The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-06-22
vANQvIsHED THE FARMERS.
Crystal Falls Base Ball Clubs Took Iron River
into Ca mp Last Sunday.

It's the same old story. Not the
oldest story ever told but the most
oft repeated one: Crystal Falls beat
Iron River" Two games OF base ball
were played last Sunday between
teams from the two towns and In each
instance the hillside boys whacked the
dust out OF their farmer opponents.
one game was played on the Iron
River grounds between the first mines
Of the two towns and the other on the
Crystal Falls grounds between the
second mines.
But then, what else could: be ex-
pected when the patrician meets the
plebian? Had it been a contest in
which pitchforks were the instru-
ments used and hay, potatoes or
pumpkins the substance moved, our
farmer opponents would undoubtedly
have been the victors but with the
wagon tongue" they were sadly out
OF place.
The game at Iron River was a good
one and the players on both sides were
gentlemanly, rag chewing" being alb
sent, very decided improvement over
former games between these two
teams. Manager Boyington of the
Iron River team was SO confident that
his team would win, because OF its VIC
tory over Iron Mountain the previous
Sunday, that he paraded the grounds
with the air OF a college president at a
cross roads debating society while Ed
Lott careSsed the score book fondly
and buzzed around as delighted as a
butterfly in the halo OF an angels
crown. Dan Boyle kept score for the
Crystal Falls boys and got his mind of
Marinette long enough TO do the trick
accurately.
The fore part OF the game wore a
blue aspect for Crystal Falls. In fact
so decidedly black was the outlook
that Manager Corcoranshut his eyes
and imagined how it would seem were
he attending his own funeral, while
the Crystal Falls ''rooters" carefully
tucked their coin into their inside
pockets and babe IL lie their in peace
But, with the fifth inning there cam,
great relief. Butch" Iron Rivers
crack pitcher suddenly became
cracked" In a vital spot and the city
.tfeiiows didn't do a thing but buncf
ffiits- enough to tie the game. Out
came the :'dough" and up went tn,
spirits OF the Crystal Falls "rooters
and, before the farmers hackers be
came aware OF what was happening
the city chaps had their "hay." Their
public sentiment shifted: It's liabl,
TO shift in Iron River. Someone sug
gested that Butch" was not tn,
"crack" but that Joe Micheals wa
the boy TO be credited with that dis
tinction. "Ayel Aye!" responded tn
hearers, "Micheals is indeed the Nose
that is TO lead us TO the promised vic
j tory and so, In the fifth inning afte
the sixth tally OF the first game
Joseph Micheals was placed i'm TN
, box for his tribe. But IL had bee
: decreed that no man devoid O
twhiskers should stand before the host
of the east side and when this beardles
, prophet OF the west faced tn
: yeomen OF the hillside they be
; came so wrought up at the sight tina
they Immediately proceeded to han
the lacking whiskers on the sphere an
. the farmer boys feared to get tangle
up with them so that, when darkness
/ fell upon the land, score OF 10 to 4
: favor OF Crystal Falls was declare
S and all repaired TO the Boyingto
5 House 10 hear ANDY" speak religious
r ly and tell how glad he was that, 70