The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-29
IN THEIR VEST POCKETS.
That's Where our Base Bali Boys have the
Iron County Championship.


Iron County Championship.
The Iron River base ball club, accom-
panied by about thirty admirers, came
over TO cross willows with the Crystal
Falls base ball club last Sunday. They
came oxultant but returned dcjected,
for the fact was rudely forced all the
way down their spinal columns that.
when il comes TO playing the national
that pastes the corporate seal Of this
city in their hats. Nevertheless, the
farmers played good ball. especially in
the field, where, to our notion, they
played all around the locals. They are
weak at the bat though and melted like
dew before the morning sun when the
volcanic eruptions that the Crystal
Falls pitcher served out for their selec-
tion were presented TO them. But one
good sale hit was made off Hanson. In
fact IL may be said that he was the
whole thing, for had he pitched in har-
mony with the fielding the farmer boys
would be disturbing the peace OF Sleepy
Hollow yet Will, their shouts of victory.
All Of the scores made by the farmer
boys were on scratch hits and errors,
which means that. had an errorless
game been played on the part OF the
locals, the farmer boys would be busy
all oi the week setting goose eggs
under their hens and praying that
they might hatch base ball players.
Rothic, tho Iron River pitcher, Ia all
right, and although he WAS touched up
Tor six clean, safe hits, he showed re-
markablc control OF the ball and
that he possesses a good head. With a
change OF speed he would be a very.
knotty proposition TO run up against.
Westerberg and Michaels played good
field gumcs and Murtin Beis caught a.
faultlcss game but exhibited his usual
weakness in throwing 90 bases While
NO especially brilliant plays, executed hy
the other members oi tho visiting team
come TO our mind yet they all did we'll
and deserve longer mention than we
have space TO give them.
When Manager Corcoran lined up his
team it was discovered that he had
captured goodly number OF Howard
McNcil's Indians; SO much 30, in fact,
that il looked like the miners strength
ened by the addition oi several 'city''
players This was due TO the fact that
many OF the regular city team were
either away or working and could not
take part. The in-neld presented 10y the
locals is good one and when they play
ns they ought TO play they form a stone
wall. Henry on first, Scott second,
Broad third and Ball at short: Bcis
caught but was not in his usual form
although he did the work MI right
With the exception OF 'Dub" Giibblc
who really deserves especial mention fur
his work in the field and his EXCEPTIONAL
stick work, the out-iicld may be written
about thus -. The Crystal Falls club
did fair work with the stick. There Is
one criticism upon their work, however,
aud that is TINT they try to hit the ball
too hard thus batting popups or strik-
ing out. II our boys would lie content
With base hits, which.thcy can etalmost
every time, instead Of home runs that
they get but seldom they would be a.
very disleartening crowd iorany pitcher
TO face.
The story OF the game is SO common
place that we have no room for il,
Suffice it to say that, with the exception
OF the third, fourth and fifth innings
during which time the home boys were
giving juggling exhibitions,.tho visitors
wore.neycr ia it.
The Score by innings isns follows:
Innings 1o3d bGTS0