The Republican journal., 1902-09-18
General Debility
BASE BALL.
Professional Men Business Men. The
Former Win with a Score of 90 to A.

Professional Men VS.. Business Men. The
Former Win with Score of 90 to A.
A game of ball was announced for last
Saturday afternoon between the profess
sional and business men of Belfast. 1t was
expected to furnish fun for the spectators,
but there have been worse games played
here by professional ball players than our
ministers, lawyers, doctors, bank clerks,
photographers and merchants put up. The
original plan was for a seven inning game,
but when that was reached all hands decid-
ed to keep on to regular finish
After the boys had their preliminary
warming up, Miss Marion Reynolds of
Brooks, the champion lady ball thrower Of
New England, gave an exhibition of throw
ing, catching flies and batting, and proved
herself as on former occasions, to be an all
around base ballist.
When the umpire, sam German, called
play ball. coacher Lombard approached
his opponent. coacher Hall, and said "Sir,
il is customary for the principals, Just be-
| fore duel, to shake hands" +. S Pitcher
was standing behind Mr.. Hall, and Selling
the latter around the legs lifted him up to
| level with his adversary, and they then
| shook
The game opened disastrously for the
business men. Wadsworth got first on d
good hit, but Pitcher struck a fly to right
which Dr. John seized and threw to second,
where Mcclellan put Wadsworth out, thus
opening the put-outS with double play,
White went out on first. Dr. Libby took
the bat first for the professionals, got first
on balls, stole second and reached home on
an error. Smith struck fly into Wood
cocks hands and Nc Lellan famed thrice.
IIaZeltine got a base hit and worked around
to third, but DE-. f. L, Stevens struck out
and left him there.
Poor came up in the second inning and
struck one into Bob Chase's hands in deep
centre. futile got almost home but was put
our at the plate by a pretty throw from
second. Or. John got a base hit, but was
left on second and Dr. Libby struck out.
Again the business men went down in short
order. Woodcock was left on third, O'Con-
/ nell was put out at second and johnson
strucl, d fly into McLellan's ready palms
Robert struck ont.
The third inning was IA long one for the
professionals They stuck clear around
and , men came up twice; making runs and
S hits with d total of g. The business men
repeated the story of the second inning.
One man got d base on balls and got left on
third. The others went out easily. one
threw his bat and two struck nfield flies.
In the fourth futile and johnson got each
tWo-bagger. Dorman and Chase struck
out. Smith and }. Stevens, O'Connell and
White all got out on intield work, and Wood
cock and futile each got run, thus making
honors even for that inning.
The fifth was short and decisive both
sides going out in !, >, 3 order, and the sixth
was like it, except that futile got a run.
In the seventh the business men got a
double. J. Stevens vas PUT out at first and
Pitcher threw to Wads worth who put Poor
out at the plate. HaZeltine got home run,
and his side got 4 safe hits and scores.
In the eighth Mcclellan got another home
run, the side making hits and runs The
merchants made ) safe hits, but failed to
score.
The merchants had their ninth inning
and made runs, but couldn overcome the
lead their opponents had and the game
clos ed with d score of 20 to in favor of the
professionals.
In running bases OC0nnell's legs gave
out and he collapsed, and Poor was obliged
to quit after the It'll and gave his place to
VIII IIayner. For two teams out of practice
the game was a sharp one, but the boys of
the Passagassawaukeags find they cannot
run the bases with the same vim that they
dil a few Cor rather severaD years ago
The score:
PROFESSIONALS. a. Is. Il. | i. Pc. A. e.