The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-28
BASE BALL CHAT
FOR CAIRO FANS

The Champions have the Pa.dook-l
SQuaws trembling ready to topple OF
Perch No. ! and take seat below
while they soar aloft and roost cocI
Of the Kitty walk.
This trembling, this dead uncertaiE.
fy whether to take droD all came
about yesterday in a hair raising
nerve tracking manner that drove the
Bugs in the Palace Of Fans into ~
sterical shrieks and caused them g
shake hands all around. Men ANA wo-
men who hadn't spoken TO one another
Iii years forgot for the moment faeir
past differences, smiled benignly Up
on each other. shook hands and softly
murmured Our boys won,
There's nothing like baseball game
and ones loyalty to the home team
to make the human race-that Is The
American branch, forget past diner,
ences. family trouble, home. friends,
business cares and mother-aye. even
the pies that are scorching in the oven
The victory was red hot Garrison
finish, full Of Snapper" that was far
sweeter than all the peaches in Cal
ifornia drowned in cream and covered
with a ton of pulyerized sugar
1t all came about in the ninth act
the final spasm of the game when hits
fell around Brahic as thick as flies
clustered around the bunghole Of sert
ghum barrel and costly errors were
as numerous as bees around the Only
rose in the garden
In the second inning Bittrolf was 4
triae unsteady and his oeadsT5
wouldn't break just right at the pan,
the defect being due to the fact thai
be did not warm up sufficiently Prev
Gus To the opening Of h0stilifies ana
what little preliminary work he ir
dulged in was at considerable less
than the pitching distance of G01s feet
AT all events he made first base pres
entation to Potts, who is easy for any
pitcher. having fallen very recently
into the bad habit of stepping back
from the plate Land few 10 tthrd
Wainecke sent a grounder down to
short, but Conner in his over anxit t,
spoiled what probably would have
been pretty double by running In
front Of Larsen ana making foozle.
granting life to the batter al first and
allowing Potts 10 move up to second.
Girard singled over second advancing
Pottsy to third. but forcing WenecEe
at second on an assist from Shannon.
The new recruit in center. 10 Richards.
Girard took second on the next ball
pitched McGill singled TO right ~
ing Potts and Girard. Brahic took a
walk but RED" Gilligan wound up the
spasm by high fly which Richards
anaesthetized by sprinkling with chic
reform.
Not sound was heard from nam
mer as the boys came marching In to
the bench with a lead of two runs star
ing them In the face. hut warm greet
ings and pleasant words Of never
mind that. you'll get EN- back met
them on every side
The Champions in cheerful recogni
tion of the encouraging words kept
constantly pegging ana digging away
through eight innings and notwith-
standing their attempts 10 score were
thwartej. they never hoisted the white
rag denoting unconditional Surrender
"Biddy,' for the locals steeled him.
self and settled down after the eecond !
inning and pitched ball like veteran.
his curves breaking just right at ne
pan, resulting in only one medsley hit |
being the reward for the visitors fu- |
lille stabs and slashes at the ball in |
their endeavors to connect safely.
In the ninth there was soLiething 40
Ing with the Champions Their eforts |
and patience were about to be re.
quilted
Richards, who mad reached first |
twice before on walks essayed a hlt. |
The effort resulted IN as pretty q sin.
gle as ever snake across a 4iqmond
between fielders. Crangle followed |
with another. Larsen hit to short, who |
threw TO Potts at second. an the iat |