Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1909-08-20

throw has brought the ball to the Sc
/ cond baseman, and All Instant later it
is in the catchers mitt.
Another batter is at the plate The
pitcher grins his happy sickly grin
and throws three strikes in succession.
The rnnner is left on third, and the
crowd subsidies with a disappointed air.
I Both teams changed pitchers and the
single men make three runs the first OF
the fifth inning, married m e n don't
score. Score nov to l in the formers
favor.
None of the single men get to the Sc
cond bag in the sixth inning. Then
the married men come to bat again.
1 The first man takes his base on balls.
The second knocks liner over the head
of the shortstop and the first runner
goes on to second base. The next bats
man makes a sacrifice hit to first base
man, advancing two runners.
Only one out now, and men on End.
and 3rd. the crowd is wild. The batsman
lets couple of balls pass him and then
drives between left and centerfield.
Neither fielder can reach it in time.
The man on 3rd. scores easily, while
the 2nd. runner seems to get to the plate
with the ball. The crowd listens. "Safe''
calls the umpire, and bedlam breaks
loose.
Only one gone now and man on
2nd. base but a batter is at the plate
Strike one calls the umpire Hold out
your stick and the pitcher will hit it
yells somebody in the bleacher. Strike
two is announced. Then the pitcher be-
comes ratified and throws an easy one
crack and she goes away off over right
field just where there isn't any body
At first the batter doesn't know what
happened bu. presently makes up his
mind to get to 1st. Meanwhile the run
ner on End. gets home.
The last batting the pitcher got
rather took the heart out of him, any
how the next player makes safe hit
to first. Game is now quite exciting
score to and two men on bases and
only one gone Big George is at bat
for the married men. Ball one calls the
umpire the catcher jumped to get it,
: but didn't connect and the runners
reach 2nd and and 3rd. bases. Ball two
is called on the batter. The pitcher
throws a short curve now look at her
go. A two Dagger. Score and 6. The
next two batters fan out but the crowd
doesn't seem to mind that. The man
who made the two Dagger dies on 3rd
base.
First of the seventh. The first single
man to bat makes pretty drive and
reaches 1st. the next batter does the
: bat. He has already famed twice, and
he uneffectively poSes at couple OF
balls. The crowd is hardly interested
The pitcher grows bit careless and
losses in an easy one. There is ping!
and the ball sails low into left field 1t
goes on and on, and finally hits stump
with tllud 1t is record hit The
crowd applauds generously, while the
runner scores easily. The next two men
up strike out. Singlemen makes scores
this inning
Last of seventh Married men are
playing some ball now. First batter
flies to center but reaches 1st. alright
for center muffed the ball Second batter
singles SO does third A Boston Lacquer
seems to go through the fielders. VAN
nice gronnder. Through errors two
runs are scored. Next batter fans. Now
for another single, there she is and the
score is again tied.
The next batter singles on a ground
er past 3rd basse.
A fat man is at bat, 3 balls, strikes
are called, ping and away scars the
ball knocking over couple of single
men and through fumbling they allow
a score to come in and the runner to
get to End Batter flies out to the pit
cher and the next man brings in a run,
score Ii to in favor of the married
men. Next batter faus out.
There is no more excitement now un-
til the 1st of the ninth. The single
man at bat pounds high fly away off
to the right, the fielder has to run
hard for it, and ends by making a
one hand catch. That tickles the fans.
Almost half the crowd now leave
their seats and begin 10 slowly move
out of the bleachers. There are cries
of sit down." from those who remain
But interest is waning: there is not
likely to be much more doing.
The next man waits and gets his
base on balls. Then comes single,
and two men are on bases.
Those of the crowd that were leaving
halt; interest is becoming keen again.
The pitcher gets shy of the plate and
gives another man his base on balls.
} The bases are full and the crowd is
worried. 1t looks as though the mar