Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-06
rms WENT TO BAD
Ar HANDS OF FATS
IN. Lacked Good 10 Them Up to
rr,th Inning, But Tables Turned.
n. rlnAL scoRE WAs \ % 3


.,,.r thought They Had Things
~, own way, But ~FatsT Showed
r,.m ! Thing or TWO Before the
,.,,.s, Was over-The Parade.
\. 81 the largest crowds seen on
,.cal diamond since the good old
II the Oak Halls, when they
i their best and were conceded
/. the champions Of all Florida, as
Mo- AT the baseball park Thurs
~ .rternoon to witness the game be-
.sO the Fats and the Leans"
sa,.A was pulled OF for the benefit
- Gainesville Military Band, and
r,,.h was success In every way.
,.ly eye hundred people. friends Of
s.b sides, running over with enthusi.
81 for their fayorites were there,
N none we're disappointed
rhIs game has been the topic Of
.sversation for the past ten days and
been thoroughly advertised.
w.ae II was in the nature of a bur
s.sme Captain e. A. O'NeilI OF the
rs,nsn and Captain L. g. Lynch to
4 whom was left the responsibility
crranizing the Fats" selected the
N material possible, with the result
Az me game, while the scores ran
little above the average, was an
ting and well-played one.
rarly in the afternoon heavy clouds
n .snv over the city, and soon the sky
ia began to pour in torrents There
ssre many disappointed, as chances
Il ocsed against the event which they
\ "A anticipated with SO much earnest.
49, and pleasure; but nature proved
\ soa and about o'clock the clouds
rvs way to clear sky. and Old Sol
+ vnked and smiled upon mis- surround.
n hes Instead Of preventing game,
4 be rain had a tendency to cool the
atmosphere, which made everybody
\ oniortable.
Procession Formed.
At $3.50 o'clock the band and two
BANS with large number OF "fol.
svas,' assembled on the square,
BON whence they marched 10 the
4 rk where they were greeted by an
N nptient but enthusiastic crowd.
YAsre was no time lost In starting
o. game, Umpires Chubb and Burk.
W calling the boys to time at 1850,
mia wild applause
The Leans" were the FIRST 20 take
& ~ bat, and touched the home plate
ase times before they were retired.
Carlisle, the twirler for the Fats did
ais seem to realize where he was at"
z DE beginning. but got busy about
q fourth, after which, with the as
n'anee Of his efficient catcher, Ora
lhn and the iielders, did not permit
= opponents to make a single circle
"A 4 he diamond.
N ne Fats" were smut out BY the
'1esnt work OF Dell aud Cragin, the
A'e'y for the Leans" and their
iRort for the FIRST three innings,
things looked cloudy; bat after
~ Inning the Fats" realizing that
.-.'laing had to.be done. turned the
@ The score at the end Of the
A-'h being 10 against them.
s@ioEing vas the score BY lnnings,
eAas ..... 303 90 o 0 o. .
70 -..,. 00023l3 Xii
N We teams did excellent work, and
w Is due both sides for excellent
We The base work was ane. and
n sAea many. as several ot those
$3.50 70 these important positions
ao' been Intimately acquainted
ball for several years The
IN VI zoe players went as evidence
1'i had not forgotten their early
be game the band played
VI Hee seiectlnns. which were
Af'aetgtsd
"A ''as vas the lineup o. the
,eams.
y f A. OMEN. captain. ID:
.'agia. G. ~. J. ". Dem ~
AsoosaH ssi ~. q. n. TIaoa.
W coiaou. &. W. " SIC
A ,. D Gardner. X: Joan
N ~. Tom Stevens aHs Col L "
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