The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-25
ten BROTHERS
ON BALL TEAM

That popular sketch, known to stage
land as Father and the Boys, is now
drawing record crowds to the ball
"phony" to this act, for the cast OF
characters introduces the fond parent
and ten Of his sturdy offspring, all en-
gagged In the manly pursuit of base
ball glory. And the singular feature
is that the community sheltering this
rare collection Of athletes has fewer
than 100 voters.
Edward s. Hayes, born in the an
cient city OF Vergennes, fifty eight
years ago, of good, old-fashioned
Scotch Irish stock, is the father His
wife, who was Of the same stock, was
born just across the lake in Chimney
Point. They were married thirty eight
years ago and moved from Vergennes
to Goshen, where they are now making
history through the achievements Of
their ball-playing children.
During their thirty eight years Of
married life twelve children have been
born to Mr.. and Mrs Hayes, ten being
sons and +wo daughters. The two lit
tie girls early passed from this world,
but the sons grew up to be hale and
hearty-in fact, strapping fellows and
ardent lovers Of our national game of
baseball.
All Around Home.
The father owns d roomy farm in
Goshen, where there is plenty of wood
to chop and potatoes to harvest and
market For the major part the boys
have always kept their feet under
their fathers table, preferring the
home life to the glamor of metropoli-
tan ways. The one or two who have
builded nests of their own are located
in the immediate neighborhood, and
therefore they all continue to be
known as the Hayes family.
AT the outset Of the present season
the Hayes boys organized a ball team
composed of ten brothers-one for each
position, with an extra man for the
utility role. In recent game with
the Brandol club Pop Hayes lads
lost by a single run, the score stand
ing 15 to la in favor of the boys from
across the county. They have played
five games this season with out-of-
town teams and won three of them.
Father Edward is a baseball fan OF
the first water and offlciated as one Of
the umpires in the Brandon Hayes
contest. He knows baseball backward,
forward and both ways from the CEN
terboard, and 10 an impartial arbiter.
He gave the boys no favors on balls
and strikes and would harken to no
arguments.
Though advanced in years, some OF
the boys. display that pepper us
ually found In youngsters just donning
their spangles with major league clubs.
Ben, the oldest, is now in his 36th
year, is feet IL inches tall and scales
at ITO pounds. Mark. the 16-year- old
member of the club, is the rangiest Of
them all, measuring feet in HIS run
ming shoes. He weighs las pounds and
scampers around in left field like a
regular vest pocket edition OF p.
Dougherty Whitesox speed merchant
Position of the Brothers.
viii. the second saclSer. is "a years
old. feet 9 inches tall and weighs in
at $50 pounds. He has had consider
able experience with amateur teams in
the country and stacks up the slugging
star OF the household. Robert is 32
years old, feet 91a inches in height
and weighs lat pounds. His position
Is third base. George. the shortstop, Is
80, stands feet z inches and tips the
beam at LA pounds. Willard, who is
but II years old. plays first base on
this remarkable club. He is feet liz
inches tall and scales at Isl pounds.
Thus is the infield accounted for.
The pitching honors go to Brother
Leo, aged 2s. He isn't to be classed
with Reulbach, Mathewson. Camnitz or
any of those headliners. but Leo in his
own little way is a finger of high de-
gree. He has tabooed the use of the
splitter" and devotes most Of his en-
ergies to curve pitching He weighs
100 and is 5 feet inches in height.
Danny is the first and only catcher.