The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-05
INSURANCE MEN WON.
The Lawyers Were Not in it and the Umpire
Had Gun

That funny game of baseball between
the lawyers and the insurance men
was pulled off at the Fair Grounds
yesterday in the presence of less than
two hundred spectators, who saw the
lawyers defeated by a score of 10 10 IL.
Sensation number one was when the
umpire Capt Jack Weir, Raleigh
contractor, appeared on the diamond
with an antique pistol, vintage of ITO,
strapped to his side. When he APP
peared the players perceptibly swunk,
and it was with very mild voice that
Mr. Perrin Busbee asked if they might
start the game.
The lineup for the lawyers was r. G.
Rivers, c. f.; John Hinsdale, 3D.; Brown
Shepherd, h.; Perrin Busbee, p; VIII
liam Jones, S. s.; Boyce, c. f.; Loge
Harris, 2b. Bart Calling, |, f., and
Robert Gray, c. The Insurance men
were arranged thus &c. fR. Reed, p.
Lea Skinner, G.; G. Allen, lb.; John
Mckee, 2b.; Frank Register, Sb.; Frank
Allen. S. s.: Fab. Brown, |. f.; Frank
Ellington, G. f., and E. l.. Allen, +. f.
The costumes were as variegated as
the playing. Some players had on
caps, some had hats and some were
bareheaded. Some appeared with orna-
ments of Suspenders, some had on
sweaters and Mr.. Perrin Busbee alone
had the glory of a full uniform upon
which admiring chances We're cast,
though these We're somewhat divided
in chances at Robert Gray's soldie"
pants, remnants of the Spanish-Ameri-
can war.
In the first inning the barristers
were goose egged with three men up,
while the policy writer's captured three
runs. In the second it was three for
the lawyers and four for the insurance
folks, Ellington basting the ball for u
home run in fine style. In the third
inning Lawyer Shepherd, whom the
crowd insisted on calling Brownie,
ran all the bases and landed out o.
breath at home while Ellington did
the same for the fire loss people. In
the fourth Bob Gray made all the
bases on hot ball out in centre, and
the lawyers smiled as Boyd and Harris
had also scored. Hinsdale hit 10
Smunk Mckee at second and a double
put out was called by the umpire on
Jim Mckee and John Hinsdale.
At this there was a howl at the UNI
pire and Messrs. Alex. Stronach, j. D..
Boushall and others rushed out in the
field with bats to massacre Capt. Jack
But the Captain was game and pulled
his gun on his foes, who retreated in
the best style.
In the fifth inning and in the sixth
the insurance crowd was BANKED, while
in the fifth the lawyers gained three
runs, getting their goose eggs in the
sixth and seventh innings. The seventh
Nlr9fo
score, as did the eighth.
The lawyers in the eighth got in one
more run, because Bob Gray came
home, but their last hope was blanked,
dashed by a goose egg in the ninth,
and Alex. Stronach wept copiously be-
cause his voice gave out and he could
not abuse the umpire, whom he ha1
tried to subsidize with Is cents.
/ There We're some corking good home
runs made, and some home runs that
We're made on fumbles and errors.
/ Perrin Busbee and Bob Gray made an
| excellent battery for the lawyers, while
/ Reed and Skinner did neat work for
, the insurance folks.
| The fun grew fast and furious at
times, and the scorers gave up vain
attempt to keep up with the
errors. The spectators enjoyed
the frolic and guyed Umpire Weir,
some even calling him Umpire
| Davis. The game was a success as a
dispeller of blues and a breaker up of in
! digestion. neat sum was realized for
I ST. Luke's Home.
| The score by innings in the two hour
| contest was:
| Insurance. go. ...34 0 / l %--i5
| Law. O313 3 0 0 l Oil
Summary-Hits, plenty. Home runs,
every now and then Errors, several OF
| them. Hit by pitched balls, several.
| Muffed balls, A. Bases on balls, steenty
! steen. And the crowd came home.