Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-09-15
B. B. NOTES.

Wausau closed the season last Sun
day at home before an extra large
crowd of people and dropped two games
to Green Bay, thereby splitting even in
the series. The first game Sunday was
as pretty contest as one would desire
to see, were it not for considerable
rag chewing" between players and
umpire. Only one score was made in
the entire game, though many are of
the opinion that Wausau was entitled
to run.
The second game was comedy of
errors on the part of Wausau, and the
Green Bay fellows got tired out running
bases. Many people got disguised and
went home when the game had been
half played, or rather misplayed.
Towards the end of the first game, in
trying to stop ball thrown wide of the
plate, the ball struck Erickson's bare
hand and broke two bones. McAuley
succeeded him behind the plate and
will catch the games to be played with
independent organizations on a trip
through the state. The team will play
number of near by towns this week
Next Sunday benefit game will be
played here with Amigo, and following
that the team will work southwark,
playing with other teams along the way
and will finally disband in Chicago.
The players reaped considerable profit
from their benefit dance last Friday
evening and hope to sell great many
tickets for the benefit game Sunday.
In addition to this purse is being
raised by appreciative fans and it is
hoped that snug little sum can be pre-
sented to each of the boys who have
assisted in placing Wausau in first posi-
ton in the league this year
In summing up the season, it can be
said that Wausau has put up an article
Of ball, which clearly placed this city's
team in class by itself, and this, too,
in the face of many accidents. There
has not been a month diving the sum-
mer when we did not carry injured
players. After crowding Lacrosse out
of first position in the month of
June we have steadily held first
place, except for one day, when
Freeport nosed US out We had
gentlemanly lot of players and our
team was strong drawing card on the
road. 1t might be said that we won
through smuggling the ball, for the
league records show Wausau to be the
hardest hitting team of any. Even
when we had lead of nearly 100 over
our nearest competitor, our team played
consistent ball at all times.
1t is little early to tell how we fare
financially, but we will probably be
little, if any, behind, though we had
higher salaried team than last year
which stopped at higher priced hotels.
There are few outstanding bills and
some uncollected money to meet them.
The team opened the season at home
with Rockford May 20 before the largest
crowd of the season, there being 1854
paid admissions. The season looked
rosy, but the rain man came on several
occasions, just when we didn't want
him and spoiled our plans. On Mem
orial day he lost us at least $500 in
On two Sundays and on
several week days it rained, but not
this fact we exceeded our
record of last year when our figures
showed total of 49, 400. This year the
total was 27,677 or 1857 greater. The
opening and closing days were the ban
ner ones in attendance. Last Sunday
/ 1877 tickets were sold.
During the season, Wausau has re-
ceived from and paid out to other clubs
the following amounts: