The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-30
Kenasha Lake Shore League Team
Defeated by Union Giants
in . Groteslus Game
BELIZE GIVES VISITORS GAME
Smith Had Pitched Splendid Game Up
to the Eighth Inning When Other
Man Was Put in and
the Slaughter Started

The base ball season opened in Keno
sha on Sunday afternoon and it was a
great day for the mud larks. It was
the most grotesque opening of a sea-
son that Kenosha had ever seen and the
fact that the Union Giants of Chicago
defeated the Kenosha team in the game
was only one Of the features of the
afternoon.
All arrangements were made for a
grand opening and there is little doubt
but that had the weather been favora-
BILE the new grounds would have been
properly dedicated. As it was with the
rain coming in torrents more than a
thousand people went out to the grounds
The band was there, the mayor of the
city was there and Notwithstanding the
fact that it was water water every
where on the diamond and that the rain
was falling in copious showers the ne
gro ball players were there and they
insisted on going on with the game.
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easy victory for the Kenosha team but
at the opening of the eighth inning
when the Kenosha team had the visit
ors shut out by a score of to o. Man
ager Breen decided to experiment a
little on pitchers. The experiment
proved life saver to the visitors and
in the one single inning in which the
experiment. pitched the visitors
landed on the ball with such violence
and such regularity that when the inn
ing was over the negroes had piled up
a total of eight runs and every one of
them wore the smile which would not
come off. The experiment was Belize.
He came from the Michigan League
and it was expected that he would prove
a tower of strength to the Kenosha
team for the league season, but he Ger
tainly broke his slate with the fans
on Sunday. Belle seemed to be an easy
proposition for the Giants and the way
they pounded the ball sent colder chills
down the backs Of the Kenosha fans.
One man shouted Sect the Hook but
| it is just possible that he was little
hasty and it may be that Mr.. Belize
will make good when it gets warmer,
but it is certain that he won It do now.
The game was won for Kenosha by
Smith, he that is known as "Stify.' -
For seven innings Smith pitched as
good ball as had ever been seen in
Kenosha in wet or dry weather. He
was good mudder and played his posi-
ton in faultless manner and at times
in a way that made the grandstand
jump up and shout He let the Giants
down with five hits during the seven
sessions and pitched himself out of
every bad hole he got into. 1t was the
good work Of Smith that led Breen to
give the new pitcher a trial.
The team put up an excellent game
behind Smith and up to the eighth inn
ing not an error was recorded against
the locals regardless Of the fact that
the diamond was sea of mud. Man
ager Breen seems to have a much
stronger team than in former seasons.
The men did not show mp well in the
batting box, but the rainy day was a
bad day for clouting the ball, but the
Kenosha men showed good Judgment
running bases and strange as it may
seem the Kenosha players hit when hits
were most needed.
Smith made grand stand play in
the sixth when he took in hot liner
which looked like certain hit and
Knipple got the biggest ovation of the
game in the seventh when he pulled
down what seemed to be another line
hit and made double play which stop
ped the Giants from scoring
Next Sunday the Kenosha team will
meet the Waukegan team in the open
ing game of the Lake Shore League
season.
The new park is great Improvement
over the old park and it is certain that
it will be a popular place for the fans
during the coming summer. The score
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