The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-07-17

baYe 10 buck a combination Of good
ball playing by the opposing team,
some dumb plays by the home aggre-
CATION and a coarse umpire, then there
is little else 10 do but lose, and that
being what the Mud WALLPAPERS went
up against yesterday they quite nat
urally lost, by a score of 3 IA at the
end Of the tenth inning.
Was Ten Inning Game.
Yes, the visitors had 10 play an ex
ira inning 10 ge, the game, but. thanks
to the generous spirit of Mr.. Eckstein
they finally did land H. His decision
in the final act was what did the
work, and because Of il GilIigan's run
was registered on the score board
and the game declared won though in
the opinion of nearly every single one
of the enormous crowd that saw the
game the runner was lawfully out
and the teams should be playing yet.
Dumb Plays Helped to Lose.
There were several bad plays made
in the course Of the game by the Mud
WALLPAPERS. that assisted materially in
allowing the visitors to cop the laurel
Noticeable among them was one in
the second inning. With two men on
bases. Roland at third and Blackburn
at second, and with one man down,
| Blackburn was caught OFF his base
by a throw from Land TO Potts and
was forced 10 run for IT, His being
caught mapping forced Roland on his
sack and he was finally run down
by Perry, Bohannon and Land. while
Blackburn went to third in his place.
The play was a peculiar one and
many blame Blackburn for his seem
ling sieepiness while Others say that
Black drew the throw on purpose to
allow the Captain to score and blame
him for not attempting to do so
1.-THE chances were perfect that both
the throw to second and the return tC
the plate would not be perfect and
that he could have registered will
ease had he started with Lands frs
move to deliver the ball
However had Blackburn exercised
patience and stayed on his bag, ther'
being only one man out at the time
The odds are long That one run coul'
have been squeezed in with Vitter a
the bat. Whichever man is TO blam
in the play there is little doubt in TIL
minds of the fans that run was los
by the play. which, had il been rec
istered. would have won the game.
The Play That Did Lose.
But the play watch practically los
, the game was the sleepiest thing eve
l ieeen. 1t happened in the tenth inI
ling and had it not been for il G II
gan would never have registered til
winning run. He was the first mai
lup and was made a present of bas
lon balls Bohannon sacrificed him +
: second and with Taylor al the ba
THE runner started 10 third ON wha
appeared TO be hit and run sigma
Taylor swung and missed and Gill
Igan was stuck between the two bases
Harvey returned the ball to Biddy an
1.-THE minute ii left his hands for th
\ pitcher Gilligan started for thir
Biddy held the ball just long enong
!, Ito allow him to reach his base
him out, but was naturally quite vi
successful. About this play also thei
lis a variance of opinion among tx
fans as to who is the man to blan
for allowing tie runner to advanc
: Some contend that Harvey, and Ha
! vey. alone, was at fault, that he cou
have thrown either to second or thil
lie aud captured Gilligan before he cou
reach either base, and that such
play was what he should have MAJ
p instead of allowing Biddy to have Il
Ia ball Still others blame Bittrolff r
d going to sleep and say that ne cou
!. have stopped the steal had he wax,
j up in time.
= Resulted in Winning Run.
Be that as it may. the play w
6 rotten and could only be worked on
II bunch of school children. and wor
d. than that It made the final run, +
once he, Gllligan, was safe on thi
Taylor laid down bunt which Bi
rolf fielded and threw to Harvey
the plate. The throw was perfect al
ii. Harvey had the plate nicely blocke
j, and, by almost TWO feet. had his mi
~ out. Bur .Eckstein. contrary to /
general rule, was not at the plate
see the play and In consequence. n
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