Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-04-09
FROZEN OUT IN THE NINTH.
foot Lilies Met the IcicIe In
yiincibleS of Dawson.

''Well, guess basebalrs about over,
so far as this season is concerned"
said the fat ex-mascot of the Light
foot Lilies, relates the New York
Sun.
"Iye known of contests taking
place in colder weather than we're
having now, but they never met with
public favor.
For example? Well, there was
that game back in "a, when the Icicle
Invincibles froze out the Lightfoot
Lilies to the tune of 5-3.
"That's just what they did do
freeze US out. They didn't beat us.
And if I'm knocking without reason,
may the hammer bound back and clip
me one.
''The Iicicles had held the champion
ship of Dawson for three seasons and
we thought it was just about up to
US, being a hot stuff aggregation, to
melt out their pride few drops.
'The game was played on their
grounds.
snow, Dawson's the coolest place
ever even heard of. A missionary
stands about as much chance there
as a mouse does in a cat show, for
the only ambition the Dawsonites
have is to make themselves so un-
worthy in this life that they will be
eligible for an eternal thaw in the
life to come.
"But TO get TO the game. After
short discussion as to whether the
contest should be played on skates
upon, and the DAVIS ons, mufiied to the
ears in their natty Alaskan sable uni
forms, trotted out to their positions
in the field.
"The Eskimo pitcher they had
didn't give us any trouble in the first
inning, and we touched him up for
two runs.
1T would probably have been more,
but in diving for third Bull Thomp-
son struck a sheet of ice and over
slid the base.
in the second inning the cold
weather began TO tell on the Lilies.
We made one tally, however, on a
, base on balls and Slugger Burrows
timely frappe for two bags 20 cen
ter.
"Soon afterward the thermometer
took sudden drop. Both of Sammie
Salmon's ears froze and Dean Bra
ley's nose was swollen till it looked
like a toy balloon. The Lilies had
completely withered under the frost.
"The Icicles. on the other hand,
seemed to thrive and grow stronger
as the weather grew colder. They
not only kept us from further scor-
ing, but they managed TO cross the
rubber five times themselves before
the ninth.
"In the ninth inning we pulled our
selves together for final rally, and
at one time il looked as if our efforts
would be crowned with success in
spite of the unfavorable conditions.
after the Foote twins had famed
cut, Bull Thompson drove a chilly
one over the shortstop's head, and
both Burrows and Bradley drew free
passes.
1.-TWO were out and three on bases.
Everything now depended on sammie
Salmon.
"The Eskimo pitcher drew his furs
close about him and started in. Ball,
strike, two balls, strike, was the way
they came.
"The Eskimo smiled a wicked smile.
He spat upon his hands and rubbed
the ball.
"Zipi came the ball Thud! went
Salmon's bat against it.
"What was the matter with Sam
mic? Why didn't he run? Where
then we understood ii all.
"There stood Salmon, gazing in
wonder at the bat, which he still held
in his hand. And well he might.
The wet ball had frozen fast to the
end of it.
Shake it off Shake it off and
runl' we shouted.
''But we spoke too late. Quicker
than l can tell Il the Dawson catcher
whipped out pair of ice tongs and
yanlled the ball from Sammie's bat.
Judgment, Mr.. Umpire he shout
ed. holding the tongs, with the ball
clutched fast in them, high above
his head.
Foul tip and out replied the UNI
pire. with a wave of his hand. The
Icicles win
1T certainly was a cold day when
we got left"
The Flemish Fishwife.