Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-23
GREYHoUNDs AND sNAPPERs DI
vDED HoNoRs SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY.
From Mondays Daily.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

Boone. May 22.-Snapper Kennedy's
flock OF ball players are gentlemanly
and formidable bunch, and the Boone
people like to see them. Furthermore
they are the bunch responsible for
Boone's low per cent last year and the
local fans are particularly anxious to
show EN- they cant do 1t some more
Two sensational ball games happened
Saturday and yesterday, Boone all but
winning out of a deep hole in the first
and making a genuine Garrison finish
in the second, ten-inning battle that
set the crowd wild. Today they are
out at Recreation park to decide who's
it. The same people have got to see
the finish and the crowd will be "a rec
ord breaker for wash-Monday.
Chapter First.
Ottumwa always seems to bring a
balloon along with them, and cut the
ropes early in the game. Saturday
the ascension came in the third.
Dutch" Geyer who has got his re-
lease, was put on his good behavior
and was bit nervous. He was plod-
ding along nicely until a guy rope
slipped at Penningtons corner, with
VIC out. IloWdIu tAiSW W Luc
score board and the balloon got away.
Beaver and Brown doubled and Ever
EFT put it over the section line, empty.
ing all the registering stations. 1t was
here that Geyer was taken out and
rubbed down, and Sidewheeler Sedg.
wick was put in to operate the gun
He got Flake, but Corbett thought it
was to be a continuous performance
and touched him up for two-bagger
Nothing came of it, as Maupin was
easy for Bill. A cemetery stillnc-3 en-
veloped the grand stand, and the rest
was like funeral up to the eighth.
| Nose and Nose Sprint.
In that section Corbett opened with
another two-sacker. Maupin hit the
ground in front of his feet and as il
was not quite plain what it was Mont
gomery was late in fielding, but threw
to third to cut off Gorbett. The UNI
pire called him safe and nobody
cared. for they were not looking fol-
Maupin's coming ascension. Spencer
flied out to Fisher, and Corbett came
home.
A Second Trip to the Clouds.
| 1t was here that Maupin, who hat
been pitching nice ball, took the air
ship route. McDevett walked, Bassy
doubled and Howard knocked it wa,
out of the baseball rules. Maupir
paused for BREATH while the hounds
trotted around, then got the next two
men. Montgomery started it all ovel
again with hit. and the bleachers
went wild with ecstacy When little
Dennie Mcclure, the hero Of fandom
put it over the fence just the Wy hi
had seen Archer do it several times
Sedgwick hit and Fisher got pass
and it was dollars to doughnuts tina
we would pass the snappers. but Nc
Devett's popup foul ended the
dream.
The Score That Won.
i With Beaver out, Brown hit in thu
ninth. Everitt was out at Bassyville
but Flake connected for a two-bagger
which hit the fence back of Fisher
Flake attempted to stretch it to trl
pie, but was caught at third by Fish
er's quick peg. Meanwhile Brown ha,
crossed the plate. Score to 5.
So Near and Vet So Far.
The greyhounds don't know any bel
ter than to keep right on hitting whel
they get started. Bassy sized u
Schopp, who was put on watch to saw
II the game, and damned out screech
ing Texas Lacquer for two bases. How
ard followed with his second HON
rim and the noise was heard in Fra