Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-04-27
Baseball.

Score; Audubon Ii; Manning III.
Play b-a-l-l-Batter up, yelled
that much abused individual, other
wise known as the umpire, and in a
twinkling, with no flourish of trump
cts and with an utter absence of
ostentatious display was opened
the baseball season at Audubon for
the year 1905.
There is sort of unwritten law in
vogue that the mayor of the town
shall pitch the first ball, but this year
contrary to all precedent, whether be-
cause of the multifarious duties of his
office or because of his presence in
the halls of justice to reprove some
for some irregularity, we do not pre-
sumo to state, but we do say that he
did not throw the first ball and there
by carry out the mandates of the I'M
written law. While all do not agree
the consensus of opinion is to the fact
that the omission of the above cere-
mOny had little effect on the final out
come. However be that as it may, we,
as lovers OF custom and precedent de-
plOre that any such breach of custom
should occur, and next year we shall
StrenuOuSly insist that the law be OBJ
served in both spirit and letter.
In game replete with good, bad
and indifferent plays, stellar stunts
and bungling errors, some hard hitting
and much consistent chOpping, plays
that caused the hair to stand and
others that cause the hair to turn gray,
some good clean playing and much
enthusiasm. the local high school won
from the Manning school with the
score of Ii to 10. But it should be
added here that the score is little in
dication of the closeness of the game,
as one bad play is often sufficient to
turn the scale.
Being the first game of the season
many were out to witness it. There
could be seen the staid and conser-
vative business man, the omni- present
small boy with his advice and noise,
school ma ANS with an utter absence
of that usual severe classical express
sion, school boys and girls with their
weird, discOrdant, apparently mean
ingless and seemingly uncalled for
rahs, rahs, and many others mingling
together in utter disregard to all class
or cast, to see the great American
game. There could be seen the portly
business man, ordinarily the very
essence of conservatism, with the con-
ventional white waist coat and gold
eyeglasses, casting aside all thoughts
of bonds, stocks, mergers and the like,
tossing up their hats, hugging one
another, and yelling like wild Indians
when Audubon made another score or
some batter hit the sphere. But then
such scenes are part of the game
and as such need little comment.
The Audubon team put up a fair
fielding game but was lamentably
weak at the bat. The whole team
needs practice. Preston pitched
good game and has fair control with
lots of speed. Manning's left handed
pitcher, Sutherland, pitched a good
game and with better support should
have won. The Audubon boys did not
take kindly to his slants. On the
whole, considering the earliness of the
season and the condition of the field
it was good exhibition of the game.
The game was free from wrangling
and the best of feeling prevailed all
of which was doubtless due to the fair
officiating of umpire Dryden. The
following is a lineup of the teams:
AUDUBON MANNING