The Delta independent., 1910-05-13
Business Men of Paonia and
Delta Do Stunts Worthy
the Leagues, in the
Game Tuesday.
Paonia Wins by One in the Ninth
Inning, Up to Which Time the
Game Stood 6 to 2 for
4 Delta.--Fine Supper.
Smoker and Ball.

Great was the Business Mems ball
game Tuesday.
Nothing in the League contests
SO far this season can come up
" ith it
There was pitching. batting and
catching for your whiskers!
The game was a thrill from start
to finish, though the all-star Delta
players had the long side of the
score sheet up to the ninth inning,
the game then standing 6 to , in
favor of Delta.
At the beginning of the ninth the
Paons twirlers took their places
with every nerve tense, set jaws,
dilating eyes and baited breath land
in dry town playing on the sun
kissed sand). To make the stu
alton more tense. the Paonia band
began to play "A Hot Time Man
after man at the bat struck Halley's
comet right on the nucleus and sent
il skipping over the sand doones
with a tail of dust marking its me
teoric fight. Just at this too criti-
cal period the Delta stars in a spirit
OF good nature fooled a few punches
of fielders while the long legs of
those prune sellers resembled fine
tooth combs between every base.
This was kept up until seven runs
ad been made and the score had
heen changed to 9 and in favor
of raonia
When it came about that three had
been Jared loose from the bat, Delta
came up hopeful and prayerful. A
death-like stiffness showed how great
" as the interest. Save for the play
ing OF the band and the shouting
ct the 1000 people present, one
could have heard IA pin drop in the
fine sand. The first man at the bat
landed orr out in center field and
made two bags. Then man went
out and Was hlr:e,! amid groans and
lamentations under the sand. But
another hit was made and two scores
followed ThCu another Delta player
went down and another funeral.
Tue next man up managed to put
one through th, Paonia bunch and
made first, to be followed by
. second safe one. and the bases
We're now full. A home run would
Lave been a fine thing at this stage
o' the game, but ii was not to be.
long fly in left field looked good.
,.hen what should arise out of the
sand in that part of the country,
but a Perunaite who nailed it.
And this. the greatest ball game OF
the year was ended with score
OF 9 to s in favor of Paonia.
Really the game was a fine one.
Al the players were good natured
throughout and defeat could have
been accepted by either team almost
as pleasure. And there was very
little bad playing. with some as good
as is to be witnessed in any game.
The teams will doubtless be pit
ted against each other again, and
10 doubt will play the next game at
Paonia. and IL a third is necessary
for a decision, we suggest that 1t be
played at Hotchkiss.
The line up of the two teams was
as follows
Paonia-Bert Groves. catcher, ID.
nardell, pitcher. Levi Fockett first
base. Homer French, second base,
pr. King. third base. DR.. Hamilton,
short stop. Harry Mathewson. right
held. Clinton oliver. center field,
Fred Emery. left field.
Delta-A. l.. Gosh, catcher. Jake
Clark pitcher. Clarence Sultner.
first base, Roy l.. Emry. second base.
oliver Cook. third base, Leonard
Baird, short stop. Harry Kramer.
right field. Paul Moody. center field,
Harry Williamson. left field.
w. IL. Lewis was umpire for Pao-
mia, and N. Il. Clack for DClta.