Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-12
NEITHER SIDE Wins
| IN FEARFUL STRUGGLE
Ills Umps" Calls L a Tie and
EnfoPces Decision With
Heavy Artillery.
SOME REAL LIVE BALL PLAYING
Abe HorwItz and Or. Loeb Dlstin-
aulsh Themselves In the Box, But
Latter RetIres When EIks Get Next
to His curves--Funds for Memorial
Guild.

At the close of the eight spasm.
when the count was very much
knotted-lO to 10-"His Jumps,
Tiny" Pugh, was seized with sud
den gene feeling amidship and he
straight way called the melee between
the Elks and the Eagles yesterday
afternoon on the Casino lot for re-
freshments and an early supper
Some Of the Birds and the Horned
| Animals put up a strenuous KICK
against the stopping of the fray be-
fore somebody had been licked and.
they swarmed about the Jumps
, Fer few seconds 1t looked as II
somebody would get licked, but
Tiny" averted any possible catas-
trophe by drawing his gun-a small
sized cannon--and calling for a clean
diamond. And he got 1t when he be-
gan blazing away with the cannon.
Nobody was hurt because the gun
/ contained blanks.
Several Kinds Of Noises.
During the one hour, forty-fve
minutes, ten and two-thirds seconds
IL lasted. the game. for real live fun,
had a Touring circus. two bags OF
monkeys, and six comical jays beat
forty city blocks. His Jumps" was
the real big noise, but Abe HorwitZ,
1 Doc" Loeb, stump" Slavin. Muel-
| Ter, and George Booker and a few OF
the other PLAYERS made little racket
/ on their own hooks. Clad in his
white pantaloons. white shirt and
white shoes, and small black cap,
gan
pearance. And when he lifted that
left foot just before delivering the
ball to the batter he showed some
class.
| And Abe Horwitz, who started on
the firing line for the Elks also
sht wed some class in his work. Abe
has a wind" before delivering the
ball that has 'em all beat a mile. IT'S
pity some real photographer hadn't
been on hand to take few snapshots
of Abe's various poses. They would
have been fit to place in the hall OF
fame and given place there forever
and day. -
"Hls Jumps" Uses Artillery.
! But to return to Tiny the
"IImps." While the FIVE hundred
laughing spectators on hand thought
| that he was armed. the first direct
evidence they had of the fact came
| in the fourth inning. Colein chopped
q skier TO Dr. Bagby. Colein wouidh
move from the plate. so the umpire
advanced toward him. yanked out MS
gun and shot him dead on the spot
George Booker also got shot In the
sixth round. He insisted on Kicking
on, decision and the Jumps" order
ed him back of the plate. When he
didn't move fast enough. the umpire
fastened his steps with couple or
shots. doc" Loeb got bad along
about the seventh inning. when HON.
man was called out because Adams
drew the throw TO the plate with
Hoffman on third and the two
! Jumps" Mr.. Pugh and Sheriff Mil
I stead escorted him on the fed and
when the side lines were reached
Tiny" shot the Eagles manager.
I Abe Horwitz was presented with
=, lowing remembrance in the second
round. the presentation being made
BY Assistant imp Milstead. After
the mile of cord, heavy box and
dainty tissue paper coverings had
been removed the token proved TO 10
a pretty head OF green cabbage care
F, fully and securely mounted on an ear
of sweet and juicv spring corn
stump Slavin was presented with
~beautiful~ bouquet in the third
round by Willie Cross.
A Pair Of Classy Twiriers.
Abe Horwitz and DOC" Loeb did
some classy heaving for several
rounds and the Doc was the first
10 bite the dust. His demise came
, In the fifth chapter when the Eks
got TO him for four hits and eight
rams. For about MALT hour twas a
regular merry go round for the tiks-
Horwitz vent out as the opener. but
Doc Loeb threw Frslevs grounder
into the river and then Jake Essen
man. DIT. Bagby and frank MoHfal-
cone hit safely. Paype dropped
Meyers fly to center and then Dr.
Loeb passed Bonlken, filing the
bases. Then he hit Spencer. forcing
lin run and immediately loud walls
1 Of Take him o-u-t-take him out
went ND. The Elks fnaily got them
selves cut and then DT. Loeb retired
20 the tall grass. Joe Hampton tax
ing his place IN the box Joe Is some
pitcher and tae Eiks scoree no more
The Eagles got to Abe IN the hfth
and made three runs and then Jake
Eiscnman took up the hcsving vork.
They gathered four more runs on
4 hin. tying the score In the seventh
Dr. Raghy played q very clever
! rane at first for the Eaks and his
loss IN the NTH proved severe blow
Early also played vel for the Eagles
a. arst
Herr Mueller Decorated Some.