The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-08-26
RIVALS SPLIT EVEN.
Crystal Falls and Iron Mountain Each Took
Came Last Week

Game las, Week.
/ The much advertised games Of base
ball between the locals and the Iron
Mountain teams were pulled off at
Iron Mountain last Saturday and sun
day. CRYSTAL Falls won the first game
I by a score Of 3 10 o and the second
game was taken by Iron Mountain by
a score of o 20 2
According 10 the agreement these
games were 90 have been umpired by
an impartial outside man. Geo.
Roach was chosen by the Iron Moun
tain management 60 oliciate He last
ed seven innings in Saturday s sgame
when he quit the field because of the
persistent kicking Of the Iron Noun
tain players and vicious name called
him by the pitcher Of the Iron Noun
tain team Mr. Roach positively re-
fused 90 have any more TO do with the
games in Iron Mountain and Sib
Larson. OF lshpeming finished ont the
game and did we'll The local players
were we'll satisfied with the work Of
both men and had no kick coming.
Crystal Falls played All errorless game.
Their playing was snappy and long
chances were taken safely. Bies and
o 'Brien were in the points and the
youngsters put up an exceptionally fine
article of ball A catch Of fonl tip
by Q Brien right up against the grand
stand was "A feature. Bies allowed but
two hits and had good control His
team mates backed him mp in fine
style, everyone of the bnnch covering
himself with glory.
Hogan pitched Tor Iron Mountain
and Kusta caught The Iron Noun
tain boys put up Il good game and ont
side of the sixth inning when brace
Of four hits netted the locals three
runs, their playing was mp 70 tine
standard.
The score by innings was rs follows
I q 4 . q 80
Crytsal Falls, O o o O o 3 o q 0-3
Iron Mountain, 90 90 0 0 %
Sundays game was listless per
formance 40 far as the locals was con
cerned. Errors were more numerous
than hits or luns The locals piled
up total of twelve nice juicy ones
that would have given the game 10
Iron Mountain, even IT the dishonest
umpiring of Chappelle WASH . reckon
cd IN. Chappelle went in 10 umpire
and deliberately stole close decisions
In one instance In which the writer
watched him we clearly saw his inton
tional dishonesty The locals bad
batting streak and Muunoau was ia the
air One score bad boon earned. two
mon were on bases aud ono out Mike
Brco had big lead oI third when
Melchoir hit hard to short who ium
blpd Brico had tine bail beatcn easily
AS soon as the short stop drew back his
arm o. fold the bali Chappelle raised
his arm TO wave Brire ont and held
30 there until he crossed Che plate and
was touched with the bail when the
last half of the giration WAS gone
through with and Brice declared out
This was probably the rankest decision
OF the game Manager Coreoran was
appealed % to put in second umpire
but he figured that it would only
make bad matter worse aud refused
The boys then played very listless
Meuueau aud Kush were in the
point. for the Iron Mountain team
aud Nenachrck and OBrien for the
locals The Donors wero about even
between Tho two pitchers Nemaeheaa
allowed eiht hie aud Memoau
HeHaaa dHu striw ut ue
ata aHla Nemaeaa vn
aHu
Nirhoi muIe the greatest play q.
.he game ie usla A catch af q short
iula hit atter % desperate uu m1
whipped the h8H to hrst like cannon
BAN naE.ug d0uhle
The SCORE hy INNINGS