the casual OBJ
server 1t seemed that the good play
ing of the Williams brothers and the
clever batting of Beck and Will
Kleinschmidt ought to have given
the balance of the team confidence.
| But such was not the case and In
game that should have been won, the
general playing was OF a character
that would lose game with even
such inferior clubs as the Shawnee's,
Millville's and the colts of Lancaster,
When the game was over and it
was evident that the Logan team
was in every particular the equal, if
not the superior of the two clubs.
everybody experienced a weary, dis
appointed, disgusted feeling, and
the players, realizing that they had
thrown away game through timid-
ity, that they could and should have
won, they felt disposed to kick them
selves all over the ground over their
lost opportunity.
Many thought that the Gallipots
were playing loosely to apparently
make close contest, for the effect it
would have on the attendance at the
morrow's game. But the trained
faculties of the players were not SO
easily deceived. They knew that the
game was played by the visitors for
all it was worth, and that they were
very agreeably surprised that the re-
suit was favorable to them. Hence
in Saturdays game the Loganites
went in to win, and they did win.
Gallipolis played equally as well as
they did on Friday, but Logan play
ed much better. In Saturdays game
Bright was withdrawn and Ross oc-
cupied the pitchers place. His de-
livery was puzzling and his general
work was satisfactory. Beck played
third base and Smith, who, it is un-
derstood will hereafter play behind
the bat, caught for our team. 1t
might be we'll to remark that left
handed thrower plays at disadvant-
age behind the bat. Beck has dis
covered this fact and is very willing
to take some other position in the
team. The reason for this handicap
of left handed throwers, is that
trickey batsmen have but to step
back from the home plate to get in
the way of the thrower and require
him to move to one side or the other
before throwing the ball to second.
This requires time that gives the
runner from first to second decided
advantage. The score in Fridays
game was six to three in favor of
Gallipolls and i'll Saturdays game
six to four in favor OF Logan.
Our boys go to Lancaster on
Thursday to cross bats with the Colts
of that city. 1t is hoped that a large
and enthusiastic crowd of rooters
will accompany the boys to offset
the howls of the Lancaster hackers
of the home club. The arrogance of
the Colts has become Objectionable