Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-07-06


of darkness, with the score at to s in
st. Paul's favor, that crowd went
bug-house" Barnes was so elated
over the good luck of his boys that he
challenged me for another game with
the Chicagos, to be played at Mime
apolis the following day.
l accepted, and the next morning We
were taken down in our special cars to
the other Twin City, where we met
with reception that would have done
honor to royalty don't remember
the details, but do recollect that we
formed part of a parade through the
principal streets and that we nearly
froze, in spite of the fact that we were
seated In dozen fine carriages, drawn
by horses with nodding gilt plumes
and yellow blankets, and headed by
brass band led by drum-maior
decked out in scarlet and gold An
other big crowd had assembled at the
ball grounds, and it tried to keep In
good humor and from freezing while
we played our game with the ALL
Americas, but 1t was an uphill bust
ness. What that crowd wanted to.
see was our game with the ST. Pau,s,
and the fact that All-Americas beat us
to didn't interest those fans as
much as 1t did us.
That game with the st. Paul's was
one of the prettiest ever had a hand
In, sent big Mar Baldwin in to pitch
for us and he maize fine showing.
Neither side scored for four innings
and don't mind telling you that ex-
element was keyed up considerable
higher than concert pitch In the fifth
inning the st. Pauls were once more
retired with a gooseegg and Pfeffer
crossed the home plate with win
ming run for the Chicagos All con-
sidered, it was a great game for the
st. Paul team, and Manager Barnes
was so happy over the result that
couldn't do any better than jump right
In and share 1t with him.
There wasn't much time for that,
however, for that night we went on
to Cedar Rapids, in my native state OF
Iowa, where we were scheduled to
play an exhibition game. We got
great ovation there. Our cars, side
tracked near the Union depot, attract
ed as much attention as though they
contained circus. The attendance
at the ball ground numbered $500, q
crowd that deserved to see good
game, and that is what they got, If
do say 1t. The score was tie In the
fifth inning aid again in the eighth,
1t then standing five each. In the ninth
inning Ryan crossed the plate with
the winning run for the Chicagos, and
the crowd was satisfied 1t had got It's
moneys worth
Next morning we arrived at the
state capital. All our travelling thus
far had been done at night, and it
has always been wonder to me how
we managed to play SO much ball
during the day and so much poker at
night, with sleeping cutting very
| small figure in the situation. At Des
Moines we played close and excit
ing game, the score at the ninth in
ming standing 8 to in favor of the
| All-Americas. Thus far the picked
nine had carried off the lions share
OF the glory, but it was all in the
family, and l consoled myself that
cur turn would come next.
| On the morning Of the 25th we were
in Omaha. and there we got another
red-hot reception. The All-Americas
Won out again, getting wise to Ryan's
slow, left-handed delivery after the
fifth inning and pounding him all over
the field. The heavy batting tickled
the Omaha folks and they shouted
themselves hoarse. We played a game
at Hastings, Neb., next day after lot
.pf excitement had been caused by the
falling of a section of the grand
stand loaded with people. Fortunate
ly nobody was killed, but good many
were badly shaken up.
The Chicagos won that game by
score OF to 4. Our mascot, Clarence
Duyal, had Joined us at Omaha and
/ things had taken turn. Playing ball
without mascot-but thereby hangs
! tale.
(To be Continued.)
/