Weekly journal-miner., 1910-03-23
SOLDIERS ARE DIAMOND
 ARTISTS
,F'rom Tuesdays Daily)
 BY RABS.
COMPANIES A AND C.........6 6
 COMPANIES B AND D...... O

COMPANIES B AND %
 Way back in the prehistoric days, when the great American game of | baseball was instituted. some une remarked that it is a magnificent thing to have mascot. Companies A and of the 18th Infantry, Sunday afternoon, had two mascOts. The mascots were charm ing little girls. One wore a Company A pin and the other wore a Company c pin. and they rooted for the Con- pany A and bunch in a manner that would have aroused the envy of the most ardent fan that ever happened in any city.
 The victorious soldier boys say that their unknown mascOts won for them the game. Be that as it may, the vic tors are well aware of the fact that during the sixth, and again during the seventh innings, when the pill lows were all occupied, Companies A and pulled out of fearful holes, and their little mascots were over iOyed
 The game Twas lively, snappy and gingery. Companies B and D out felded Companies A and c, but the latter did what that famous little scientific batter, Wee Willie Keeler, once said all good swatters should do, "Hit where they aint," while the losers persisted in swatting the spheroid just where the opposition fielders were.
 Even though the score may seem one-sided. it was a lively game, and was interesting all the way through. Companies A and c completed two furlongs in the fourth spasm. In the fifth spasm they rOmped across the rubber pan with two more, while in the seventh and ninth sessions they added one each to make matters se- cure.
 Nevertheless. all the way Compan ies B and D were manfully striving to come from the rear, and twice it looked as if they would succeed, but each time Nally rose to the occasion, and backed up by superb support, maintained his reputation of being the candy pellet peddler of the fam ous regiment, which is justly proud of having the best diamond demons in the whole United States army.
 This much can be said, however, for the losers. It was their initial game, and when they have been prop erly thawed out, it is more than probable that they will have the sat isfactiOn of sending the opposition down to defeat.
 It is the joy of baseball that none can tell what the finale will be- More than one performance that has sent the fans in a delirium of ectacy has occurred in the ninth inning.
 LOrenZ was swaJted some, but not nearly so hard as the score would seem to indicate. Unfortunately, however. the few safe hits made off him always happened at most unfor- tunate periods.
 All the soldier boys are to be con graduated for their liveliness and the fact that the contest was not delayed by tiresome kicking.
 "Umps" Jesse Wilson handled the indicator in an excellent manner, and while the grandstand had one or two kicks, that is only what every umpire must expect. It happens at every ball game that the stands see things different from the blue-capped gen tleman on the diamond, but the latter is monarch over all, and what he says goes.
 Judging from the game and from the enthusiasm shown, Prescott will see the best baseball this summer that it has ever known. It is to hoped that the attendance next Sun day. when the same teams play, will be doubled, or even trebled.
 In order that additional strength may be given to B and D company, they will be allowed to select players from Company c, and consequently it will be Company A measuring lanees against the other three companies stationed at Whipple.
 The game was all that could be de- sired, abounding in many brilliant plays, noticeably a running catch by Russell of Company A and c team, and also a long drive over the fence by Brown of the same team, scoring a home run.
 This game is only the forerunner of a season of first class ball, to be played by the Whipple teams.
 It is discouraging to the players that the sporting public of Prescott do not give more encouragement, as the attendance at Sundays game was poor. and the soldiers cheerfully con sented to play without remuneration that the Baseball association of Pres colt may have funds with which to place the ball park in first class con- ditiOn.
 It is to be hoped that in the fu- ture more encouragement will be manifested and the public can always look forward to first class games of the national sport.
 The classy game of last Sunday, if played in many big towns would have packed the grandstand and the field would have been overrun. The soldiers are willing and do play first class ball, but become discouraged if appreciation :s not shown by good at tendance.