The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-04
GOODLAHD WINS CHAMPIONSHIP
PLAYS PERFECT CANE AND CARRIES
OFF TIE 800 PRIZE-sCoRE TO 5.
Old Soldiers are Hospitality Entertained
at st. Franeis-Nsxt Meeting Of the
Veterans Association TO Be
Held at Atwood.


result Of the base ball tournament at
tracted great interest because the ball
club at st. Francis had given it out that
the winning team would be considered
the champion club OF northwest Kansas.
One hundred dollars was hung up as
the first prize, and that was also an in
centive to hard playing besides the hon
or which It conferred. The GOOdlsnd
team won every game it played in the
tournament, but the game it played. with
st. Francis Wednesday was the star
performance Of them all.
Both sides went into the game with
the best batteries they could get and
nothing was overlooked in the ordering
Of a strong inner and outer field. Every
one knew that it was the 500 game
and fully 800 people were present.
Especial interest conferred in the pitch
ers. The spectators expected to see
something like professional twirling and
they were not disappointed. St. Fran
els had pitcher and catcher from Ok
ford, Neb., and several other players
from over the country. GOOdland was
represented by Jewell and Forney, as q
battery and nearly all of the other
players were regular Goodland boys.
The work Of Garfield Forney, Of Belle
Plaine, pitcher, was excellent indeed.
The st. Francis boys were a set Of hard
sluggers, but the speed Of Forney, com
bined with his quick curves bafied his
opponents, and before the nine innings
had been played be had made about II
OF them throw down the stick and walk
to the bench.
Both teams played good ball and
there was not an error made on the
GOodland side. st. Francis was shut
out until the eighth inning when they
got in three runs. In the ninth inning
they were shut out again, while through
the whole game GOOdland managed to
get in a hard earned run occasionally,
ending the game with five scores. The
best Of the old time critics say that was
the best game of ball ever played in
northwest Kansas. GoodIand received
800, the first prize; st. Francis, second,
$50. and Ruleton third, s25.
After the exercises of the Woman's
Relief Corps, early in the afternoon, a
game was played between the St.
Francis and Ruleton teams, resulting in
score of IA to 6 in favor Of st. Francis.
During the game Frank Allen, Of the ST..
Francis team, while at bat was hit on
the left cheek with a pitched ball and
was seriously hurt. Had the ball
struck the temple, an inch higher, the
blew would probably have resulted fatal
ly.
In the evening the band gave a con-
cert at the pavilion, which was followed
by an address by Dr. Lockwood, of Be
lott.
Thursday forenoon Col. Jones, Of
Norton, was billed to speak, but not ar
irving in time for the meeting, Rev
Hughes, Of Mcdonald, Rev. Hall, of At
wood, and DR.. Patterson, Of RexIord
took up the time with short talks. Dur.
ing this meeting game of base ball wac
pulled OF between the Laird, Colo, and
Ruleton teams. The score stood Z to u
il favor of RuletOn.
Thursday night a large crowd as
having returned from the Philippines
about four months ago, had souvenir
and curios to exhibit after his speech
Mr.. Kelley spoke on the subject o
patriotism. At the close he exhibited
= bolos. daggers, and samples of teztil
fabrics, which he had brought from tn
island Of Mundane, having purchase,
them from the Moros, whom he sail
were wonderful people in spite of tn
fact that they were Mohammedans
slave holders and polygamists. In I
conversation he said that these peopl
and their country was the most valu sbl
- acquisition in the archipelago, as the il
habitants are intelligent, industrious
temperate and a stslwart race, and 81
perior in many ways to the degenerate
thriftless, treachercus Filipinos.
Friday afternoon there was a campfF
at the pavilion and a second game b
tween Goodland and st. Francis for
purse of s35. score IA to % for s
Francis. The players were tired OF
and the game went slow all the va
through.
One OF the curiOs exhibited by Jam,
Watson, OF company @, Tenth Iowa il
fantry, was a confederate neWspap
printed on wall paper and dated Wick
burg. July 4, 1853
Col. Jones, State Senator BusehoV
and many others arrived Thursds
forenoon. All through the encampme
the best Of feeling prevailed and all e
ioyed themselves. The encampmer
was an unusual success.
The business meeting Of the associ
ton was held at $50 o'clock Thursd
afternoon. The towns OF Atwood. ODE
lin and Rexford were candidates for {
next encampment. The vote stood:
wood, g; oberlin, II; Rexford, 4 7
officers for next year we're elected. a
are as follows: Commander. A. K. Boz
Atwood; senior vice commander, 10
Hayward, Oberlin; junior vice CO
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