The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-28

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his crniehes about holidays. Fred
smith Who catae IN from Charles
Mia county 10 study theology AT the
Methodist university, went behind
the bat in one OF the early ames
got his right thumb set back nearly
10 his elbow gait ball playing for
| good and is NOW a shining interna-
tional light In the y. NJ. c. a.
Some Great Post Mortcms.
but the fun Was not all confined To
the games on the diamond. After
every close contest there was the
usual post norton in The cool of the
evening in front OF the old Alex
Mitchell hotel, on in the postotiice
l,l1.,r nrl ,,n,,, :, t,illtnry ,In, -,
a ridiculous blunder was rehearsed
with trimmings. The fame OF this
wonderful league soon spread to the
n~eighboring towns and Mitchell got
ii fine lot OF publicity out OF it.. Oc-
%casionally some ambitious outside
team would send in a challenge and
a picked nine would be made up to
take their scalps and their money.
On these occasions the Milwaukee
road ran big yellow excursion trains
and the whole town would get out
on dress parade, behind the eight
clubs of the league. In connection
with one particular game, where a
purse of $500 was involved and
where hints had reached the town in
advance that the visiting team was
made up largely of professional ring
ers, a letter to the Spalding agency
in Chicago brought back a profess
sional battery for the home club
and it seemed almost a crime to take
that $500. But we had to do it, and
it was not until the hot sports of
Woonsocket, Wolsey, Alexandria and
Huron had made up their losses by
working in the harvest fields did we
allow it to leak out that the delivery
end of that battery was one Herman
Long, afterwards a bright star in the
National league, while his receiver
was one O'Rourke, who also develop
ed into fast company. The outsiders
ringers were so thoroughly outclass-
ed hat We never knew where they
came from, but they never came
again.
But the community as a whole
was greatly benefited by this season
of devotion to the most popular game
under the sum-, and the ambitious
young town got such a start toward
future greatness through this exper-
fence in pulling all together, even in
sport, that it hasn't been headed
since.
The High and Indeliblc Name.
There's a man whom all the world
delights to honor,
Whom his nation crowns with more
than hingly power;
When he speaks he has our ear, for
his country longs to hear
His wisdom OF the questions of the
hour.
He has shown himself a master of
assemblies,
Whose word has weight with all who
know him we'll;
We have classed him with our Wash
ington and Lincoln
me full value of his virtues time
will tell.
AT the battle front he bore himself
a hero;
Every day that passed but added
his fame;
Yet not only as defender, but as Big
Heart, gentle, tender,
Has he grown unto his great, unfad-
ing name.
In the best of recent laws there
shines the watch-care
Of his love for unbefriended and for
child.
Here's the epitaph he wins from men
impartial,
He made good-as man-full-
rounded, brave and mild"
Written by Rev. A. e. Schaffer, 4O1
Ladue street. Mitchell, S. d.