Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1909-07-01

I'VE came. we saw. we conquered"
was the message that that victorious
team Of ours sent back 10 Marion last
Wednesday after they had invaded that
quiet little village. Morganheld. and
had q, stroyed few Of the pet illusions
VI h its deluded inhabitants fondly
chpt-shed. II was to 3 in our favor
the first day. and away went illusion
No. /. that Griese had the best con.
troll Of any pitcher south OF the Mason
and Dixon's line and illusion No. 2. that
Gossage was easy" II was 10 TO
in our favor the second day and away
went illusion No. 3. that Butch Taylor
could pitch. illusion No. 4. that the
Marion bunch couldn't hit and saddest
Of all down came illusion No. 8. that
Morganfeld ever could play ball.
It's very sad story and very long
one. this tale Of shattered hopes and
fallen air-castles. and We had intended
spsring our readers until We Glanced
10 note few random paragraphs in
the columns Of that metropolitan BIZ
weekly the ''Morganheld Sun" After
reading that highly interesting but
partly fictitious article, we decided that
We would let the truth be known. even
at the cost Of contradicting our friend.
the baseball correspondent Of the Sun.
His sins Of omission are great enough
for he neglects to state that both Cos
sage and Cooperider pitched sensation
al ball. that the work Of the Marion
inheld was almost perfect. that Clsr-
ence Franks made a catch which star
tied every fan in that rather conceited
village, and we could 20 on for some
kme naming the things he failed to
mention. but his SINS OF commission
demand our attention just now. After
casually mentioning the first game,
which he describes as being very
tight" Ia term we had heard applied
more frequently to intoxicated gentle
men than to baseball games) and say
ing that Gossage scored the winning
run on Goldnamer's hit. which. truth
compels US to state, never happened as
Cossage scored on passed ball by the
Morganfield catcher pardon us for
mentioning this fact. We suppose II did
look better to say that the winning run
was made by hit off Of hired pitch
er than by an error Of local catcher,
and after telling the condition of Bob
Taylor's wheat crop. he goes into the
.second game. his description of which
is. to say the least. unusual.
Let US quote: THE second game
WAS unintsresting even to the Marion
ANS" The idea Of any game in which
NE Marion team takos part being IN
Interesting to their supporters. He
,ontinues and here's the most brilliant
roduct Of his gifted pen: "The only
Ature Of the game was the three
ger in the ninth inning by Bur-
jsghs, who scored on grounder to
chortstop." Now, we call that SEN
tence q gem. but permit us to point out
Il I few more features" to the evident
n injured optics of our friend. First
n ali, when q pitcher holds team to
& fAree lonesome hits, two of which are
rcratch, when he makes two hits him
IS III. two thirds as many as all his op.
uonents, which is just what Cooperide'
Ia. we would call his work feature
- en- in q city the size Of Morganfeld
When a man hits far ball which hit
HE fence within two feet Of tbs t8p
b . park as large as the one ~, Nor
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