Evening journal., 1900-09-29
AFTERNOON TEAM
WON THB GAME
Midst Terrific Hitting and
Much Applause
The Morning Team OutpIayed at
Every POint-StatCment Of
the Official Scorer

Only nine good baseball players re-
main in the city. Everyone OF them
belongs to the afternoon newspapers.
The game played yesterday afternoon
at the Union street grounds between
the afternoon and the morning papers
determines for all time the superiority
OF the former. The morning papers
were like a race horse that was en-
tered but did not run-they were not
in it. At all points they were outplay-
ed. and when the game was over the
score was 10 to 10 in favor Of the after
noon papers.
All Of them were there. from Charlie
Palmer and his next Summers hat, to
Clemmie Hallam. who had borrowed
his barber's best striped coat Save the
umpires the crowd was orderly-even
the spectators observed the solemnity
OF the occasion as each morning player
was bowled from among the also
rams" OF the wire that was present in
vast quantities, the political wire could
not stand the test against the wire Of
the umpires.
Pancoasts curves we're Strengthened
out In every direction by the after
noon hitters. Willie Carter hit the ball
On the nose at every try, and should
have been given twice as much as he
! got for his efforts. Willie played a
great e'ding game. Only once did he
get mixed up with the ball and then
the ball had the better OF the argu-
ment. Herman Grier caught several
balls on the bounce. What the other
payers did the score viii show.
Not at any time In the contest did
the morning players have a chance to
win. During their frantic efforts the
band played selection in order that
attention might be diverted from their
agony.
After much persuasion Lewis B.
Morrow and the Rev. F. Burgette
Short consented to umpire the game
They npologized to the spectators for
their presence, and then Mr.. Short
called play ball" Both umpires were
caught in the act OF "0hrowing the
game" to the morning team at several
periods during the game William
Lawton detected their scheme and in
formed the afternoon players. Mr
Iawton, It ia said, "peached" because
the umpires refused to divide the t4.0i
which they were paid for their ser.
vices. Mr.. Morrow insisted on diVidin(
the amount between himself and Mr.
Short. and donating 1t to the hospital
Mr. Short TO whom the money" Wal
paid. disappeared at the end Of the
seventh inning through q hoe In tht
east fence. taking the whole amount
with him. The police were informed
OF the escape and Mr.. Short has not
been located yet.
f. Pyle, a spectator, seized the bal
in one inning. placed It in his poke
and would NO doubt have waited foi
an opportunity 10 join Mr.. Short, has
he not been detected by Harry w
Hough. who, with the aid OF four DO
lice officers. succeeded In gaining pos
session OF the sphere.
Each OF the afternoon players wa
given a bouquet by the ladies in tn,
grand stand.
Thanks on bch1lf Of The newspapei
men are extended to Manager Kelle,
for the use OF the grounds, bats an,
balls; Superintendent Meserve, OF tn,
Ferris Industrial School; Leader Elan
ders, and particularly the boys, mem
bers OF the band. whose playing wa
appreciated; ( Police Sergeants Lucas
Kelleher and Lyons. and officer Schel
and 10 all these who assisted in max
ing the AFFAIR q success. The proceed
from the game will be turned over I,
the fund for tie relief of the Calves
ton sufferers.
After the game the official score
made an affidavit as follows: /, Z
Faber, being duly sworn, depose an,
saith that the following is a true an,
correct score OF the baseball gam
played on the twenty-eighth OF Sep
tembor. nineteen hundred, A. D., be
tween the afternoon and the mornin,
newspaper teams. so help me Lewis b
Morrow.
Attest; Clement Hallam. for f. Bur
gette Short
! The score:
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