The daily sentinel., 1904-06-27

The agony was over-Grand junction
had lost.
Did you ever grip tho meaning of
tragedy? We're you ever dead to
every impulse save tile desire to see
the color of gold in auburn locks?
Did you ever recall with delight
your own attempt to impress certain
fair-haired maiden with your hero
ism, knowing that you were little
shy on ''ferocity'': Did you ever
emit a couple of Comanche yells, kick
over nine chairs and the table. and
then quail before the array of brass
buttons and submit to being ground
into the dust without struggle?
But slough off sackcloth and ashes
boys. Let us bury the past, cover the
grave with flowers, pluck the stars
from the skies. and then draw our
selves together with the air of men
who felt we had had our moneys
worth.
Yesterday afternoon five hundred
stout hearts and strong lungs journey
ed to Struthers avenue to get mi xed
up with big scrap with a delega-
tion of chair raisers'' from the Sioux
reser vation, who had drlfted into
this city to teach us a few things of
what was going on out in the base
ball world. Their garb was set off
with rattlesnake bands, they wore
buckskiu shirts. their food was raw
meat and-yes, affectionate women.
they were little shy on good looks
The "Iniuns'' started oti in the very
first inning as if they meant bust
ness. and when the man in the grand
stand rang the bell tolling the num-
ber of runs, had yanked his arm two
times. Every body thought it was all
off then. and they had good reason
to think so. for Grand functions first
three men at the bat were unable to
connect with Roam Horses teasers.
and the result of the first inning was,
Indians Grand Junction 0.
The third inning, however. showed
something of change. for the juno
tion boys had sized up Roam Horses
curves. and before the side had re-
tired had piled up two runs. fBabe
Fleishman was the one to start the
run getting. With Kerstetter and
Kennedy on the bases, he put the ball
into left field, which this towns old
-ooters say was the most welcome
hit ever made ON Mesa county soil.
When the third hand was out the
score was to 8.
A PRETTY PLAY.
1t was in the second inning that
the prettiest catch of the game was
made. Eagle Feather hit a fly to
right field. Kennedy saw the ball
coming and an in on it. He caught
it about one foot from the ground.
No one. player or spectator, had any
idea ne could reach it but he did.
TIE impetus was too great for hmm
to stop. and he ran on, tossing the
ball to Ely at second completing the
only double play made during the
game. The crowd went wild-hats
caps and uu brellas were thrown in
the air. and it was fully five minutes
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the kid schottished in singing ''Hsme
Sweet Home" the water keR suffered.
The fourth. fifth. sixth and seventh
we're a stand off. neither side scoring.
By this time the Grand Junction boys
had steadied down as the result of
brilliant playing. 1t was nip and
tuck all the way to the finish. and it
Hooked like Grand functions s game
but the boys we're nosed out at the
wire.
4 When Aldrich faced Afraid Of his
| Suuaw, who had taken Roam Fl orse s
place in the box. the crowd was on
tip toe. The first ball pitched 'old
Hoss' caught fair on the nose and
drove it over the fence. Before it
could be returned. "Chicken" roasted
on third. He had lots of time to
make home. but the Bloomer Girls
pet on first took him in hand and
Rripped him as Graeco- Romn wrestl-
ers do. AS is usual in such cases.
the umpire Slept while he worked. Z"
The Indians scored two times in the
eighth. Grand junction also landed
runs in the eighth and ninth. Good
wins long hit almost melted a riot