The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-05-04
BARRIERS
TIE THE
BARKEEPS
RedhOt Game Of Baseball
Sunday
How the Game was Won After
1t was Badly Lost
Baseball

Two occupations that put in long
hours and have no chance for recre-
alton but on Sunday are the BARRIERS
and bartenders, and SO they arranged
to cross bats in a friendly game Of
baseball, this time at the Fair
Grounds. The crowd went expecting
to see score Of about fifty to fifty.
or else a scrap on the first inning.
but they were agreeably surprised to
see some close down hard contesting
for points, and a more good.natured
and gentlemanly game has never
been witnessed at Salem
Until the ninth inning the schooner
showers put the lather and bay.rum
and shampoo all over the razorpush.
ers. Up TO that time they had shown
great skill at the bat and in the field
but could not make scores. and when
they were in the box II was too much
"anteover' all the time. The drink.
mixers were giants at the bat and hit
some balls that Newt Farrell sug.
gested they send the bloodhounds
after Not but what the BARRIERS
made some great plays too, as Miles
made home run on one hit and
brought in three tallies. But Francis,
Fishburn. Mellen and Smith made
batting records that would almost
put them on the Salem league.
How the Score was Made.
For the BARRIERS Ryan made the
hrat tally in the third inning. Miles
made one on the fourth. Irwin. Battle.
Ross and Miles made one each in the
sixth Needham made one in the
seventh. Ryan. Hahn and Needham
scored in the eighth. and Bathe. Ross,
Miles. Hahn and Hogan pulled in two
apiece IN the ninth. and Farrell and
Needham one apiece In the same.
making the 20. and tyeing the cock.
tail artists in the last half Of the last
inning
The bartenders made scores as fol-
lows. Barrett Z. Loyeioy ?. Patter
son 3, Mellen I. Smith 3. Fishburn 1.
Marnock 2. Newt Farrell /, and Nash
2. total 22
Not Exactly Uniformed.
Only by the most careful effort
could the scorer, Whit Holman, call up
the right man. as the two teams wore
all kinds OF improvlsed uniforms.
Some had on parts OF old baseball
suits OF the vintage OF 'sS. freman's
suits, toboggan hose, knickerbockers.
sweaters. shoal.water pants. and for.
est reserve ranger outfits. Some Of
the boys had on blue shirts and green
sweaters. and one wore pea green
mother Hubbard pants. Newt Far.
rell was captain and Clell Nash man.
ager OF the beer-jerkers. while Chas.
irwin captained and Jack Ryan man.
aged the crew who talk your arm OF
while they trim your whiskers. There
were few hundred fans present and
the cries that went back and forth
across the field were mostly too warm
literature for the columns OF family
newspaper. Paddy Ryan was all over
the field for his men. made some
great strikes, caught some great fiies,
run backwards in center and caught
ny Aat he held although he fell
down. but threw IL lying down and
put his man out,
The Fans Got Warm.
Where's your cornfed piteherT
Go IL HotfoOt Brady"-meaning clel
Nash.-"Get there o'Malley" (Chn
Mellen.l Look al Pewee. the man
with the rosewood arm" Keep your
eye on the Incubator, "see him raise
the demand for arniea tomorrow" I"
etc. etc Well. IL was hot game
throughout. and al times the umpire.
Rolla southwick had hard work TO
stay at his post. but he acted good
naturedly and gave great satisfaction
II one could Judge from about the
same amount OF kicking and roasting
on both sides There were a few
minor accidents. Several OF the bar
berswho could never hit the ball and
always reached long after wideouts,
got bases on being hit and In this
way Drowsy Nose and Sleepy Jim
had a chance 70 get part way around
the diamond. When the last half Of
the ninth inning was reached the bar
bers went 10 bat with a score Of 22 70