The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-01-06
DEFEATED AGAIN
CHICAGO EDGARS DEFEAT THE
KENOSHA ATHLETICS.
CHAMPIONSHIP HOPES LOST
Kenosha Boys Play Decidedly Yellow
Ball while the Edgars Play a
Snappv Game.-The Affair
Quite a Society Event.

hopes of KenOsha haying champion
ship winning base ball team this year
and the dreams of greatness predicted
for the team have alllost their glamour
in the light of the last two games play
ed. Crushed by their defeat at the
hands of the Lake Shore Champions at
WAukegan it seemed that the Edgars
would be very easy meat for the Keno
sha team, but the score of the game
shows that the Edgars in their humbled
condition we're stronger than the Keno
sha team and it was simply a case of
the best team winning the game. The
Kenosha team went into the game con-
fident of winning and came out of it
FIVE runs behind. There is only one
possible excuse for the defeat of the
home team and that was that the star
player of the team, Mcclellan, was in
no condition to go into the game and
although he pitched plucky game,
considering his condition he could
hardly have been expected to do his
best with the support he had. Cooper
behind the bat played a good game,
but the rest of the team played very
decided yellow ball. They batted like
lot of farmers accustomed to playing
{" Two old cat" and their field play and
base running was simply rocky.
At the bat the Chicago boys did little
better than the Kenosha team, but they
hit the ball at the right time and by
careful base running they made every
his count for all it was worth and it was
not surprise to any one that they won
the game.
The contest was quite social event
and fully three hundred people packed
into the hall and galleries to witness it,
A large number of we'll known society
people were present and if the boys
needed any inspiration to make them
play they surely had it in that loyal
crowd of rooters.
The Chicago team won the toss and
were first TO bat. The first man fouled
out and the next man walked to first
on base on balls. The next two men
went out in order and Kenosha came to
bat. Nota man of the Athletics reach
ed first base in an inning, the first three
men going out.
In the second inning the Chicago
boys tired of the little white marble"
game and began the scoring. With
one man out Hansen got base on balls
and quickly advanced himself to third
on hit by .Hollie and scored on a sacri-
fee. Then the Kenosha boys settled
down and put the next two men out.
In the second inning Kenosha again
drew blank, the first two men strik
ing out and the third being thrown out
at first base. the third inning the
first man at bat for Chicago cracked
out single, but he was too venture
some and was caught while attempting
to steal second. The next two men
were easily disposed of and Kenosha
had another trial, but although Nc
Clellan made fine hit and reached
third, the boys went out in order and
he gotno farther and the score remain
ed to 0, in favor of the Chicago team.
In the fourth inning Chicago scored
again. Hansen was given a base on
balls and stealing second came in OH a
hit by Palmetier, adding another to the
Chicago teams score. When Kenosha
came to bat the rooters demanded that
they get down to work and Harkin
lined out pretty hit. Cantwell found
the ball and through an error reached
first advancing Harkin to third. The
next three men went out in order, but
Harkin scored on a passed ball and the
score was 2 to l, in favor of Chicago.
In the next inning the home team
braced up and not one of the visitors
saw first base. They continued the
brace when they came to bat and
smashed the ball about in such a way
that the inning netted them two runs. |
These were the last runs made by the
Athletics and their lead over the visit
ors was very short lived.
In the sixth neither side scored, but
in the seventh the Chicago boys, by a
combination of errors and hits added
two more to their score and although |
three hits were made by the home
team they failed to get a single man
across the home plate.
In the eighth inning the Chicago
boys clinched their hold on the game
by making three runs. The Kenosha
bows seemed not to be able to stop the
ball at all, and the visitors made the
circuit of the bases as if it had been a
cake walk and they were prize winners.
Mcclellan finally retired the side by
striking out three men. In the eighth
the Kenosha boys landed on the Chi
cago pitcher for two Dagger and two