The age-herald., 1902-05-18

The question had arisen, "To which club shall the league award the championship and the silk pennantY' The Executive Commit te of the league decided, therefore, that the Perseverance and Inyincible clubs should play off the tie at Glendale Saturday, May r.
 The forthcoming game aroused a great deal of interest, and as the fame of the teams had been borne far and wide there was much discussion as to the probable out come of the contest. Not only the young folks, but the older ones as well, had fol- lowed the fortunes of the Perseverance and lnvincible teams, and the game gave rise to moi, comment than any other which was held in that part of the country during the entire season.
 The supporters of the Invlncibles called attention to the fact that their favorites had lost but one game in two years, and that was merely because the star pitcher, Dick Ives, had not been feeling we'll He was in fine shape for the great game, however, and there was no reason why the lnvincibles should not win.
 The friends of the Perseverance Club ad mtted that their team, having played but three games, was not so well trained as the rival nine but what they lacked in skill they made up in grim. determination and grit-in a word, they would win by sheer pluck alone, and wrest the championship from their op- ponents by adhering to their famous motto Perseverance"
 However, 1t was declared on both sides that the game would be close and the teams very evenly matched. Both hines practiced hard during the week preceding the contest. and when Saturday came they felt that they were in shape to play the game of their lives. MT Foster, the clever Trinity College coach had put the finishing touches to the Per severance players and he felt confident of their success.
 A number of special trolley cars conveyed the Perseverance contingent to Glendale. The cars were decorated with bunting, and the passengers added to the striking effect by keeping up lively din all along the line. Cheers and songs were varied by the dis cordant blasts of tin horns, and several boys tsd megaphones to lend strength to their voices
 team, neatly dressed in their club uniforms, came out on the field for practice. There seemed to be at least 4,000 people present, from Glendale Riverview, Park Heights and the surrounding towns. The Riyeryiew. party occupied seats on one side of the field and the local partsans were grouped on the opposite side. A constant volley of cheering added to the spirit of the occasion and inspired the players of both teams to
 put forth their best efforts.
 
 der: Ticknor, shortstop: Olmstead, second
 base; Sayles, right field; O Brien, third base;
 wheatley, left field; Graham, first base;
 Hanford, center field; Henderson, catcher,
 and Rogers, pitcher.
 Ordinarily, the visiting team Is supposed
 to bat first, but as this game was to play off
 q championship tie 1t was. decided to toss
 up for the choice. Perseverance won the
 toss and Captain Henderson chose the field,
 allowing the home team to bat first
 Roy Rogers was nervous, and gave the
 first batsman a base on balls. clever
 sacrifice advanced the runner to second, but
 at a signal from Catcher Jack Roy turned quickly and caught his man mapping off the base. There was a cheer from the Persever-
 ance side of the field, and Roy was so en- eouraged that he struck out the following batsman.
 Tn the latter half of the inning Rex Tick
 nor went out on a slow grounder to first. Charley olmsted got base on balls. Reuben
 sayles came to. bat and Dick Ives looked at