The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-21
MINISTERS GIVEN
A GOOD ORUBB|NG
Brutal Newspaper Men Vic
tors in a Savage At
fray Yesterday.

Those who had occasion today to
enter the local newspaper Offices or
the rectories of several well known
ministers, were greeted with the con-
plomerated odor of arnica and witch |
hazel. In the newspaper offices the |
bruised and battered editors. report |
ers. printers and lad" men, grinned |
pleasantly despite their sufferings,
but the maps of the ministers were
long and furrowed with frowns-they
did not have the Joy which comes with
victory to help them bear the agony
of their bruised fingers and their
charley horses" CFor the benefit of
the animated it should be explained
that a Charley horse" is diabolical
form of revenge your leg muscles en-
ploy in return for forcing them to
work overtime after years Of inactivi-
ty)
The above is a somewhat lengthy in
PRODUCTION to the statement that yes
terday afternoon on Athletic park dia-
mond the All Star Newspaper Team in
an exhibition of the national pastime
soundly trounced six shepherds or
flocks, two Y. NJ. c. A. officials and
school boy, all playing on team
known as the Ministerial Colts, and
brass enough to believe they had
chance to defeat the Scribes, leaders
of the High Cost of Living League.
The score was II to 4.
Refused to "SteaI."
The Ministers put up fair fielding
game but were weak with the will
low to quote their captain, Rev.
Thomas Graham. To their credit it can
be said that when on the bases they
fatty refused to steal. That's an old
wheeze, but still popular The Scribes
were the horsehide wallpapers. Singles,
doubles, triples and homers rolled off
their bats like shells from battery OF
field guns.
Rev. Traum started in to pitch for
the Preachers and offered up some din
ky curves which were promptly flat
tened out and biffed to remote sec
tons of the horizon. Cap" Graham
then entered the box and offered up a
Princeton varsity brand of slants, and
the Ministerial outfield had to work SC
hard chasing the ball that their ton
CUES hung out when they came off the
field Then the Rev. McNary took UP
the twirler's burden and got away with
it because the newspaper men were sc
weak they couldn't WELD their bats.
There was only one thrilling feature
of the game-the narrow escape of Ty
J Cobb Ritzgibbons, star left fielder Of
the Scribes. Some minister lofted 6
J fly to his territory and Ty succeeded
in lodging it only by fraction of ;
, second. II it had hit him in the heat
, every one is convinced it would hav'
killed him. Carl Allison twirler for thu
Scribes was in superb form-his SLOW
ball being a complete mystery to tn
: humble ministers. Tort Poundston
J the right fielder swatted good one t
the center garden and ran so fast h
} forgot to stop until he reached thir
. when he discovered he had forced
/, man out at home. Secretary Weed an
: Boys Secretary Pettijohn played wit
!. the ministers.
This screed could be drawn out
8 little more, but the writer is too sor'
D II was sure some hard day on tn
!. joints and muscles. Speaking of tn
l. former. by the fifth inning their con
!. bined chorus of sQueaks drowned OF
the thud of the base hits and sounde
like a rusty pump. Please pass the a