The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-08-17
A HOT ONE
it was when Logan and
GAINESVILLE Crossed Bats.
First Blood for the Visitors but II
Took Ten Innings To DO Ii.

P'"JSu 40 HotIy contest
ed game on our grounds, or betwee
as two equally matched teams. Th
game was called at 2:3O under tn
canopy OF as beautifuLday as natur
could provide. The air was pleas
antly cool and the suns fierce ray
mostly shaded by friendly clouds
Honce Kleinschmidt, the old whee
horse, went into the box as umpire
which insured a square deal. ant
the contest was called with Logar
swinging the stick
Griffith came up smiling and tap.
ped little bunt to pitcher and died
at first. Francis stung n burner tc
third, which shut him of at first
Beck came up next. and started in
to demonstrate his old time vigor
by rapping out nice clean single
over the seconds head. Butts goes
over on balls, and Lytle tips it to
high to short and retires the side.
Griffin came up first for GAINESVILLE
and thoroughly demonstrated that
the little sphere could pass through
the bat and never touch it. Whit
low gets bunt on retired bat and
drops at first. Pastorius, the old
Cleveland wheel-horse, who will
pitch today, took up the club and
spoiled hot one to third, and reach
cd first. Summers takes the air ship
and flies out, retiring the side.
In the second inning Sanderson
comes up and cracks his record OF
safe hits by striking out. Kontner
sailed u soft one to short and old
Pastorius soaked him at first. Klein
smith retires the side by tanning out.
O.tcalt lead off with a pop-up, but
Griffith chased it down over third bv
a hard run. Carr got a good hit to
left and Young followed up with a
series OF fouls, but at last landed one
on the nose, chasing Shady Lytle in
left back to the fence. Young gets
second but Carr runs to far and gets
between plate and third by
Lytle's long throw, resulting in a
down for Carr. Flick raps a burner
third and brings in Young, |
scoring the first blood; Collins slips
m on throw to second, and side re-
Tres on Grifiin's high tap to Butts,
closing the second with the visitors
good lead of two runs.
Bright opens the third with a
sweet little bunt, getting first,
Griffith runs him to third on beau
lful single. Francis goes down with
fly to right. Beck raps ont a nice
'ingle drawing first blood for home
With Bright over plate. Griffith
caches plate by u wild throw. Butts
md Lyle retire side by short taps,
ma down at first. Whitlow, for the
'isitors, hits the first one up, OH the
lose, and gets credit with a two
'agger. Pastorius bastes n hot one
o third and gets first. Summer
ends the balloon up, away over left's
ead and runs IN two, getting second
imself. Oltcalt strikes out. Carr
ut on long fly to never-failing Shady
n left. Young gets three Dagger
nd runs in Summers. Collins retires
lde with refreshing fan.
Sanderson opens the fourth with
ot one to short, but goes down at
rst. Kontner down on n pop.up.
Ileinschmidt gets first by a tumble
t short. Bright positively hit one
% hot to handle and it plowed the :
rass several feet out of the diamond.
ecuring him first. Griffith retires
de by an infield tap. Flick for
goes out on fly at first. ,
rlfiin down on fly to third. Whit.
wv runs Beck race Mt first but bows
} the inevitable.
Francis starts off the fifth with n {
rike out. Beck gets good single {
ut Butts retires the side by forcing j
eek out at second and dying at first
double up. Pastorius fans; Sum- I
ers goes out on fly to short; Olt- n
lit goes u twister to Griffith, but r
le willy little third baseman was ,
'ver known to miss chasing 'em
own over the bank.
In the opening of the sixth Lytle
lsses down by rap to short. San y
'rson spurts good single ,iand fol- II
wed up with Kontner's fumbled II
nglo lands Sanderson and Kontner q
third and second respectively. n
leinschmidt tapped sweet sacri- Fl
20 and run in Sanderson. Kontner
temps to steal at plate, and retires n
o side. Carr started off the last q,
'lf of the sixth with nose burner !,
1t 1t took wings ont to Shady in .
It, and never smiled again. Young "
nglcd to third and holds first by Y
ose decision. Collins taps to third,
It Grlflith turned on his optics and e'
He'd it in. Young steals second in Il
ne to see Flick close the inning fc
tn pretty palm-leaf. CT
Bright opens seventh with a slow "a
e to pitcher and goes out at first. =,
fifth gets good single but falls A
tn Francis in u double retiring It.
lie. Griffin raps good fly to center, 81
d Kleinsmith mutfs it, but redeams a
msclf by holding the next one p
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