The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-25
VICTORY FOR K|SME IS
Take the Great Society Game
From Coming 400.
SCORE WAS 20 TO 10
Proceeds Donated to Kings
Daughters--No Casualties.


The baseball contest between the Kis-
ment club and the Coming 400 was pulled
off yesterday on schedule time and re-
suited in a victory for the former by a
score of 20 to 10. The scores were none
too small and for awhile it was feared
that the game would have to be called OFF
on account Of darkness.
The popularity of the members on both
sides worked up considerable enthusiasm
in society circles, and as it was for the
benefit Of the Kings Daughters, a large
crowd greeted the players as they entered
the diamond. The proceeds Of the game
will amount to about S75.
Before the game both clubs paraded
the streets in hacks and made swell APP
pearances. The Kismets were attired in
blue shirts and white knickerbockers
with blue penitentiary checked sovelty
caps. Their opponents were more modest
in the variety of colors and wore suits of
solid red. the donation of the Fulton
Clothing company.
When the game was called there were
nearly 1000 spectators present. The so
ciety girls were out en- masse and all
wore the colors of their favorite nine.
did they yell and toot the horns that
they seemed especially adapted for that
vocation, if such it may be called.
The Kismets took the wet and won.
They took the ms, and the battle for
supremacy between rival clubs was on in
dead earnest. Johnny Grother was the
first to swing the wagon tongue and he
hit 'er out. Priestly, the crack catcher,
came next and he followed suit Moffatt
followed and by a series of strong batting
the Kismets made eight runs the first
jump out Of the box. The hot grounders
were too swift for the little shortstop on
the 400 side, and he thought too much of
his fingers to get in the way of them.
They had whiskers on them and he knew
it.
The young 40Vs started In on the first
inning to send their opponents to the
laundry, but they only succeeded in
mailing three runs, which was a sad dis
appointment to them. Some of them mis-
judged the circumference of the object to
hit and they struck at it as if it was
balloon. Afterwards both sides scored oc-
casionally until the eighth inning when
the 'Kiss-me 81 again proceeded to pound
the stuffin' out of the ball. In this in
ming the gentlemanly pitcher who was
associated with the 400 team was hit for
eleven big runs and they stared the club
in the face like hedious nightmare. In
the same inning the zoos came back with
five TALES which made the score "a to
II in favor of the checkered caps. In the
last and final round the zoos partially re-
deemed themselves in the eyes Of their
admirers by knocking out eight scores as
against five on the other side. They tried
hard to lose the ball but Judy" Allen
couldn't see it that way and when all the
scores We're enumerated it looked some
thing like this: "Kismets, 20; Coming
400, 49,
The losing side made such a strong fin
ish that claims were made that they
would have been victorious had the game
been continued a few more innings, but
the other team WOulun SlanO IOE It,
There was no unfriendliness between
the two teams and if the members sue
coed in getting over their present state
Of soreness, another game may be ar
ranged for in the near future At yester-
days game both teams were in good trim
but the Kismets had the advantage in
weight.
AT a.2O last night the members of the
two teams met at the Royal Cafe and
played the game over again, without
changing the result. after which the boys
enjoyed a supper. The following is the
score: