The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-05
MAYOR PARSONS DELIVERS
FIRST BALL OVER THE PLATE
GAME Was a Contest of Mud Hens But
Was Good Despite Condition of Dia-
mond==Cairo Won Easily by
Score of II to 3

/ he famed the air in a vain effort to
connect with Wagner's curves and fail |
ing he made the first out of the game,
Durrand followed ana on being hit
BY pitched bah trotted down TO first
Here occurred one OF the most sensa- |
tional plays of the game, a double
made unassisted by Capt. Roland on
a pick up of bingle to him, putting
out Durrand at second and throwing
out the batter. Quinn, at first
1 Third Baseman Bell was first at bat
and secured a hiti placing the ball he
/ tween second and short stop, but was
later caught mapping on a lead off frs
sack and was thrown out by the pitch
/ CIR. his feet slipping in the mud ano
I preventing him from recovering his
base Bissell and Harvey struck out.
Second inning.
French next al bat for the visitors
secured the first hit for his team and
was advanced to second on a sacrifice
4 hit BY Crowder Dennis and Mair
were put ont in short order on drives
to short and second
/ Dummy Hughes planted himself a
the plate prepared to lace one over tht
/ fence. was given his base on balls tt
save the cover Of the Spalding. Holy
cross, next ip, also walked to first.
Roland endeaForad 10 sacrifice to al
vance his men, but III making the picl
up of his bunt Pitcher Asher slipped
in the mud and could not recover In.
time to catch the runner at first. Witt
The bases fall. Thomas, instead of try
ing for hit az he was signalled to do
hunted the ball making first himself
, hut forcing Dummy out at the plate
, Cuthbert followed with beautiful fit
] I to right field which was muffed BIZ
! Quinn, allowing Holycross and Re
land to score. but the ball was recover
} Cd in time to shut off the batter at
second. Bell retired the side with q
long fly to center field
4 Third inning.
9 Catcher DeWossc connected fc.
d what looked like a safe hit throug;
* short but the speedy Thomas gather
e ed 1t up and threw him out at first
b Asher ana Durrand were both strucl
a Out by Wagner
1t Bissell led off with a safe bingle be
# tween second and short and was ad
e. yanced to second on a sacrifice b.
Harvey Dummy" was given his has
On balls aud Holycross followed wit
r. a safe but was forced out at secon
r.. BY Roland'a bingle which let Bisse
II over the rubber Thomas followe
"A with a beautiful two Dagger, bringin
in Dummy home from second and XII
ing Roland, who was en1eavoring t
Y. make It from first, at the plate, reti
4. ing the team with two more scores
o. ehe list.
D. Fourth inning.
III There was but little doing on eitht
q side this inning beyond a clever pla
Of Dummys ia accepting feldel
o. choice and catching French betwee
hc third and home ia place d putting 81
tn his man on firs{ Quinn's lead with
&c strike out and Mains inheId fly
cd Thomas completed the necessai
rs sthree outs.
he In this inning was whore the %
sticks" of the Giants came into e.
te. dence and the way they broke crea
ed puffs in the outfeld and burned 4
nv spots on he diamond with no. dine
ars caused many sigh to 20 heavenwa
7as from the Hens. Cuthbcrt led off wi
ow a safe to first baseman and beat h
My through the mud to the sack. Wagr
ley followed with long fly TO right fiji
am which was eaten up Bell follow
with q safe through snort. Bliss
ont ON fly to Long in left field II
the vey opened the fire works proper W
sss. two Dagger, scoring Cuthbert. Du
my brought in Bell with safe hit
nth left field and Holycruss, the man v
the never fails and wnD on 4 pinch 60
the hit "A rifle ball with a lead pencil,
ope lowed the catcher's precedent a
sea. smashed cream puff way out by
Iow. fence somewhere, bringing In b
lay.l Harvey and Dummy. Roland was
hey en- base on balls, Thomas secure
z 10 hit, scoring Holycross aud Cntht
BE. retired the aidc BY drive TO Il
viii from which double play was made
and third, shutting on Roland Mt that s.;
gen. Fifth inning.
r. DeWessc was given base on bi
zen" Asher ont on foul Nv 70 Dummy J..
amc safe hit Durrand struck ont
Hero Quinn out ON Nv 70 center field
the story Of this half.
IN the second half cuthbort a
slder hit. wagner out on long NY %