Evening journal., 1903-09-23
Both Had EIna Teams.

Both the Lilies and the Soarers had
crackeriack teams that year and interest
In the final game for the Jones county
Championship was az high fever heat
''fhe Lilies had offered Cy Priest the
foarers star twirer s. IN advance In sal-
airy inc consideration Of which he consented
to start the big game IN Lily uniform
In addition 20 cy. the Lilics by jujic-
ious use Of the long green, had also sue
ceeded in coralhng three more OF the
Roarers neldng lumnarles.
But meantime the Roarers hadn't been
idle They had been hanging out moa4-
Itary Inducements that caus-,s iSya1 old
I.lghtfoot batsmon like Bun Thompson.
Stump Greenwood and even Home-R
lIanlVns himself TO flop over 20 the ring
tail ranks
'lhe consequence was that when the
Lilies took the field on the day OF the am
impoitant struggle they had every n.y.
lgobbler OF note in the country while the
Roarcrs who were ut the bat. had what
was probably the most formidable array
OF fence-smashers that ever toed the plat
ter.
"The Lilies managed 10 keep the runs
pretty wen down in the first half OF the
I first inning owing TO their robbng of the
heavy Roarer hiiters of apparently safe
hits by their phenomenal fielding. But the
manager Of the Lilies became worried
when he Thought Of the sorry collection
OF batsmen he'd have when the other
side should take the field.
'Hey. Bun he called 10 Thompson
latter che third out So more than they're
glvn' YOU n you come back 20 our side
iasain.
You're on. shouted back Bull.
Same to you. Greenwood. and you.
Hanklns, shouted the Lilies manager.
Say, Priest called out the Roarers'
manager. 10 bones advance 10 You Il you
stay in the box for our side.
Simply Changed Teams.
"Wcll, sir FOR the nexf few minutes the
game stopped and became regular base.
ball auction When the bidding was Over
and riay resumed for the second half OF
the first inning the Lilies had the same
linen az the bat that the Roarers had. had
in their half while the Roarers had tn,
same make-up IN the field that the Lille,
had had
eat the beginning OF the second inning
iauctioning again broke lose and when j.
was over the managers had once mor'
swapped teams TO make long stor,
short for four whole innings the sami
men played IN tho field and the same mci
batted against Them. each man nomlnali'
changing teams every three outs.
Twas in the NTH inning that the eli
max came. The score was ,wo ALL Bul
lThompson having scored twice for eacl
side Home Run Hankins. who was ba
ting for the Roarers at the time. drov
lihe bali over the centre-neld fence am.
Az.
Of creased lightning IN pursuit Of fleet
ing taought
FIFTY dollars if you inin our team
righ, now, yelled the Lily manager n
Hankins rounded second.
Make il seveniy-hve' answered Hank
ms. stih running with an his might
. q" 'sevonty-nve 81 is, called back IN
I Lily manager
a hundred dollars n yer stick wit
us cried tho Roarers' manager. buttin
! IN Just as Hankins rounded third.
Hundred and twenty-five. the Lille.
man came back at him.
.'As Hankins crossed the plate the bid
! ding became SO spirited and the cheern
SO great that It was impossible to te
which side had him.
II offered him $500. shouted the Iii
manager TO the umpire. That run count
! for u.s.
"'That bid was made after he crosse
the plate, protested the Roarers' man
aser. THAT run goes 20 as for S2S5.
Forfeited to Both sidese.
Z THAT run doesn't count for eihe
J. side. announced the umpire As a fishi
,oot LILY that man IS out for not touchin
? first or second base. As a Ringiaii Roare
; he's cut for not touching third. II don
make any difference who he touched hom
for and
What's thatT roared Hankms. run
lnlng up and shaking his fist IN the UNI
lpre- face What's that?
Get on the field or III
What's that?' oueried Hanklns, s,s
lshaking his fist.
The game is forfeited to the Lilies
d dfannounced the umpire. turning on hi
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