The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-10-17
BALI CAME AT THE
CALDWELL FAIR.
Our Basc Rail- Editor Tells AboHt
The Pat Taken by En-
NETT Sports.

Tbc Daily staicsmaa.of October OH
said AT lo:3p Thursday mnrni"g En-
melt aad Caldwell will play match
game OF base ball
October l0lh it said. The sports to-
day we're all good, The base bail game
being close and exciting.
October lslh 1t said: Emmett takes
the scalp OF the Caldwell nine. -
The game az bali WAS advertised as
one al the features Of lie fair. and there
was an indncement offered hy he man
ager Of the Caldwell nine that secured
the Emmett nine Tor hat occasion. viz:
The winning team was Ca receive so per
cent of the grand stand receipts. aud the
losing team 40 per cent OF the same re
ceipls. The supr'slon WAS -on thr
part Of the Cald wrll manager -thst the
Emmett niac would be wiped OF the
face Of the earth: viii, h proved erroneous
after tho game was played.
The Emmett team. winning the game.
did moi receive 50 ler cent Of the receipts /
us agreed. neither did thry have their
expenses paid or offered them
When The team arrived in the CITY of
Festivities they nockcd together 'alI
ATONE" seeking information frdm the
passerby. aud WANDERING through the
streets until they finally arrived at the
base ball grounds on schedule time, and
II discovered the grounds had not been
prepared Tor the game and the manager
Of the Caldwell uiuc was engaged in Il
clay pigeon, or mud hen shoot-whcn
he couldn't hit mud fence. according
to the score ne made Tie umpire was
lhcrc Also with his little gun and indg-
ing by his score. he has about as good an
eye for shouting as he has Judgment for
umprng a game of ball.
Speaking about he umpire Hr WAS
the raukest thing what was Got
+ mwful angry several times. Declared
l ''he wouldn't change decision he had
made If he knew he was wrong" An
/ irxample .of. his numerous rotten decis-
p ions: called an Emmett man out after
reaching second base for failing to Touch
/ first. and simply sent Caldwell player
1 back.to first for committing the same
iutouchable. otfehse
When The sad intelligence was cen
veycd to his majesty of the Caldwell
:. aggregation that the Emmett Gladiator'
:, mad arrived upon the grounds, ready fol
:, the contest. he lowered his sighs lon.
:. enough to order them Emmett fclerS
10 fix up the grounds. THEM Emmett
- rclcrs' didu't doil. but told the mess
Il engcr to tell Me. Sebrec To goto-wrll, I,
shooting his mud hens. aud they die
what practicing they could ON The rae
n crack.
II BY n'clock Mr. Sebree sad the um
prc had shot their : come ii shoot, ha'
n their dinncr.-which the Emmett boy
IN had nol-aad appeared upon the seen
Is with HIS boys.
n' Mr.. Dee umpired the game accordin
e to Instructions A small boy kept Tia
rs score upon 4 board nf the judges stand
OF too mcas;y To furnish paper Tor that pun
y pose. The grand siaad was Oiled
overflow hut the winning team did II,
sn get the CD per cent.
on No preparation had been made VIVA
nc over for the accommodation Of the En-
tn nett nine; presumably on account Of tn
hi 10 per cent they would get. At lca'
as that would he sufficient to pay their c'
10 penscs. aud th.y could rustic for then
ISIS selves. They rustl,d alright. aud had I
Ok to get ocds Then some Of the boys ha
.ct TO SIT up all night on account of not b
al ing able SO get beds.
* After having played ball with wor
Is. out practice balls furnished by the ge
ny erous manager, they WIRE accused
he coniiscating.lhem Surreptiiousiy.
Ihusly, after having received the gl'
hand from the Emmett boys upon the
visit to orr village some time past. tn
..,. returned all the manager was capable
~ returning.
" After the game was over.
ar After wrd had our fun,
of After the Caldwell's were beaten
,.t We didn't yet our nun.
as' MANY s the bat that was broken
as We g.t-no beds at all
Mauy'sthe bail that was stolen,
,ir Which made poor Sebree squa