St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-08-03

Sunday, and with their sister
S o b bers from the prairie
country, did all in their power to
help the team take home t e
bacon; and with the aggregation
of stick artists they had, itlooked
very much as though the Bankers
would furnish the barbecue. It
was an ideal game for a home
ground, because if Big Six
needs one run to win, or seven,
the Bankers go out and annex.
The Wee Captain opened up
by waiting out 3-balls and after
fipping 9 fouls over the stand,
smashed a three-bagger. This
looked like easy pickings, but
this is the story of a ball game,
and the prophet has yet to ap-
pear, in his own, or any other
country, that could see into the
future as far as the next ball to
be thrown. The Captain scored
in this half; Kinder came back
and tied it and for good measure
tackled on another in their half.
Everybody settled down for two
innings; then Kinder drove in
four runs by clean hits. Big
Six would heaye it over and
then stand patiently, while the
fielders tried for sprinting rec
ords, retrieving the ball. Five
hits EN- Five and now,
where is the little pallet? It had
a shell game beat to a pulp. That
ball was lambasted until it was
almost pitiable, and before the
side was retired the tally board
was listed far to star b'rd'
supporting the uneven score.
Gloom settled upon the Bank
ers and their constits" while
all the suns of the universe litup|
the wild acclaim Of the visitors.
This was to be no moss-covered
barbecue-this was to be a BAN
quet and the constits sat palsied
with a new horror. Was Big
Six to be beat? It may be all
right for Toby to strike out
1S, give one hit and then lose his
game-they were accustomed to
that-but Big Six" he must
win. Because Kinder has the
strongest batters in the counter,
should not mean that the Bank
ers could not connect. Stewart
proved an easy out. The stands
were pleading for a hit. De-
zauche, the next man up, had
two strikes When-Bing! he con-
nected for a single and the Bank
ers were off. The single, he.
stretched into a double and a
wild threw moved him to third.
This was the feature Of the game,
for it was the best exhibition Of
base running seen on the local
grounds-a wild throw to the
catcher scored the heavy base
runner. Brown got on first by
an error and stole second. The
G.. O. M. gained first by the
catcher dropping the ball a n d
then holding Brown on second.
Big Six Waded to the plate,
and smashed a single, scoring
Brown; he could not reach sec
ond, however. and Thompson
made the first bag on an infield.
hit; Franciani was an easy out,
retiring the side.
big Six held the visitors
during their turn at bat in the
9Th. and things began to look up.
the score board made a b 6
shift to port- and the fans grab
bed a new grab on hope deferred.
Broussard was the first up.
sInjun, the perspiration stream
ing down his face, swearing at
his own inability to get a hit up
to this time, followed. Right
here the banquet, even the bar
becue. fell into the discard Of
abandoned hopes; Broussard
slammed out a three-bagger; IN
jun followed with another, scor-
ing Broussard; Stewart steamed
a line-driver to second which
held Injun'' on second and he
was safe at first; Dezauche
whitfield the air for three strikes.
Injun' and Stewart moved up
a base on Browns infield hit,
Brown being thrown out at first.
Then G. @. NJ, hitless to this
time, helped himself to a single,
scoring both lnjun'' and Stew
art. Big Six retired the side
by whiting, leaving the G. O. NJ.
on second. Score { to 6. Again
Big Six" held them runless,
though the first man got up a
hit that caromed off Broussard's
knee. but he attempted second,
and, BY the way, it was the best
timed attempt of the day; In
jun was all over the job getting
the ball to second just knee high,
thereby cutting off the promised
tally. The next two up were
easy outs and Big Six remain
in the win column.
The third base-line rooters,
headed hv Cliff Allen carried