The state herald., 1899-08-11

The Sterling Democrat, in commenting
on the HERALD's account Of thv game Of
ball between the Sterling and Hdyoke
mines recently played at Holyoks, ssys:
"Bro. Painter was evidently trihe
ratified ever the result Of the game, In
the first place our boys have never play.
cd with Cheyenne, although they have
managed to beat Holyoke two ont OF
three. The HERALD states that "Sterl
ing's professional pitcher Claude Gan
nom was quite successful in pounding
the Holyoke boys with the ball and
knocked two OF them down. Tho HER
AID man either printed this statement
through ignorance or malice. No one
who saw the game can help but know
that both Of the men Who were struck
stepped backwards whsn II they had
stood still In their position or made q
slight movement forward tho ball would
never have touched them. We are as
tonished that Bro. Painter should pub
lish such rot. There 10 not ball player
In the state that could not have lodged
either one Of the bulls mentioned. Our
nine can beat the same team two to one
any day in the week for any amount Of
money and forfeit is ready to back the
stutement."
Bro. Price Of the Democrat is 9 mem
Der Of the Sterling ball nine and, when
hs wrote the above. he WIS evidently
lsboring under the great excitement at
tendant upon the surprising discovery
that the Holyoke nine was able to give
then such scare In ball game. No,
We were not "rsttlsd"ovsr the ball game.
We he'd been reading in the Sterling
Democrat and Advocate shout tho Lrsg
nine Of Sterling that dared TO cross bats
with Cheyenne and Denver and had
come to the copclnsio. that the Holyoke
nine we're very liable 70 BE- defeated two
TO one and, instead Of being "rsttled"
over the result Of the game. 10 were
feeling in decidedly good hamor. No.
tho Sterling nine had not, at that time,
played with Chsysnns but, to their sor.
row, have s!nos done 90 to the tune Of IA
10 2 In favor Of Cheyenne. II seems
strange how Bro. Price arrives at the
conclusion that Sterling has bsst Hol.
yoke two out Of three when there has
bsen only one game plsysd between the
ninss this season. Either that Alksli
water must cause man 10 zee double or
Bro. Price has rssortsd 70 ancient history
- basis for this stsssmsnt Of bis. lie
should remember that the present Hol.
yoke nine dott not bslopg 70 ancient
history but 10 thoroughly up to date 10
every respect. 10 The charge Of malice
Va plead not guilty but - 10 the charge
Of ignorance, We would willingly admit
that We do not posssss enough sslfcon
csit to cisish for moment . knowledge
Of all that there IN TO know about ball
playing bnt II did not require an experts
knowledge to arrive At the conclusions
to which Bro. Price takes exception, for
there ars some features Of = ball game
that oven the bystaudsr in his 'isnor.
ance" can comprehend. Bro. Pncss In
situation that the Two Holyokc mon who
wsrc struck by the ball aFs not'bnll play
ers" Ia sot very complimentary TO two
OF tho best players in the nine but they
Gun stand IL, II he can. for In making
this fling at them he virtusliy admits
that ninc men who, according 10 his
claim are not "ball players held tho
Sterling bfag nine down to ecore Of is
to ~.
Bro. Prcss bluff Of two 10 one Ia per
iecily harmless as blum but II 4 two 10
on. proposition Ia embodied Ia m Official
challenge from the Sterling nine. they
necd have no fears about tho challenge
not being accepted by tho Holyoke nips
for the IIolyoAs boys would not SIX for
any better snap than chapcs 10 play
tho Sterling n,nc on twc 70 one proposi
ton,