The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-14
AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN.

The Suburban baseball seasm
Was drawing "a a close
The two teams that were leading
Had been fighting nose 20 nose.
First one and then the othes
Would hold the lead a day.
Until the ether came along
And took il night away.
Both mines were matched as evenly
As possibly could be;
Tho roOtera waited anxi0usly
The champion team 70 see.
Seven games each team had lost.
Twenty each had won
The championship would settled be
Before another sun.
Grant Circle was surrounded
By a crowd that showed up strong,
With lus:y lungs and Unwilling yells
To cheer each team along;
Zach line-up had their strongest men.
All eager for the fray.
And every one was rei dy
When the umpire sany out play
Both pitchers now are warming ~.
The battle SOON vii start;
Jack sherman. umpire now arrives,
To pay his onerous part,
The reteorth BOYS are calm. and sure
That things wiz break their way.
While Woodbums loyal rooteTs yell.
Just watch orr boss today
"BeT" Garrett. for the Baby Dole
Had curves and speed galore
While his team behind him heded
As IL never had before.
The Woodhurn Pirates tWirler.
Roger Moore By name.
Had everything a finger needs
To wiz q baseball game.
Zach iufeld worked Ike clocgwork
A Their play was fast and neat
The double plays and 0ne-hand stops
Brought many % their feet.
The game vas fast and scOreloss
Until eight innings had gone by.
The Petworths teams third baseman
Then dropped an easy hy.
A stolen base. a sacrifice
Advanced the man 90 Third;
"a hit-a bit. % any kindl'
Was an that could b. heard
Two men were out. two strikes were called.
Upon the waiting batter;
Ths umpire's voice could scarce be heard,
Drowned b. the din and CHATTER.
The next bah pitched. jess Baggette struck:
Lined ont a pretty single.
The Woodbum crowd was Wild with glee;
They'd scorCd upou that hingle.
The next man was an easy out.
Prom short 20 FIRST retired;
The happy Pirates" TOOK The neld,
With confidence inspired.
The Pctwurth lads were nov at bat
Their last time So is true.
But courage stil was with them.
And would stay the whole game through.
Uron each Face a look appeared
That seemed tc tell a story.
That each would strive with might snd main
To win him fame and giop.
scitz few ont % deeu lcft field.
But Long Bob" Evans drew q base
A look q sos and hops appeared.
On even PetEorth face.
shortstop newt" Dempsey now advanced
To coax base on halls.
But be vas told 90 Hitter out
By many rootcrs calls.
Instead he laid q pretty cunt riEht
Down the first bose he.
Which Moore nor Carol couldn't field
To Muliin quite IN time
Both runners were advanced a base
On Clnyton's infeid out.
a hit was all twas needed
To cause the fairs % shout.
CD 20 the plate Buck Stewart strobe
Amid an awful noise,
Waiting Tor the bah he liked,
With bat at graceful p1ise.
At las; the pitcher sent the ball
A-speediug cross the plate
The batter made vicious swing
But tgst second late.
Three balls were salicd ard then a strike.
And everybody knew
That II the next ball was a strike
The game would then be through.
The next one was a daisy.
And Buck be met Il fair
Both runners had iust crossed the plate
Before the ball got there.
The scene that shortly followed
The ending Of that game
Win ever be remembered
BY maw I can name.
The sCUrC stood u l. and Gee.
How loud that crowd did yell.
How long they kept Il up I really
Could not Try 10 tell.
Upon the shoulders n the crowd.
Each Petworth boy was placed
While Ger the hills. past Soldiers Home,
The WoOdburns slowly traced.
The season now was over
And the championship was won;
The BABY Dolls went home happy;
Yes, every mothers son.
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