Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-21

ue LlICle hOck southern league boys played rings around a picked team from the Boston American az gregation at Forest Park yesterday afternoon, winning the game by a score of to 4. Only eight innings were played, as the ball tossers had to hurry back to the city to take the train back to Little Rock.
 Nearly eight hundred enthusiastic local fans paid admission into the ball park, while the trees, house tops and fences surrounding the park proper were laden with small boys and some grown men who did not have the price. At distance they had the appearance of a lot of blackbirds perched in a tree, but they enjoyed the game, nevertheless, and as long as the owners of the trees did not make complaint, Man. ager Finn of the Little Rock team, said he had no kick coming. Nearly $2!OO were taken in at the gate, which went to the visiting teams. It a little more than paid the ex- penses of the trip here, and the boys had fine practice. The transit company, which came Into possession of all car fares, also got all that was coming to it.
 But it was only practice game, after all. There were no sensational features to the contest. An oc- casional brilliant play would bring applause. but aside from that there was practically nothing to it. There was no interest manifested in the outcome of the game, unless it was in behalf of Little Psck against the Bean Eaters from Boston, for Ar kansas towns always come first wit h Arkansas people, especially when there is only one other, way-down Eastern metropolis, to select from.
 But it was game of ball and that's what Pine Bluff fans wanted. This city is filled with baseball en- thusiasts and the absence of ball games for months past naturally brought out the diamond lovers yes terday when the game was an- nounced
 "Cy" Young was in the box for the Americans. "Cy" is real not able when it comes to baseball and although he is one of the highest priced players and most generally idolized baseball pitcher in the country, his appearance here yester- day was not the "Q" for any unusual demonstration. In fact the greeting was so "cold like" to "Cy" that he requested to be relieved early in game and when the boys returned to the Hotel Jefferson later they found "Cy" leisurely. smoking a cigar. .:I guess it's pretty easy for you." said one of his perspiring companions. "It's reputation" said "Cy" and the whole gang gave him the laugh.
 But there is one little man who is coming and he is coming fast. That fellow Bancy. who did the pitching for Little Rock, is crack ing good twirler and in a few years will be among the top notchers. He is signed by Little Rock for the season and will make good with ease. Collins, the third baseman for the Boston team. said to be one of the first third-sackers in the business, showed up we'll. He is quick, clever and "heady, and the only regret expressed yes terday was that he was not given opportunities to introduce more or his remarkable star stunts.
 Two-baggers were drug on the market and a fellow who couldn't hit for a pair of sacks was a plKer. The Pine Bluff outfield is as full of holes as a sponge, and the out fielders of both teams stopped and picked their way across the lot in f,eldines what would ordinarily have been easy outs. Fred Lake um- 4ired the game, which was wit messed by crowd of about 800 people.
 "Cy" Young worked five innings for the Chicks and retired in favor of Kroh with the score tied. Five hits were made of Young, while Kroh yielded eight, For the Tray