The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-28
EAGLE BOYS BEATEN
1t Was a Tremendously Ex-
citing Game of Ball.
SCORE IN THE TWENTIES
Lasted Over Two Hours But
All Enjoyed 1t.
SCORE IN THE TWENTIES

Since the time man went out with an
old broomstick and the heel of rubber
shoe and invented baseball, there never
was such a game as yesterdays.
The shades Of night were falling in the
Big slough and getting muddy when the
Eagle Nighthawks, wrapped in the SOL
eEnity Of defeat, were dumped off BY
the Beacon Beamers into an ignOminy
knee deep.
The score stood "a to 10 when the off,
cial scorer and the umpire, after a consul
tation, agreed that if it were not the
ninth inning 1t should be, and with
loud, frayed shout, which Jared Otto
Ecksteins false teeth loose, the victors
emptied their voices out on the justly cell
ebrated climate while Mr.. Alexander
tore down the gate in order that John
Arbogast might get out of the grounds
without reducing his smile.
It was a tremendously exciting game.
The crowd was large and fashiona Die
and good dodgers. The Nighthawks when
on the field showed up with a good deal
of front elevation and lot Of perpendic-
ularFty to spare. while the Beamers were
all next to the ground and modelled n
good deal after that marvellous work Of
nature, the pumpkin. But their meat held
them in good stead. and when the Night
hawks were, toward the last of the game
vainly trying to hang on 10 the earth by
the short grass tufts, the Beamers were
walking around and occasionally lighting
on their feet.
Twepty-seven safe hits were made. On
both sides man after man walked bravely
TO the plate and wrapped his bat around
the innocent little ball. Time and time
again there was a deafening crash Ike a
fat man falling over an over ripe water
melon, a wild. wierd streak of light and
a struggle at first base. BY this token
and the umpire, the crowd knew that the
halter was safe" Bur the most spec
tacular thing Of the game was the way
everybody "stole second" After reach
Ing first and untangling himself from the
man on the bag the Runner would sail
out for second. The pitcher was intent
on ramming the air over the home pla te
fun Of holes and would let the ball fly.
At the same time the runner would make
for second, the catcher would, after a
congress between himself and the ball,
IN which the ball got him down, regain
his feet and slam the sphere wildly 10
second Second would climb CALAMITY up
into the air, indIce the tan to accompany
him down, and after arriving would dis
cover the runner taking out his fling pa
pers on the bag and establishing his SIX
months OF actual residence.
Every Inning was dramatic and every
body did good work. The batteries both
did excellent work. as a matter of cold
fact. The first basemen did not make
very many errors. The fine point IN base
bail is a perfected cooperation IL base
running and sacrifice hits. Both clubs
were weak in co-opera ton in base run
ming, and as for 50 crifce hits, the batter
more often sacrificed the fellow on Sec
ond and saved himself than ne did !hC
other and proper thing.
The game tailed up well, one crowd
getting ahead and the other tying it IT
the next half. holding the interest Of the
spectators throughout and causing the
bleachers TO twist their liver pads cleal
around 10 their backs
The climax OF the game was the sew
snth inning. Betch went II bat. Foul
times the erring ball shied from the bast
and he went to first with the compliment!
Of the umpire Mr.. Fretz then hove Il
sight and grasping the bat picked ou
the Tropic of Capricorn on the ball and
deftly struck II at longitude 26, latitude
%. With a wild cry of alarm the bal
started up town, and Mr.. Fretz tore tht
nice. rich. alluvial son Of Kansas up witt
his three-dOllar shoes. Then Price grab
bed the stick. The pitcher gave him ;
climate scorcher and he gently punched
the sunshine. Once again the pitche
gave him a right curve and he chugget
the ozone. A third time the pitcher slap
ned the ball at him and he whipped tn
atmosphere. But the catcher let the bal
70 by in the direction Of Galveston. ant
Price got 10 first. Hartle came forward
and rudely punched the BAH over 10 tn
frst baseman. who put him out The1
Harny bumped the ball hard under tn
left suspender button and Betch came in
Blade then wiped the bat of on the bal
and Fretz came home and rubbed hi
nose on the bag Then Burke came aloni
and tick ed the BAN one base worth an
Harny came m. Then Mr.. Holding how
IN sight with a smile that would curdl
milk IN cool weather,-an having haste
away at the sunbeamS three times wen
70 first while the catcher was getting on
a search-warrant for the ball. which di
not sneak to him as Il passed by. Lo
Murray then broke out and showed
raeasly little groundsr out 10 first VII
out him out making two out. Betch 20
10 bat again and got 10 first on four wob
hlv balls Meanwhile the bail got 20 fly
Ing around IN the ofiuE. and after 10
II gorgeous NUTS Blade and Burke am
bed in so they could 60 to the bench, 81
s5wn and watch the boys trying 70 Sc
the ball 20 stay In their hands and b
good Holding came IN last. as the SUI
IN third base hurt his eyes. making 81
laU!es for the Beamers IN that inning
Frsrz going out because he couldn't SHOW
me ball beyond the pitcher, and n
pitcher tossed IL 10 first and put him on
a. resuke-
Then the Nighthawks came IN for the
trial The game stood X 20 % in favor O
the Reamers. The NlEhthawks had
large quantity Of rich blood in their eyel
Yale stepped up 70 the plate with sci
R0hsc smile. and In order 20 take IL ou
Of him the pitcher drove a l5-inch she
Into his RIBS. He was presented VIII
first base as mark ~ esteem for n-
railing for a coffin. Sykes was also h
with gun-cotton and Ys;e went out try
ing 10 navigate TO second. Cation the
stepped forward ard drove The bat IN
the hilt and got both feet on frst Wnt
lock then got under the ball and hoos,e