Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-19
THE LAWYERS WON
Bloomfield Legal Lights Play Fast
Game.
EVENT WAS LONG TO BE REMEMBERED
Wives Of Attorneys Appear on the
Field and to Them Is Due Much Of
the Credit Because of Their Persis,
tent Roofing.

Bloomfield, June 19.-(Courier's
Special Service) was a
gala day in this city, nearly ev-
cry business house on the square be-
Ing closed at the hour assigned for the
base ball game between the bankers
and lawyers, which was held at the
fair grounds, beginning at $3.50 o'clock
and lasting until 7:15. The game was
one of the most exciting which has
ben pulled off in these parts for many
days, the lawyers turning the bankers
Gown to the tune of 81 to 10.
Promptly at $3.50 o'clock the law
yers appeared drawn on a hay rack by
two large bay horses, each lawyer be-
ing attired in high silk hat with knee
trousers and negligee shirts. Just in
the rear came the bankers in another
large wagon procured especially for
the occasion, attired in blue trousers
with caps to match. Both teams were
headed by the Bloomfield Silver Cor
net band, which after parading the
principal streets of the city, proceeded
to the fair grounds, where already
thousands of the citizens of this city
and surrounding country had assem-
bled to see the long talked of combat
waged.
After a brief conference OF both
teams as to an umpire and other pre-
liminaries and also agree mutually at
that time that the losers of the game
should furnish a banquet to the win
ners and wives, and after hearing
written challenge read by the doctors
and dentists of the. city, challenging
the winners to game, and with the
lawyers to the bat and the bankers in
the field, the long looked for game
was on.
For lack of time and space the
game cannot be given by innings, suf-
flee it by saying that the entire game
of seven innings was one of continu-
Gus star plays. At the end of the
first inning the score stool II to 13 in
favor of the bankers. But from that
I time On the lawyers with one brilliant
play succeeding another, had things
entirely their own way, until the end
of the seventh inning the score stood
81 to 10 in favor of the lawyers.
A feature of the game was the ap-
pearance of the wives Of the lawyers
on the field attired in white and blue
striped sweaters, each carrying a ban
ner, and it might be said that to their
roofing and continuous encouraging
yells, can be attributed the magnifi-
cent victory of their spouses.
The attendance netted the sum Of
$66.47, which will be used in the pur-
chasing of seats for the park. Thus
one of the greatest and most brilliant
ball games including a genuine
scrap" over some trivial matter in
the 5second inning, will be long remem-
bered, not only by those in attendance,
but especially by the individual play
ers. and by the numerous scars and
stiffened joints received during the
progress of the game.
Other Bloomfield News.
The. Mt. Pleasant News gives the
following pleasing account Of the adj
dress recently delivered in that city
by Rev, J., Wesley Potter, pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal church of
this city:
The lecture before the. literary So
cieties of the university last evening
at the chapel was in keeping with
/. preceding fine events of the commence
ment season. The address by Mr.. ].
Wesley Potter was gratifying sur
prise to his many friends who were
present to listen to him. His address
was right up to the standard set by
the older and better known public
/ speakers, and there were no regrets
that he was chosen for the place in
stead OF some one else Mr.. Potter
is graduate of the I. w. u, and the
school has reason to be proud of his
work"
The marriage of ]. w. Lee to Miss
e. M. Lee, both of Ottumwa. occurred
at the Methoa.st parsonage in this city
on Monday, Rev. Potter officiating.
Mrs. Henry Warrington gave a
pleasant social evening to number of
friends from this city Tuesday even.
ing at the Warrington farm, southeast
of the city.
Miss Lille v. EclSman of Memphis.
Mo-, is a guest this week at the home
of Rev. ]. w. Potter.
VIM. A. Hull of Cedar RAPIDS was a
business visitor at this place Tuesday.
Prof. G. q. Akers of Birmingham
made business trip to this city Tues.
day. Prof. Akers has been elected
principal of the Eldon schools.
Sigourney.
Sigourney, June 19.-Three we'd
dingS occurred here Yesterday The