The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-07-10

athletes and pickup team result
ed in favor of the Firms after the
second pull. On the first pull the
bystanders became so excited that
several jumped to the rescue of
those pulling on both sides which
resulted in another pull when the
crowd was kept back with the above
results.
The browning event of the day
was the ball game between the VOL
vim team of Duluth and the Fire
Department team. The Wolvins
came up on the noon train and
were met at the station by the de-
partment in uniform and the City
and High School Bands and escort
ed to the Exchange Hotel where
they were quartered. They were
a likely looking lot and gentlemen
throughout.
The game was called at 3 p. m.
and long before the appointed time
the grounds surrounding the dia-
mond were black with people. On
conservative estimate, there were
$500 people on the ground which
proves our contention that baseball
if properly handled here would be a
paving investment. A small Sec
ton of bleachers had been erected
by the fire boys and it was filled
early in the game. Ropes had also
been stretched about the diamond
to keep the crowd back and this
also proved a very acceptable move.
Game was called at 3 O'Clock with
the Duluth boys at bat, Luther
Brockway as umpire. Joe Sera-
phine was on the hill for the locals
and Skala in the box. Stout was
the first man up and succeeded i'll
sending one down to second and
was retired. The next fellow was
struck out and the third was
thrown out at first. Some of the
spectators were of the opinion be-
fore the game and during the pre-
1iminary practice that the fire boys
did not have a look in with the Du-
luth boys, but the first half of the
inning changed their opinion.
Cox for the firman went out to
first. LaBeau reached the sacks
Gleason went out to first and
Strachan did the same, retiring the
side and leaving LaBeau helpless
on third bag.
From then on nothing notable
happened until the third inning
when Lorange of the Duluth boys
brought in a run. In the sixth the
Wolvins scored two, Stout and Hut
tel crossing the plate. In the eighth
Power also crossed the rubber and
the score now stood to O in favor
of the Wolvins. In the eighth,
however, the Ely boys woke up and
then there was something doing
The Duluth boys had become so
confident by this time that their
alertness was not so marked and a
hit, wild throw and tumble al
lowed three of Our boys to cross
home; Cox, Skala and Seraphine
doing the stunt.
Things began to take on some
what of a brighter tinge for the
fremen and when Duluth was re-,
tired in the ninth in one, two, three
order, the spectators began to sit
up and take notice. The crowd
not only took notice but took on
additional lung power and the noise
was somewhat exhilirating. At
least it proved so to the Ely boys,
who, in their half, succeeded by
several very clever plays in bring
ing in two runs, Strachan and Glea-
son scoring.
The score now stood 5 to 4 in
favor of the home boys and the
game was ended. Two men were
on bases when the end came with
one man out. The game was well
played throughout, few hits and
few errors. Everyone went away
happy and all vowed that ball
game had other sports somewhat
skinned. During the game and be-
tween innings the two bands were
present and enlivened the occasion.
The line up of the teams was as
follows:
FIREMEN. WOLvINS.
Seraph1ne. --.-----p --------------Lowe