The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-07-21
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The Game Of the Season.

played in the city of Oskaloosa was
that Of Friday between the doctors
and lawyers of the city. It was a
contest from start. Of play to the time
the last man was downed in the fifth
inning and the people in attendance
got their moneys worth. The pro-
ceeds of the game were for the bene-
fit of the hospital fund of the city, and
the board of lady managers having
the thing in charge cleared over one
hundred dollars for the enterprise.
The attendance was not so large as
it should have been for the occasion,
but the ladies are well pleased with
the returns of the effort.
The game has been the talk OF the
city for the past ten days and the
principals have been in training for
the event in the hope that sore arms
and legs would not be quite so much
| in evidence after the game. The
score tied at fourteen each at the end
of the fifth inning. 1t was not be-
cause the doctors liked the lawyers
more, nor yet because the lawyers
had any special regard for the. doc
tors, but it just happened that way,
and it did look for a time as if the
doctors had them skinned to death.
The physicians were the more in
earnest about the game and had TAX
en- great precautions and had made
perfect arrangements for every de-
tail The players had red cross on
the arm to distinguish them from the
common attorney. DR.. Coveny had
taken the precaution to organize a
red cross hospital corps and a hos
pital tent and ambulance, together
with stretcher gang, were in readi-
ness to carry off the fellows who died
on bases or who were killed during
the course of the game. These prep
arations and details caused much
amusement.
The game opened up with the doc
tors in the field and the lawyers at
bat. DR.. Hunter was pitcher and DR..
Williams manipulated the big nit
The game began to look very serious
at the start for Fred Preston struck
out. Oliver Downs could not solve
Hunters curves and he also went
down before the willy medic. But
along came Billy Jones, who is an old
| timer at the bat He swatted her
hard, made first safely and stole sec
ond, went to third on a passed ball
and home on another one. That OPP
ened the business and the lawyers
pulled down two runs during the in,
ming.
But, law sakes! do tell! that was
nothing to what the doctors did when
they were started. They whammed
Downs, who was in the box, merci
lessly, and the ball could not be field
ed until they just stopped. The doc
tors did not close the inning unit
they had batted nine men and hat
four scores to their credit.
The lawyers took sweet revenge il
the next inning, however, and battet
out six runs, much to the medics' cha
grin. They also had nine men at the
bat before the side was retired. The
doctors got but two runs in their side
of the inning. The lawyers pulled
down three more in the third, and a!
the doctors secured only two more il
their part it looked like the game wa:
a foregone conclusion for the lega
lights. Then came the awful fourth
inning. Orvis was the only lawye,
making the circuit of the bases in The
innig and the doctors in their half go
seven safe hits and made six scores
out of the bunch. This put the pill
men in the lead and excitement raj
high. But when the lawyers came tt
bat in the next inning there wa!
blood on the moon and they were de
termined to do or die Ruan ant
Carver, who now occupied the points
for the medics, held them down to /:
total of two scores and the game wa!
tied.
j The doctors felt confident that the,
had won the game for they still haC
their half of the inning, and such /;
thing as a doughnut was undreamet
of; but that is just what they got
George True and Fred Preston as bat
terry did the business and the doctor!
went down and out one, two, three
and the day was saved,
But the doctors and the lawyers are
just like any other set of fans; they
are all telling just how it all occurred
that way and how it might have beer
otherwise if it hadn't been thus.
The men stopped at six o'clock, at
ter two hours play, and a more tiret
and worn out set of fellows would b.
hard to find anywhere.
!, 1t was worth the price of admission
to see DR.. Hoffman run, and w. r
Nelson in his efforts between base:
was the cynosure of all eyes. Chas
Orvis made a good showing O
speed with his legs and DR.. Hunter
was the whole circus when he got il
motion.
/ The sides and positions of the play
ers were as follows:
Lawyers. Doctors
True-Preston ...c... Williams arvel
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