The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-09-26
ELKS WIN FUNNY GAME
Begin Late With Score 7 to- Against
Them But Cop the Game in II Innings.

ihem buI C0p tne UaIle m u innings.
1t was the intermission between the
first and last half of the ninth chap
ter and thes score was such as to elicit
sicltly grin from the tobacco strewn
lips of the only Geological team Lex
ington supports. The city chaps
we're storaging their bats and base
ball paraphernalia in preparation to
leave and the disappointed crowd
moped noiselessly through the grand
stand and started home. For had the
Elks not lost game which they
ought to have won? Sure, they had
and the score was to 5. 81 knowed
we could do it," and Pat Dugan, he
OF the pink eyebrows, pug nose, bird
cage Jaws, freckled chin, bowed legs
and big feet, wagged his tongue with
a knowing smile, "We could beat
'em country freshies milyun if
they had treated us boys on de
square, but we licked em anyhow
Good joke, he, he, he." And with
these words still upon his sunburned
lips, Pat trotted to his place in left |
patch,
The Elks we're enjoying their last
bat, if they were enjoying it. Big
chunky Meyer picked up willow and
stumbled to the plate with hopeless
air. He swung his bat listlessly
twice and started to swing it list
lessly again when his weapon bumped
against something hard aud crash!
Ohhhhhh! (this from the spectators,
away sailed the pebble over the sec
ona baseman's tGrret. The dispairing
crowd came Looping in and gathered
along the base lines, bowling like
twice as many Comanche braves.
King, next man up, was implored to
beat the ball somewhere, anywhere
and that aforesaid gentleman laid
out double and scored Meyer.
Sheriff Kinkead went in to bat for
Patterson and hit a sacrifice to
the second sacker. A chance to win
tie worried looks on the mugs Of
the erstwhile yictors, CLEANS
of hope on the faces of the resusci-
tated team and the fans believing
now like four times as many Conan
Shes; it was a crucial time sure
enough. Maekie st.sked for Cy Camp
bell and tickled a teaser past shorty,
scoring King in cloud of dust.
The Brenneisens managed to assas-
mate the next lad and the ninth ses-
sion ended to I. In the initial
half of the tenth, the guys from
Kansas City put over one and in the
final half Of the tenth the guys from
Lexington did the same. In the
first half of the eleventh least your
cleaners on the fgures) the young
gentlemen from Kawville yelled
help and were helpless, making three
goose-eggs more rapidly than any
geese ever did. In the last half Of
the eleventh and the game, the boys
from Big Muddyville made an earned
run, winning the game, honor, fame
glory and mon.
The perusal of the above account
narrates the tale of one of the mos
remarkable games ever recorded II
this city since the battle of Lexing
ton. The fans who were fortunate
enough to be holding down a seat IL
the grand stand saw a dying mar
brought back to life. For if eve
there was a game pulled out Of thu
mire, yesterdays was surely one
The Lexington brotherhood began
early and secured a lead Of thre'
runs up until the beginning OF thu
seventh. In this said inning, th'
Kansas City gents made 2 and in th'
following stanza showed over thre
more, thereby getting lead of
runs over the town cut-ups. An
then in the last hour of the day
when game is supposed by the ur
written law to be either dropped Q
copped, the seven-forty-niners cam
bustling to the front, tied up the ri
cords, etc. etc.
The contest yesterday was full
fights, near.hghts, fuses and dis;
greements. Both teams threatene
to retreat several times and it We
only by the Intervention of some II
nocent bystanders that the gan
went as far as it did. The two team
couldn't get along a-tall, and tn
dust between the side lines and II
umpires box was somewhat suffocats
and considerably mashed. Hut neve
theless the squabble went eleven
2 nings, the hume team won. So what
the diff?
Clemens and Holder opposed ea'
other on the mound and Clemei
easily outpitched his more expe
fenced rival. Those Kansas Oh
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