The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-08-01
ELKT0N GETS GOOSE EGG
In Ball Game Played Here With
White Friday
PITCHER ADAMS WAS |Nv|NCIBLE
Game Too One-Sided to Be Real
Interesting

Friday.
The Hibernian Indians from Elk
ton reservation and the Scandinavian
redmen from over White way have
been chewing each others ears and
poisoning each others dogs in a base
ball way all summer. The rivalry
became so keen and the feeling so
bad that, in order to protect the aged
and save the young of the two tribes,
it was agreed 20 to have one grand
joust on neutral ground and forever
settle the question of which was the
heap big bunch at base ball. Brook
ings was chosen as the battle-ground
and last Friday afternoon the two
teams, some four or five hundred fans
and Mont Henry foregathered in the
pasture back of Sachem Slagle's tepee
of learning and went to it. Or rather
White went to it for the Hibernians
bad cess to them-didn't put up
even an average attempt at playing
the game which their illustrious
countryman, Mike Kelley did so much
to honor
While there were nineteen men i'm
plicated in the fracas about all the
hornors belong to Corney Adams, the
White pitcher. He made his appon-
ents lie down, sit up, roll over or
eat out of his hand just as he pleased
He never lost control of the situation
and Elkton had no more chance of
scoring than have we of being presi-
dent.
About half Of the crowd was from
Elkton and White, the fans from those
towns coming up on special which
arrived here at noon and returned
after the game.
Mont Henry of Volga, who is amply
insured, was persuaded to umpire and
ElktOn took their outs with a gentle
man by the name of Troutman doing
the heaving act.
Ole Locke was the first man to bat
and he went out on a long fly to
Jamison. Another Locke got a pass,
but died at second on fielder's choice
OF W. Wohlheter's bingle Troutman
thereupon made a bad throw letting
W. Wohlheter get to second, where
he was left by his brother who famed
In their half Elkton was led by Trout
man who flew out to Richards, Wurst
struck out and Seivert died a miser-
able death at the initial sack.
Second Spasm
Gripentrog got to first, purloned
second, where he roasted while Adams
famed three and Jamison hit a wee
one to the pitcher and was trun out
For Elkton Johnson walked but
vas forced out at second by Marshall.
Burman went to first on V. Wohlhet-
er's error, where he Immediately went
TO sleep and was caught mapping with
nary a foot on the sack Richards
thereupon made the first hit of the
game, but was forced at second by
Ole Locke's short one.
Third Fit
In this inning White made three
runs on an error of the Elkton third
baseman in handling A. LOckes puny
5 bingle. an error by the shortstop and
a rafting twobagger by Heustis. W.,
Wohlheter flew out and Grip failed to
connect.
In Elktons half Meade famed and
there was a double funeral in the
Troutman family, both interments TAX.
ing place at first base.
Fourth CONFUSION
Adams made hit, Jamison famed
and Richards took first on pitchers
bad throw to second to catch Adams,
who went out at third on Locke's
scratch hit. The other Locke few
out to left field.
To begin Elkton's half Wurst hit
a nice long foul to DR.. Hyde, who re-
fused to field it. and then went out
4 from shortstop to first. Seivert flew
out to the first baseman and Johnson
4 died at the same corner Immediately
\ and next following.
Fifth Operation
a W. Wohlheter few cut to right field,
3 V. Wohlheter flew out to first, Heustis
a made a twobagger, Grip took first on
An error by the shortstop, stole Sc
y cond, from where he watched Adams
spoil the fun by striking out.
Marshall got to first on poor throw
4 by Adams, but was forced out at Sc
n cond by Burman. Peck-the gentle
man with the side-burns-got four bad
Zones, Meade made hit. Burman was
N Thrown out at the plate and l.. Trout
man few out to the shortstop.
Sixth Shame
Jamison took first on an error. but