Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-08-26
BEHOLD! THE CHAMPIONS.
Lancaster Base BallN Now The Champion
Club Of Southwestern Wisconsin Report OF
Games.


PLArrEVILLE vs. LANCASTER AT MINERAL
POINT, WEDNESDAY, ARG. Is, 1897.
Wednesdays game at Mineral Point
proved veritable Waterloo for Platte
vile as the score of SIP in Lancaster's
favor does not indicate in the least
how great snap our boys had. And
how sure Platteville was that they
would win just because Tuesdays
game was taken so very easily and
the best of it was they never stopped
to think that that game was gift or
the part of Lancaster. They forgot
that Elliot, the Michigan Giant, was
not in the box, but was saving him.
self for the game which meant money
and which was to decide who could
play the final championship game on
Friday.
All these things they forgot
but they never forgot one thing for a
moment-they never forgot that
every time ball was hit to them they
were expected to boot it half way
across the diamond and then to run
up and throw it at some innocent
maiden standing miles away. And
then when they went to bat they fur
nished amusement for the large crowd
in attendance by either standing in a
trance while the Giant cut the rubber
or broke their backs in vain attempts
to reach some slow bender dished up
to them by the man from Pardeville.
They were all there and they were
all served alike even Bosco, the won
der, missed but few chances to let
some speedy daisy cutter ball up his
shins and then dance merrily out
toward the right garden. while the
runner was prancing around the sacks
and the crowd was laughing at the
poor exhibition of ball playing.
As yet we have said nothing of the
pitcher they imported to win money
and fame for them, but this Is case
where the least said the better. Suf-
| fee il is to say. he was hit as freely
and as often as his loosing hackers hit
a tin can after the game to drowned
their sorrow. His name was Jess and
he came from Dubuque. May he re-
turn to Platteville each and every
time they meet Lancaster. for his
style suits us and we don't ask for
anything easier,
And Aow about our own team.
Well, they're all right, for each one
played great ball and played with
plenty of ginger. Keves at third has
a wonderful strong arm and fields his
corner territory in great style, but it
was at the bat that he won the fans.
Three home-runs, two doubles and a
single was what he drew in the two
games and they were all hit squarely
on the nose. Edwards at the second
corner was perfect in his playing and
ontinues to prove that he is fast
enough for any company. And the
entire out field though Platteville was
easy on them and gave them little to
do vet they always took advantage of
what came their way. Elliot pitched
his usual strong game and had a
great variety of curves as society
girl has Of gowns, and he dished them
up IN a style to fit the Queens taste.
Greggs' work behind the bat daring
base running and general headwork
during the game caught the crowd.
Following is the score by innings:
IL ats Q Total
P PanieSifp 8 .
Earned runs, Lancaster g. Platteville g.
, base hits, Elliott Sealey. base hits Gregg,
Elliott Chapman. Home runsI ElloI .keyes
Bases are called balls. off Elliot | off jess q
Struck out by Elliott 8, by Jess :. Time Of
game %
LANCASTER VS. MONROE-SCORE 202.
Well, | gueFs that's poor! And
those two runs made on wild throws
and unearned! After defeating Galena
on Thursday by score of III Monroe
bows her proud head while Lancaster
gathers in the game and thereby wins
the tournament at the Mineral Point
far rour runs were maze in the 1st
inning and from that time till the call
of game at the end of the ninth, runs
came as easy for Lancaster as it was
for Monroe to make errors. and this
they did every time a ball came their
way TO be sure Lancaster made
only nise hits but the reason for this
was because Monroe's pitchers were
wilder than a pair of hawks and cave