The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-07-16


Was it base bah game or cir
Gus?
That is the puzzle7 the fans are try
ing to explain.
The question arises over the affair
at Sportsman's park yesterday after
noon which in the opinion Of many
lovers or the game must have been, in
intention at any rate, an exhibition Of
the National sport. for there was a
score attached to 1t. A yoluminOus
score of ii to S. ii was. and heaven on
" knows how much larger it would
have been had the game not been CALI
ed in the ninth inning in order 10 let
the visitors catch their train for Hen.
derson
It was in the middle of the first half
OF the ninth that Jumps Eckstone
spoke the piece which broke up the
circus. and his little say robbed the
visitors of three scores and a possibil.
lily of one or two more. on account of
the last half of the inning not being
played By Cairo. 1t was al the Infants
request. though. that a stop was put
to the game, and they are, or ought to
be at least. well satisfied as it Is.
Gregory, He of the Slow Ball.
Gregory. the wonder, the marvel,
whose slow ball could not possibly be
hit safe, opened the ball for the Mud
WALLPAPERS. and Ia the first inning liz
goose egged the Infants. But In the
second: Oh ye gods. the tale is too sad
I'd be recounted Three hits on him
| four bases On balls and wild pitch
showed four blue uniforms over the
pan and the odds are on that more
| would have crossed 1t had not he been
taken out. Blttrolff started to warm
lup but Collins, fearing that IL forced
TO pitch the game out he would moi
| be in condition 10 work against the
| Indians tomorrow, volunteered to fin
ish thu game.
Hero's Change. One to Bench.
There were three men on bases
when Orth went In. and two out, and
there is not shadow of doubt in the
minds of the fans but what one oil
them would have scored had Gregory
been kept in the box. But as it was
Collins induced McGill to put up Ill
tie pop fly to Blackburn, who had TAX
en- Collins place at third when he wen
in the box, and the side was retired
with no further damage done
Collins Made Them Hit.
Collins went into the harness with
the avowed intention Of putting en-
over and making them hit" and no
to let them walk, al Gregory had done
He did tt, too, and the Infants did hit
Thirteen safe ones they found him for
many OF them being little hunts laiy
down in innings toward the latter par
of the game The Mud Walloperl
seemed to be rather deinoralized b.
the. fact that the visitors were pilinl
lup such an overwhelming score an,
a bunch of the little dribbles, which,
seemed, some one should have SCOOP
ed up. were turned into hits.
/ Fame stayed Game Out.
The fans. for the first time tni
season, stayed out game which thsi
favorites stood TO lose and when |
was finally ended there was hardly
| one In the bunch who was not laugh
ing heartily over the game. all regard
ling it as a good joke that It should b
such sorry defeat and not taking
4 to heart as they are prone to do whe
games are close.
4 A detailed account OF the manner I
which the runs We're made would tax
up about four columns OF space an
would tire even a thirty degree fan b.
fore he finished reading it. Som
slight inkling of how 1t happened cal
however,b be gathered from the follow
ing scoret
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