Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-07-22
KEYsrONEs WIN FROM DEBORAH.
Fast Colored Aggregation Cinches Game
in the Eight Against the Locals. But
Crack Harmony Team Loses. Eight
to One. Spring Grove
Lost Yesterday.

Everybody happy! Yes all the local
fans were real happy for seven in
nings last Thursday when the Mime
apolis Colored keystoues played De-
corah at the fair grounds 1t WIS a
great game of ball until the eighth
inning commenced, then the COMEDY
of Errors was put on and what a
burlesque it was. Scarry and Rodsat-
er were Decorah's battery, and the
locals started the game by blanking
the Coons i, the first inning, and
ringing up three scores to the good
for themselves. Freeman was on the
rubber for tine coons the first five
innings and was touched up hard,
being replaced by Jessup and al
though he smiled and showed his
pearly teeth he was real stingy with
his hits. Carpenter led the bat
ting off by making nice clean two
base hit and stole third Rogue came
up and brought him home on a nice
SINGLE Bidne hit safe. advancing Re-
que; Rodsater and Bailey sacrificed
out advancing Rogue and Bidne who
both scored on hits by Miller and
Green. Everybody was playing ball
and enthusiasm was running high. In
the second the Keystones scored once,
and in the third the locals scored
twice but were robbed of the scores by
one of the rankest decisions we have
seen in long time. With two out
and two men on bases Miller hit hot
grounder to second which was juggled
and recovered way too late to head
Miller off-he being safe by mile
still Mr.. Colored Man called him out.
Two scores were run in, on the play
and wild heave home. In that in
ming the Keystones got entaHgled in
the guy ropes and went up in the air.
But a little aeriel work didn't hurt
them as it was plainly visible that
DR.. Umpire would come to their res
cue. Paley also officiated as umpire,
alternating with the dusky gent on
balls and strikes.
Robbed of those two scores which
would have made the score stand
and /, took the heart out of the locals,
and their ginger was sadly dimin-
ished. nothing being done in the
score line until the 9th. The Key
stones scored again in the 9Th and tied
the score in the 9Th. In the 18th one
more score was made by them, and
then the burlesque started and for the
next two innings until the curtain was
rung down on the final scene it was a
case of catch as catch-can, no holds
barred. Characteristic of their race,
the Coons got funny. and had as much
fun as if they were nestled down in
the middle of watermelon patch.
with fine of s. dangling over them
if they didn't eat all they could.
They helped themselves to two scores
in the Sth and in the 9th, and when
the mist cleared away they had IL
scores rung up in their favor. while
the locals took an even count of 4.
The Keystones can play some ball.
Out of AS games played, 40 We're won,
6 lost and 2 tie |.
Scarry. Decorah's new southpaw
pitched great ball for seven innings
and with the proper support i'll the
earlier stages OF the game the score
would have looked decidedly diff
erent. His batting was feature of
the game. In the End aiming he sent
a long drive into right field that
looked like homer, but sad to say
after his strenuous run around the
diamond was caught about two feet
away from the base going to the third.
Following is the fight by rounds: