Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-06-09
CHAPTER XIII
I Play BaO In Kangaroo land


by tho Chicago and AllAmerIca teams
on tho afternoon Of December 10. 1883.
II was played ON the sromds Of tho
sydney Cricket association and |
went to say right hors that there Ia
nothing In the United States that viii
compare with those grounds In beauty
or convenience In spite NJ several
counter attractions $500 peraons as.
semblod TO SEQ how tho American NV
tlonal game was conducted and. io>
tunatoly for us, both teams we're On
their molte Tho crowd too, was IN
luck for II got a redhot game hom
start 10 finish tho pitching Of John
Tenor FOR the Chlcagos boinE OF tho
Llltedged order.
The fielding and baso running Of
both teams we're right up to the mark,
and At tho end oi tho nrst inning me
game was tic. each team having
scored four runs, and 80 Il remained
until the ninth inning, when tho picked
nine sent man across the plate and
scored tho winning run regard It ~
one Of tho hardest fought games on
tho tour That game gave baseball
quite start in Australia. whore It 10
now played good deal
The following Monday IN Ing We
played our orst game Of VI on tho
sydney grounds ha el lugslng
myself more or less er my ability
IA a cricket player and had put In a
lot OF practice on tho deck alley during
tho voyage, 80 leave you to imagine
my disgust when | tell you that
struck al tho nrst ball bowled TO mo
and went out on little popup hy to
Fogarty, II you think the boys didn't
take advantage of my bad luck TO guy
me numerically you've got another
Euess coming II didn't add TO my
cheerulnoss TO have the All Americas
win the game. with II score OF 81 10 80,
That Afternoon got into more
trouble We played our second game
OF bail In the presence Of 5000 people
and tho All Americas won, with IL score
OF 7 10 8 Tho batteries on that occa.
sion were Baldwin and myself for tho
Chicagos and Heoly and Earl for tho
picked nine Surely my cup " grief
was full 10 overlooking
Next day We played our nrst game
with the Australian orlcketcrs. and ale
though We had II mon against their
u we were heat1u badly the Amcu.
cans making s. runs, while the Aus.
trAlsns ran their score up TO llS tor
only six wickets The game began az
II in the forenoon. and was called at
four so that We miEht play another
game q ball which. az The end OF tho
hth inning resulted ln victory Tor
the All.AmerleRs. both teams being
too 'sgEed out 10 DO themselves credit.
We didn't play any moro crIcke, IA
Australia ! WAS couhdoDt then. and I
am SIN that x We had eeon As strong
IN bowling a. We we're in Ae'iing We
should hAvc beaten the Australians AZ
hslr own crack game As lt VAS No
sccd mighty poor snoW Sgalns,
these skilled PLAYERS. aud Il Is iui, IS
vel that We didn't inslst on giving
them further opportunity to 30 us
Prom sydney We went to Melbourne,
TAers We ne, With the some cordiAli.
y Ia, AAs made the memory Of Aus
ualiA a nsvsrto es forgotten 10Y We
played our hrst game AZ Melbourne
December ~ In the presence Of tho
lArISt crowd that had ever assembled
CT The Melbourne oval. the handsom.
est grounds 10 Australia Il was a per
tse, summer DAY even though Il Was
90 near Christmas The club house
balconies we're packed with ladies in
warm weather attire and even tho
root had been pre- smpted by those
who Ners anxious 70 secure good
view ct the Eams The grand stand
VAS oyerhovinE and = great crowd on
clrcled the nsld II WAS certainly a
grand 'iEht, and n looked over the
scene couldn't help feeling inspired
toGs IN and DO my best and suppose
every other man IN both mines had a
similar feeling
II turned cut to hs onc ot tho best
exhibitions oi tho beauties OF tho
game OF baseball ever Eiyeu in any
country The playing was Of the most
daring aud sensational character the
deldlus EbArp and brilliant on IN,
part OF both tsams and the batting
very heavy baldwin and Crane thu
respective pitchers were on hel'
best behavior while tho exhibition c'
bRserunnlnE given by several OF The
boys stirred The onlookerp TO pitch
OF enthusiasm that would have done
credit 70 n crowd Of American iaus
Up to the seventh inning the eoor'
was a tie and then tho Chica6cs man
aged to set q man ncrcse the plate a.
result OF Burns ihrpe.basger srt
pRldwins single, and another In th'
eishth the outcome OF q single BY Sui
llvan and a lons rightneld bit toI
three bases by myself Yer, 'eoieS
iy. tried TO make q homo run on that
but was put out at the plate b,
Browns magnificent throw from thu
feld
| felt that such q splendid Gsm'
should so TO Chicago. and Il ala, By