The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-03
READ CARBONDALE'S SIDE.
It's Fool Talk, of Course. But Call
IL Hot Weather Humor.

IL Hot weather Humor.
The following from the Carbon
dale Leader would make a billy
goat laugh until his whiskers ached:
The following ludicrous account
of the second game in the series
between Carbondale appeared in
yesterdays issue of the Wayne
Independent:
Just as most Honesdale fans pre-
dicted, Carbondale secured the sec
ond game of the series on a potato
patch at the latter place on Sun
day. Their valley-selected nine
and carefully chosen umpire were
too much for the Honesdale team.
At first Manager Kupfer and Hess
ling protested against the off-color
decisions of Campbell, but this avail
ed nothing and the Honesdale team
played six innings. The wrangling
continued throughout the afternoon
until the visitors were obliged to
catch their train and this relieved
them of the rankest kind of injus-
tice. There were times when cob
BILE stones were thrown by the spec
tators and among the players hit
was the Honesdale second baseman,
William Polt. Carbondale was
outhit almost two to one, but what
did that matter? With two on
bases a ball was hit several feet in
side the line but the big tenth
man said foul" The best team
lost"
Most Honesdale fans-which COM
prises a limited number-predicted
defeat before they arrived here. We
fans of Carbondale do not wonder
at such a sagacious prophecy; in
fact, we are more than pleased over
the good judgment and discretion
of our rustic friends from Mayor
Kuhbach's town-that includes all
fans from Texas No. 4, Seelyville,
Bethany, Dyberry and Traceyville.
Anyone who had even slender con-
ception of the game would prophesy
the same, after witnessing the first
game of the series. We won the
game on a potato patch-ha! ha!
Isn't that the limit. We feel better
pleased now, because our rural
friends should excel the local play
ers on a potato patch. Valley Sc
lected nine-that is not at all nee
essary. AS to the umpire, Silk
O'Loughlin could not satisfy Ben
ME Hessling and few of his fol-
lowers who have attained the rep
utation of being perpetual kickers.
We had plenty of opportunity to
dispute the decisions of the Homes
dale umpire in the opening game,
but our captain was too agreeable.
The reason for him being too leni-
ent was due to the fact that the
Honesdale Jump" informed him
that it was years since he umpired
a game. Mick" Spencer, it is be-
lieyed, would have done better and
all Carbondale fans are aware of the
strength that Mick" used to be
to the Honesdale squad. AS to
cobblestones being thrown by the
spectators at the visitors, it is alb
solutely untrue. The Carbondale
fans can pride themselves in that
respect, as they do not resort to the
rowdy tactics that are practiced in
some places not over 2S
miles by rail from here. And to
think that Willie Polt, the quiet
little second baseman, claims he was
hit by a stone! If it were little
Bennie there would probably be
some excuse to offer. If the writ
er Of the above would prod his
epidermis a few times with a hat
pin his dream would end. 1t was
ever thus in the province of the
little borough over the mountain.
ASK Shorty Weaver; he knows.