The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-05-31

experience in their first trip around
the circuit in the league, which ended
Monday evening at Fremont. In fact
it is SO sad that there is but one-fifth
of it gladness-they having lost four
out of the five games played away
during the week, and now when they
come home, it is with percentage of
an even 500, having lost the ground
they gained here at home and just
breaking on the work of the season so
far.
The trouble started Wednesday
when the DISCOVERIES allowed Hast
ings to land several telling hits in the
eighth, which coupled with errors of
their own lost the game. In the third
inning each team managed to pound
the leather for all there was in it and
Hastings went to the bench with three
big scores and the DISCOVERIES with
only one less. Outside of one score
made by the home boys in the sixth
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the game was fast and lively up to
the eighth when Hastings began to
connect up with Walworth's twisters.
which caused dire calamity to the
long row of pretty goose eggs that
were being tackled up on the board.
Three of the Hastings lads slid around
the diamond while the DISCOVERIES
were making errors and were success
full in .wiping their feet on the door
mat at home. Columbus didn't come
back" and the papers told the sad
story the next day, three to six.
Grand Island put up a stiff fight
against the Seward boys, but were
unable to hold them down. The score
keeper pasted six big white marks on
the board for Seward and only two
for the Islanders. Kearney took the
big end of the score from York after
one of the heaviest swatfests of the
season. The score was twelve to
seven. Kearney getting five home
runs and York two. Superior took
Fremont to cleaning proper by walk
ing away with the abnormal end of a
twelve to two game. Fremont made
but one error yet it seemed impossi.
. BILE for them to keep the Blue Valley
lads from swatting the leather to a
good advantage.
Thursday, though was still worse.
Hastings finding connections for
eighteen times, while the DISCOVERIES
discovered only one-third as many
hits. and the final score tells an awful
story of twelve to two. That was not
all. either. for the Brickmakers made
good bricks all the way through, while
Columbus was charged up with four
great big errors.
Down the line in the other towns.
Fremont took in Superior to a two to
one score at Superior; at Seward, the
visiting team from Grand Island also
carried away the honors at three to
one; while YOrk's Prohibs won at
home over Kearney, nine to three.
But when Friday morning dawned.
1t dawned on Kissell and the sun shOne |
on every body that got hold of the |
Big Stick. Paul went into the box
at Seward as clipper as a squirrel,
although the Seward boys got away |
with ten hits. they We're all singles |
except one and that was a two-bag-
ger. But Meixell got in his big work
with the club, lit wasn't a stick when
he got iD. for he found himself good |
for three corners three different
times. And Kissel himself got three
quarters way round once too. And
then Couple and Buster and Manager
Jack made proper connections for two
bases. which was smuggling some. Paul
allowed one man TO pass, and two of
our ladies got the pasteboards from
Mister Crawford.
Down at Hastings, when they got
through counting the scores. the re-
markable discovery was made that it
was shut-out, Fremont taking every
thing in sight, making a total of two
scores. Superior had invited Kearney
down to dinner and then putting it to
them by twelve to four count. York
did something like 4, to Grand Island,
only they crossed the plate fifteen
times and allowed their guests seven.
Seward didn't act bit nice Satur-
day because they took the long end
of a fourthree contest from our boys.
still they earned it for they had to
work overtime to do it, the game last
ing through ten innings. Two weeks
ago We told the bunch to look out for :
and now he wouldn't let his
visitors have but six hits, while his ,
followers get away with 'leven from
Walworth. l.
kearney was at Superior again and
1t the end of the seventh inning. Just \
when they had them tied, took a no. 7
ion to get out of town on train that ,
vas due about that time. so the game r
vas called off on a tie. Hastings was F
Fremont that day and
lad her little hands plumb full, finally F
Getting away with a six-five record.
The best game of the day was played r
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