Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-07-23
FATS VS.. LEANS.
A Basel bali Game the Like Of which
HAS Never Been Seen In This
Neck o. the Woods.


about 3 O'Clock Z. M. in the afternoon,
There was something doing in this old
ourg 1t took place on the base ball
grounds near by, and was one OF the
most Strenuous struggles between OBJ
posing ball "neins' ever seen within
the borders Of this commonwealth.
At that hour there might have been
seen = in fact, there mas seen nine
well-fed citizens vending their way to
the park. They consisted OF that
number OF the towns men OF greatest
weight OH the hay scales. They bore
upon their seven benign countenaHces
a look of grim determination as Of
heroes who had resolved to do or die.
Soon there followed after them an
equal number of lean and shadowy
forms like unto disembodied spirits
who had been allowed TO return to
earth for the purpose OF Offering them
selves as victims to the mighty men
who had preceded them to the scene
OF encounter They were silent and
grim, and on the faces of some OF
them there seemed to he a look OF con-
tdence as though they really enter
tanned the Thought that it might be
possible for them to yanquish the
bunch Of experts with the super
abundant beef.
A large crowd had assembled in the
grand stand tn witness the deeds of
desperation that were about to take
place. Before the mighty encounter
began the fat gentlemen were lined up
and skodaked" by an amateur who
had money enough To buy another
after his machine broke. Then the
skinny individuals wandered out into
the field and the well-fed chaps began
the disturbance.
Johnny Landshark and Gus Dough-
nuts were the battery for the Fats at
the start, and Harold Mealticket and
Charley Skinemall for the Leans.
With coming events casting their
shadows before with a premonition
OF what was in store for them-most
of the Lean tielders went off south
about q quarter Of mile so that they
might, II possible. prevent the hall
from going into Beaver creek and get
ting water-logged.
1t Is impossible, where beautiful
plays followed each other In quick
succession, to do more than give q few
of the features of the game. Later on
the gentlemen with the embonpoint
put in new battery. The Money
changer Kid and the journalistic .Jab-
berwock taking the place OF John and
Gus. The Leans also changed their
pitcher, Young Albert superseding
the elongated Skinemall and in turn
giving way to Burialcase Bert. George
the Machine Man lin business and
not in q political way went lame In his
right hind foot, and substitute was
sent in In his place.
The most remarkable plays in the
field were made by the Baywindowed
Bouncer at right for the Fats, and by
Dutch Pete at left for the leans.
Stockholm John, for the Fats in
the fifth inning made very graceful
play in left field, very nearly CATCH
ing the ball.
In the latter part Of the game Skin
email, on first base, with an eye on
the grand stand, made very fine
play, fastening to a thrown ball like a
hawk on juncbug But he opened
his paws too soon and the ball passed
on through, impactng with his prom
inent proboscis, drawing bleed. and
causing remark by Base that
sounded like sole L.
The crowd at times seemed disposed
to monkey with the dignity Of the ex-
peits, and when the Fats sylphlike
right fielder was gliding around the
bases in the first inning said crowd
made such outlandish remarks as
".Jumbo,' '.Tom-Tom, baby Ele-
plant, and so forth, and SO forth.
A prominent feature of the game
was the galloping of Johnny Land
shark, Of the Fats, around the bases.
He trotted with one leg and paced
with the other, kicking up such a
dust that II was almost impossible to
keep him in view.
w. Sandshissugar covered first base
for the Fats, and he took advantage
of the Leans by catching a number Of
balls thrown TO him, thus clipping
the vaulting ambitioa Of several
skinny runners.
Ttgge the Terrible, in the fourth
in.,ing, hit the ball swipe that
knocked il across Beaver creek and
kill. d a crow sitting ia a tree on the
south bank
Hallbuster Bill Barrows hit the pig
skin ferocious clout In The sixth in
Mug. The ball could not he found.
Next morning it dropped in the priL-
ciyal street Of Strasburg.
knothole Jake acted as scorer. Ten
cents was charged in the way Of adj
mission for grown people, kids being
admitted free and given q nickel's
worth OF candy by Gus Doughnuts I'M
der promise to root for the Fats. The
admission money was used in purchas-
ing leadpencis with which To keep
tile score.
clint the Postaicard Reader and