The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-06-28
DENISON
DEFEATED
All -Americas Beat the
Denison Team.
Was a Splendid Game From
Start to Finish. Score Was
a to 8.

Denison bit the dust on Wednesday
in a game with the s'All-Americas''
played at Vail. The game was almost
equal to professional playing, and had
it not been for costly errors in the
field the Denison boys would have won.
Hester pitched an almost perfect game
and Scharnweber occupied his position
as catcher equally as we'll. The Deni-
son team played we'll. They made
but few errors but nearly every n of
them was costly. Wilson missed an
easy grounder off third base, Broadus
mutfed a tip-up fly at short stop, Kelly
fumbled once at second and Rudd got
in front of one of Branaka's flies. result
ing in a mutf which let in two runs.
Every player had many good plays to
his record. but the above errors cost
the team the game. The team pre-
sented by Vail was composed of the
following players: Lang, Hamil and
Texas" Walton, of Carroll: Morrison.
of the Des Moinesleague team: DePew,
of Rockwell City; Schatfer and Middle
ton, of Missouri Valley; Milliman, of
Logan; and Buckley of Vail.
Denison began the game by scoring
two runs which were made principally
off of "a fine two-bagger by Scharn-
weber. The "All Americas scored
in the second inning and then came a
long succession of white washes.
Several times the bases were full, but
the fine work of the pitchers prevent
ed runs and it looked as if the game
would so end without another score.
At the beginning of the ninth inning,
the Denlson rooters were getting al
ready for their yell of triumph when a
change came. The Vail shouters be-
gan all along the line as if by precon-
certed action to rattle our players.
One of the Vail players sprang up and
done the line like an animated, Jumping
jack and the Denison team got ratified,
just as the Vail men desired. Hester
pitched a steady game, but there was a
wrangle and a jangle and a kick at the
umpire, a fly went out in the field and
between Rudd and Branaka it was
missed, letting in two runs. Another
run followed and Vail had won. Deni-
son made a grand rally in the last half
Of the ninth. At this stage of the
game, the umpire made a couple of
questionable decisions and while Deni-
son scored once, it could not regain its
lead.
The Vail boys we're happy, they had
gone to great expense to hire a team
for the occasion and they shouted
vigorously. Some of the Denison boys
were inclined to be sore, but it is pom
sense to get sore about a ball game.
Vail had as much right to hire players
as Denison has. Denison has engaged
men for the season. The fact that
seven out OF the nine players are
s.home grown does not make it any
the worse for Vail to hire all nine
players if it wished. AS to the umpire.
MI. Dugan of Dunlap, we believe he
meant to be fair all through. Perhaps
he got ratified, just as some of the Den
ison boys did in the ninth inning, but
we believe his intentions were all
right. Our team must learn to take its
medicine, select the most competent
umpire possible and then stop kicking
on the decisions. 1t was amusing to
see some of the business men to so far
forget themselves as to make accusa-
tions of cheating and that the game was
stolen. The Vail boys forgot their
dignity and did not fail to exult ex-
ceeding over their opponents. Base
ball is becoming too strenuous, it is
good fun. but it should end as fun
aud without hard feeling.
The official score of the game was as
follows:
. DENJSON