The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-01

league skill, but which are filled with
liveliness and pepper, loud outcries
and troubles for the umpire.
The second game OF the great Sc,
ries between the Fourth cavalry and
the common citizens promised to be
the warmest battle seen on the banks
OF the big river in several moons.
While the cavalry had won the first
contest II to 8 on heavier hitting,
the common citizens-war correspond.
ents and camera artists in the main
had been reinforced the night before
the second tussle. Two 1.-the, sinewy
youngsters had blown into camp, as.
sorting that they had some small, I'm.
important business with the com,
mander. AS hat official had tempo.
rary business at San Antonio, the
boys had been made welcome and Civ.
en- quarters while awaiting his return,
Baseball, Of course, had been one OF
the earliest topics of conversation, and
the newcomers showed intense eager,
ness to break into the game. AS any.
one outside of army circles was eligi.
BILE and the common citizens were
short-handed, the new arrivals were
promptly drafted into service. Brock,
EFT was detailed to guard centerfield,
while Ramon Solano was listed for
third base. Both youngsters, while
wild to have at least one day of divea
sion, were modest and difldent when
asked to play, and declared that they
didn't want to crowd any other fell.
lows off the team. 1t was explained,
however, that Sanborn, the estimable
war correspondent of the New York
Whtri, had counted himself out with a
charley-horse, while Summers, kodak.
man OF the Chicago Blizzard, had been
stung by a scorpion-not seriously,
but squarely on the right wrist, dis
abling him from further baseball do.
ings. That left two vacancies, and
the appearance of the boys was a
blessing to the common citizens ar.
ray.
Brockett and Solano warmed up
with real delight when the teams were
summoned to the field. They had
found ~friends-a jovial crowd Of news.
paper men and Photographic experts
and the minor officers of the regi,
ment had likewise extended them a
warm welcome. The Polo Grounds,
as the troopers proudly styled the ball
yard. was somewhat humpy in places.
and rather diversified with cactus in
others, but everybody concerned had
seer far worse arenas for the game.
Grandstand there was none, but long
lines of cracker-boxes, beer cases and
brush heaps afforded sitting room.
while hundreds of the enthusiastic
bugs stood as close to the base lines
as they dared. Mexican ranchers,
Mexican poems, rurales on short fur.
loughs, "lungers" who had sought that
region for their health. and soldiers by
the hundred-such was the assembly,
and 1T Is doubtful If any ball game
ever was played before a more up
roarious crowd.
A college man who was directing
things for a moving picture concern
went In as pitcher for the common
citizens, and seemed fairly capable.
He stopped the cavalry hitless for
two innings, pop flies and strikeouts
quickly d~isposing of the warriors. The
common citizens were equally help
less with the stick. Brockett and So
lano, the newcomers, on whom the
common citizens were counting for
material batting help, failed In the
pinch on their first times up. Brock
EFT raised a foul fly to the fat SER
geant, who was catching, and Solano
grounded to q farrier who wa play.
ing short.