Williams news., 1904-08-13
SUNDAYS BALL GAME:
Between the Junior and Railroad
 Teams Was Fast and Furious

ledmS was dSt ana FuriOuS
 In the NEWS last Saturday it was announced that on Sunday ball game between the junior teams of Flagstaff and Williams would take place on the local grounds. At late hour it was learned that the Flagstaff boys could not come.
 Two weeks ago, also, the local railroad team issued a challenge to any team from the town, and when it was known that Flagstaff could not come a game between the locals was arranged. It has been said that some one on the railroad team in a foolish moment, as an extra inducement to the "kids," offered to play 3 to l. It was a foolish offer to make, as the boys almost won the game even up. May be the fellow thought he knew what he was doing. but he didn't
 About 2:3O pm. a small but en- thusiastic crowd gathered at the grounds and spread themselves out over the grand stand to witness the great contest for supremacy.
 The NEws' scribe was there, ac- companied by his better half and a party of friends. We had just con- fortably established ourselves in a place where we could watch the game and keep tab, when we noticed Manager Rounseville of the Juniors and Capt. Burns of the Railroaders in deep conversation just outside the grand stand. They kept look ing up our way and finally they in formed us that the Railroad team was short man, and wanted to know if we would fill in. Of course we would. Anything to be accom- Haoda tiHg. Ne hadn't caught ball
 nau nc E..1IIz-zzzzl - ]: ef q years, but that didn't matter At the time we couldn't figure out why we were asked to play, but as the game progressed it began to dawn on us.
 The line up of the teams was as follows:
 Railroad. Position. w. Juniors Stephens. catcher. .............G Griffith Maddock. ........... pitcher .......... Mcdonald Burns first base ........-.....W Wolf Vaughan second base .Fousha Neal short stop ............... Gray Lane. third base. Friend Kelley. right field -......... Morrow Jackel. l........ center feld... .... Eiberger Duffield ....... left field. .......... Britain
 The game opened with Railroad at bat. The batting order was not as given above. Burns was first up and we followed. He lined one out. stole second and then third Dur ing this time we had knocked a big hole in the air and beautiful foul strike. While watching Bobby steal third we forgot how many balls and strikes we had and was trying to find out from Doc Marks, the umpire, when Nc sent another pretty one over and we heard "batter out" We had begun to have our own idea of why we had been asked to play, but if we had any doubts before they were dis pelled by the shouts that came from the bleachers, such as Lack of space forbids mentionW "There won't be anything in the NEWS about this game!" etc. But those guys aren't fully acquainted with us We like to be roasted. If no one else will do it we will do it our self, hence this touch. Guess Jud and Bobby knew it would be a fierce game and thought by getting us into it, all hands would escape.
 Well, the game went on. AS it progressed other people struck out. Some of them struck the ball :. too, as the score will show. Some of the balls were stopped and quite number got away from players on both sides. The kids made beau tiful double play once and would have done so again had not base runner blocked the ball from Wolf
 Tommy Maddock went on the slab for the Railroaders; he lasted