The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-05-29
Second and Third Won by Denison
College,
THECONTEsT AT LIE MARS
Storm Lake Wins First Honors.-Col-
lege Team Defeated at Base
Ball.-Score l9 to I6.


party of thirty representing our college
was made up and left bright and early
on the morning train via the G. & N.
w. by special car. The morning was
delightful and the trip by the way Of
Missouri Valley and Sioux City was
made by the fast train, which arrived
at the destination about II a. m
The contest in the years past has been
an almost sure remedy for drouth, or
perhaps rather has been a first class rain
making Institution, far surprising the
portable rain making machines of '94.
Noon seemed to promise the annual
shower, but as the date had been placed
a week later than usual ON purpose to
secure better weather the prince of the
power of the air was little off his
guard and the promised shower only
brought a few sprinkles which inter
ferred with nothing
The afternoon was enlivened by a
ball game between LeMars and Denison
LeMars did not put up a school game,
but selected a team out of the town,
and the town can boast of some fine
players Parties there told us that some
old players from some of the university
teams took part in the game. The play
ers wsre honorable and told us before
us before the game that they We're not
pretending to put up school team. For
excitement and interest the game was
one of the very best By the third in
ming the game stood 9 to 3 against Den
ison. Then Denison brought it up to a
tie and so it held to the end of the
eighth one gaining just as much as the
other, until the score stood 12 to 12. The
beginning of the ninth was our Water
loo, LeMars making seven runs. In our
last half we got in four more so that it
ended 16 to 10 against us. Considering
what we played against there are no
sore spots about the game. Our boys
put up fine work and the game was
clean on both Sides One fine thing
about it was that the umpire krew his
business and was all right; practically
no kicking at any point
The evening gave us as delightful
weather as the morning and moder-
ately sized audience greeted the contest
ants The opening musical numbers,
presented by the music department of
the LeMars School, We're excellent. The
contestants were arranged in two groups
Denison having first and fourth places;
LeMars, second ard fifth; Buena Vista,
third and sixth. Sac City had no repre-
sentatives in this contest.
Denison opened the contest with MI.
John B. Romans as first speaker, and
had nothing to fear until the last man
on the program. Denison thought they
they had nothing to fear, but the tates
and the judges thought otherwise. Our
boys did nobly and without break
held the audience to the end. AS it was
Mr.. Talcott won 2nd and Nh. Romans
third place, so we brought home with
us many points as Buena Vista took
home with them. In the words of the
ip,mortal Paul Jones we've mot yet be-
gun to fight.
The morning brought our party home
in good spirits, tired, and all agreeing
that we had had an enjoyable trip.
One of the best prizes won on the trip
was a compliment bestowed gratuitous-
ly by a gentleman in LeMars who vol
unteered that in business of seventeen
years he never served more orderly
and gentlemanly company of young
people and the same remark he said
was made by other business men in the
city.
NOTES
The contest will be held next year in
Sac City.
The only lady on the program was
from LIE Mars.
LIE Mars is blessed with some hoodlum
boys that are no honor to the town,
| Mrs. Eaton, of Manchester, Hon. j.
b. Romans and r. A. Romans accom-
panied the party.
What is the matter with LIE Mars and
her school? 1t was evident from the
time that our party reached the tow
to the time they left, that the people Of
the city care very little for their school
If their school is to be a success the peo
pie must show an interest in it.