The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11
THE LABOR Day BALL GAME
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and Boilsrmakers But Former Failed
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Game was Upon the Ball

Game Was Upon the Ball
In spite Of the fact that labor day in
GoOdlsnd did not take on the Formally
that might have been seen in larger
towns and the cities. the day vas never
theless much enjoyed and a great deal
Of good natured feeling manifested.
The principal attraction was the game
Of base ball between the frsmen and the
bOilermakers, but which was planned to
be played between the machinists and
the bOilermakers- Early IN the after
noon crowds gathered to see the contest
for the championship. The bOilermalE-
ers arrived in droves, aud those who
were not selected 20 do the slugging
were to make good by roofing" Thus
entreuched they waited for their victims,
meanwhile sitting on the grass and the
benches at the ball grounds. But 70 the
great surprise Of the boilermakers DO
victims appeared. and they began to
wonder what had become OF their OppOn-
ents- Finally one or two OF the other
fellows, machinists, were discovered IN
the crowd and asked where their team
was and why they did not put IN an ap-
pearance. They were unable to give
any account Of the matters, and the
stay-bOlt men, after chsracterizing the
bravery and herOism" Of the machinists,
then, with a yswning appetite for
victory at base ball, jumped the 6remen,
who were out in numbers, for game.
Things were not long, in getting a
move on themselves. The fremen rustl-
ing their crowd together seemed hungry
for tilt, too, and it was evident that
one side or the other would be eaten up,
or il not that, one side would only swal-
low the other, like the whale and Jonah
aud let the vaDquished OF easy BY simp-
| " spezing them out again, alter they
should promise to be good
Alfred PreWItt was chosen umpire
and the game was called at $50 o'clock.
The line up was as follows: Boilsrmak-
ers-Ford, pitcher; EIlsmere, catcher;
Mann, short-stop; Clark, first base; Gar
Der, second base; Adder, third base; Nc
Manage, left field; Douglas. center field;
Jaern, right field. Firemen-Shsrman,
pitcher; Ericsson, catcher; AddertOu,
short-stop; Keller, first base; High,
second base; Long, third base; Hum
barger, left field; Harper, center field;
Parker, right field.
The boilermaksrs were the first 70 the
bat, and they lined out five runs on
fisherman. 1t looked bad for the 6remen
only until they took up the stick, when
they touched up Ford for seven runs.
But the fellows who are 50 true on the
head Of riTets and stay-bolts were little
az a loss 70 know IN the second inning
how the ball should SO mysieriously
pass over the plate and they not hit it,
and they were consequently shut out.
But the iremen got in four more. In
the third inning the boilermakers got
two men home. and that tied the score,
but the invincible tallOw-Pots ended the
inning with one more, and in the fourth
slugged out six more, and giving their
opponents a goose egg. There was an
exchange Of compliments all around, and
when the game was called on account OF
darkness, It was found that seven innings
had been played and that the 6remeu
had swallowed the bOiiermakers, but the
victims were released IN time for supper.
The score:
> Boilermsksrs---------- o O Ola
4 Fireuen- 4 81
= Earned runs, boilermakers three; ire
2 men five. Two base hits, Humbarger
Mann; three base hits, Ford; home run
: Sherman, EllsmOre. Struck out by Sher
/ man, seven; by Ford, five. First base OF
T balls, OF Sherman, two; OF Ford, one
t Time Of game, three hours and ter
minutes. Umpire, Prewitt; score keeper
+ Moore. Attendance 200.
Although Labor day, 1903, was th'
e first demonstration in the history Of the
e town on the part Of labor, the very sig
2 nifcaDce Of the day was much apPre
4 ciatsd by all the people and the spirit o
s fraternity strengthened All over tn
United States Labor day Is coming 4
o be, even already is. one Of the most i'm
s portsnt among the holidays Of the year
a Nay its significance increase and find
= proper recognition in the hearts Of al
, tia raonia