The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-23
SHOE ON THE 'ToTHER FOOT.
Single Men Defeat Their Married
Brethren at Base Ball.

This old earth is round, Betsy Ross
made the first American flag, the Reg
lister is the best paper in Brookings
county. These and a host of other
things are known to be absolutely so
yet some little kink or twist in the
regular order of procedure immediate
ly sets lot of doubling Thomases to
yelping and, not being able to see
deeper than the noise, imagine that
the this or that Is fundamentally
wrong. 1t is just the same way in
base ball Everybody knows-as we
stated last week-that the bachelors
are no match for the benedicts and
yet at the game last Monday evening
the carefree lads put 1t all over the
henpecked by score of 7 to 2. Mere
ly one of those exceptions, you see,
that proves the rule.
John johnson who is head push in
SINNERS Department store and who
lives in a ice little cottage across the
street from the p. M. and across the
alley from an alderman, is a nice ap-
pearing young gentleman, has a nice
wife, keeps his lawn moved and just
this year put some new shingles all
over the top of his cottage but-the
article Of base ball he put up down on
the fair ground last Monday night was
as yellow as the overcoat on a lemon
and as punk as one of those little
brown sticks Harry Dawson gave your
boy along about July Sd, when the afore-
said boy was spending his pennies
for q bunch of Chinese noisemakers.
1t may be that John lacked confidence
in his suspender buttons, or there may
be other reasons, but he just simply
didn't get down low enough to stop
the grounders which kept chasing be-
tween his lower extremities.
The Crime in Detail.
When the curtain went up Mayor
Mathews was at the bat, he made a
hit, went to third on a bad throw and
scored along with Hoy who had gone
to first on a fielder's choice, when
Pharmacist Villas poked out long
one to P. Ward Waltz. Johnson got
to first on an error, Gullick got two
bases on a punk play by Waltz, Off
Ger SOrrenson was hit by the sphere
and walked while Dad" Slightam
went out on a fly and took the side
with him.
For the Bachelors Editor Murphy
led off, getting a base on balls and
Allison went out while the newschaser
was chasing to second from where
he came home a few minutes later on
a two-bagger by Chemist Koch. Thay-
er got to first on an error, Fridley
famed, Boyden taking advantage of
an error perched ON first where he
was left by Adams butcher who hit
nothing but the wind.
In the first half of the second act
Samuel Kelly died at the initial sta
tion, Deeth went out for interfering
with the ball., His Honor made a hit
and stole second while Pill Founder
Allison was presenting Prof Hoy with
base on balls, but Villas went out
at first taking hope with him.
81 yolx 30,
for the bachelors by hitting out a
long one which lit in Charley Gullick's
mitt and stuck there, Messrs. Lawshe
and Murphy both died at first immed-
lately after.
In the third inning, Gov. Johnson,
who led off, died at first, Gullick got
to first on an error by Murphy, Soren-
son sacrificed and Slightem gave Up
his life at the Lawshe station.
Allison went to first on Johnson's
error, Koch was out at first, Thayer
got to first as result of some thought.
less playing and Fridley fouled out.
Kelly made nice hit but was forced
at second by Deeths short one, Math-
ews drew base on balls and Hoy
nit short one down to Thayer who
gave realistic imitation of a merry
go-round with the belt off, Villas forced
Deeth and Johnson famed.
The single fellows got to the prof
essor In the fourth. Waltz died at
first, Lawshe and Murphy made hits,
Allison hit to Sorenson in center for
base and Lawshe was caught at the
plate. Koch hit over Gullick for two
and Murphy and Allison came home.
Thayer made hit. scoring Koch, but
was forced at second by Fridley.