The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16

Was 1t base bali game or a cir.
cus?,
That is the puzzler 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 OF 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 IL to 5, ii was, and heaven on
ly knows how much larger 1t would
have been had the game not been cali
ed in the ninth inning In order to let
the visitors catch their train for Hen
derson
II 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 POSSIBLE
ity OF one or two more, on account of
the last half Of the inning not being
played by Cairo. 1t was at the Infants
request, though that a stop was put
to the game, and they are. or ought to
be at least, well satisfied as 1t is.
Gregory, ne Of the Slow Bali.
Gregory, the wonder, the marvel,
whose slow ball could not possibly be
hit safe, opened the ball for the Mud
WALLPAPERS, and in the first inning biz
goose egged the Infants. But In the
second. oh re gods, the tale Is too sad
To be recounted. Three hits OF him.
four bases on balls and a 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. Bittroiff started to warm
up but Collins, fearing that If forced
to pitch the game out he would not
be lii condition TO work against the
Indians tomorrow, volunteered to An
ish the game.
Hero's Change, One to Bench.
There were three men on bases
when Ortiz went In, and two out, and
there is not a shadow OF doubt In the
minds of the fans but what one OF
them would have scored had Gregory
been kept In the box. But as 1t was
Collins induced McGill to put up Ill.
tie pop fly to Blackburn, who had TAX.
en- Collins place at third when he went
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 not
to let them walk, as Gregory had done.
He did #, too, and the Infants did hit.
Thirteen safe ones they found him for,
many of them being little bunts laid
down In innings toward the latter part
Of Il the game. The Mud wallpapers
seemed to be rather dsfnoralized BY
the fact that the visitors were pillng
Zip such an Overwhelming score and
a bunch Of the little dribbles, which, 1t
seemed, some one should have scoop
ed up, were turned into hits.
Fane stayed Game Out.
The fans, for the first time this
season, stayed out d game which their
favorites stood to lose and when 1t
was finally ended there was hardly a
one In the bunch who was not laugh.
ing heartily over the game, I'LL regard
Ing II a. a good Joke that 1t should be
such a sorry defeat and not taking 1t
to heart as they are prone TO do when
games are close.
A detailed account of the manner lii
which the runs were made would take
up about four columns Of space and
would tire even d thirty degree fan be-.
fore he finished reading 1t. Some
slight mixing Of how IT happened can,
however,Sbe gathered from the follow
Ing score:
PRINCETON Alb X H 70 N n
CT ..... 6 4 g. q o o