The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-08
Bic CROWD HERE
Frisco Excursion Brings Sew
eraI Hundred People.
BASEBALL THE FACTION
Frisco Athletics Defeat the
Arkansas City Braves.
BASEBALL THEATTRACTI0N

Two games Of baseball were the fea-
tured attraction IN the city yesterday.
The first contest was between the Frisco
Athletic team Of st. Louis and the Ar
kansas City braves, while the last game
was between the Friscos and the Chilloc-
co Indians. In the first match the St
Louis lads were successful by a score Of
g 10 6. while in the latter game the In
dams proved eqaul to cope with the rail-
readers and the score was 4 TO when
the game was called in the fifth inning
al O'Clock. The Indians claimed the
honors by reason Of the Frisco club re-
fusing 10 finish the game. snappy ball
was played during both games.
Although bit one gam@the one with
the Indiars-was scheduled to take
place, the Frisco people we're anxious to
get a game with the Braves Of Arkansas
city, and yesterday morning arrange
ments were made The boys came in at
noon and brought their reputation as
masters Of the diamond with them The
club is composed of good players, and
they having beaten about everything
with whom they had contested this year,
they were confident of success, but the
Frisco boys took little starch and con-
cei- out Of them before the game was
half over. The St. Louis lads are not
slow at this sport themselves. The game
was intensely interesting at times. 1t
started out well for the Braves, they
having managed to roll Up four TALES
in the first inning to two for the Frisco
boys. II the fourth the Arksusawyers
added another and in the fifth the office
men hit the bah for five more, making
the score ! 70 in favor q the Missou-
rians They made two more in the sixth,
one in the seventh and three in the last
while the Arkansas City lads only added
one more 70 their five in the eighth in
ming. However It was a hard fought
battle and was freely appreciated BY the
spectators.
In the Indian game, the Friscos started
out with two great big ones. Chillocco
failed to score until the third. but when
they did the players hit 'er out for three
TALES and they looked as big as barrels
TO the opponents. VINO believed they had
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another and ore in the fifth. making a
total Of four The Indian players run in
one IN the fifth also. tying ths score.
Being tired and almost exh ~.tea from
playing the other game tire Frisco boys
refused TO finish the contest to decide the
victors and ChiIIocco claimed the game.
It was O'Clock when the fifth inning
was completed
There was quite nice little crowd pres
enc 10 witness the dual performance. For
this occasion the Frisco road ran an ex-
cursi9n from Oswego, which arrived here
shortly before noon. II was q special
train and comprised five coaches and a
baggage car. There were about 800 peo-
pie took advantage of the excursion to
spend a day in Wichita, They took in the
bail game and looked over the city.
The unanimous verdict was that Wich-
tia is good town.
Wichita is growing into popularity as
an excursion town and during the sum
mer an excursion should De run here
every Sunday. There is no better place
20 spend a day than in Wichita One Of
the special attractions IS the magnificent
Riverside park. the pride Of Wichitans'
hearts There is none better in the state
be agitated Wichita would soon become
The amusement resort CT the west. Yes
terdays' excursion from Oswego IS good
evidence that the people want to get
here.