The Washington herald., 1909-08-01
BALL CAMEL!
The HartSGrabbIs "GiuntS" Crosses
Balls With the BingViII8 "GIadiatars"
and as a Result There is a Awful
Battle and NunauS Folks Gets
Used Up

Last Satterdsy Bingville was the
| scene of vii. excitement in this town
from viii h some Of our most respected
citizens viii be a long time recovering
and as .rs.t OF what took place there
IS at preSeGt more ennity between this
town and the pusilanimous one-horse
village of Eardscrabble than there has
ever been before, If that IS possible 10
| say nothing OF several broke noses and
bunged Up eyes and confused heads and
other injuries too numerous TO ment-
chion.
Ever sinst last spring the Hardscrab-
/ bic baseball team which calls theirselfs
the Cunts has been pestering the
Bingville boys 10 play them a matched
game OF ball Bingville amt got no
reglar baseball team this year, but we
have some baseRll PLAYERS who don't
take no back scat for anybody when 1t
comes 20 ball playing Well. there come
one challenge after another but some
how or other Bingville didn't organize
and respond promptly until last week
when the Hardscrabble team sent over
word that the Bingville baseball PLAYERS
was all towards and poltrooDs and was
Scairt 10 play the Hardscrabble Cunts
and of course this was a insult and
could not be ignored
Hank Dewberry and Seth Dewberrv
his brother who is also our lion hearted
town constubble took up the challenge
and went to work organizing q Bing-
vile baseball team espeshial for the
occashiOn in order to give the Hard
scrabble Cunts sich a licking that they
never wouldn't want 10 play baseball
again as long as they lived
Finally after considerable work Hank
and Seth got the team made up and
they begin to pracktise Hank he was
captain and Seth said he would umpire
the game. Follering is the posishions
Of the Bingvilles which calls theirselfs
the "Gladiaters":
Hank Dewberry, pitch: Hod Slocomb,
ketch; Brad Hinsiey. first base: Lem
Brown. second base; Lige Green, third
base; Bug Homans, right field; Snide
Petersby, left ield; Brent Williams. CEN
tre field; Plutarch Stone, extry, and
Seth Dewberry, umpire.
Well soon as the Gladiaters had prack-
tised a couple OF times they sent word
TO the Hardscrabb!e Cunts that they
was ready for them and to come on
over Satterday and play the match if it
was convenient and il was convenient
and so the HardscrabbleS come and ar
rove IN Bingville about 10 o'clock last
Satterday forenoon and Cy Hoskins put
them up at his house and give them
dinner charging them 25 cts each for
the meal which the Cunts thort was
turrible price to pay for all they got to
eat which consisted Of doughnuts, FIVE
kinds OF other cake and hashed potaters.
The news of the ball game spread ike
wild hre and folks come from miles
around Bingville to witness the orful
battle. There was also most a hunderd
come over from Hardscrabble a purpose
to see the game.
Well, the game was begin prompt at
p. m. on the baseball diamond in Cy
HosSlns pasture back Of his barn and
when Seth Dewberry the umpire hollerd
to PLAY Ball" the struggle was on.
The Hardscrabbles went to bat first.
Hank Dewberry he struck out two of
the Cunts right off amidst loud cheers
from the Bingville folks Hank he
throws powerful swift ball. link the
third Giunt who comes to bat is one of
the best ball players Hardscrabble has
got Hank he went to throw a inshoot
at link which link struck at and mist.
but the ball didn't miss Zink-it hit him
crack on the left ear and glanced off
and hit Hod Slocomb, ketcher, a awful
wallop in the eye Hod, ike fool was
SO existed that he forgot to put on his