The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-29
Town BASE BALL
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The Boys Of Memphis and Of Edna
Play Little Game and the
Latter's Poet Calls the
Jumps Unfair.
But the Correspondent In Every Day
Prose Hands the Bard and All
His Followers, Line
or Two.
Especial to The Gate CITY. j

49, >D>SJ
MEMPHIS, Mo-, July %. The
Edna Democrat under the heading
The Umpire Wins" gives the fol-
lowing bit of verse as sort Of back
fire to the outcome of game Of ball
that was played on the Memphis
diamond short time ago:
A little game Of baseball was played
the other day,
When Edna went to Memphis, DER
the hill far. far away.
The crowd that came to see the game
were jolly people, too.
For everything that they would say
the Jump would always do.
The Edna boys all hit the ball and
made beyond a doubt
The base they were entitled to-but
the umpire said you're out!"
And each and every time there came
instructions from around
From the rooters in the grand stand
to the umpire on the ground.
A man from Memphis hit the ball and
tried to make first base,
Edina's baseman put him out but the
umpire said you're SAFE,
And thus it was all through the game,
Edna lost the day,
For Memphis could not win the game
in any other way.
Our neighbor, Barring, went along to
see the rotten deal
The ump would give Edna by every
point to steal;
They helped Edna root for home,
and then the grand stand found
The umpire had to go and order
Barring off the ground
Afeer the game the boys assembled
to render thanks for their victory
Bro. Mason led in prayer.
Now I lay me down to sleep,
pray the imp our games to keep
II / should die before / wake
pray the Jump the rest will take
(By a Fan who was there.)
For the benefit Of Gate City readers
who are interested in the games
played at Memphis and other places
nearby, will say that this bit of dog
gerel is a consistent outcome of de
feated bunch of players who were
simply outclassed In the end, ant
beaten after they had played a goot
speedy game all the way through. Un
like real sports they resorted to thit
crude travesty that is only second
rate ridicule, at best, not funny, bu
novel, not smart but unique, not II
point, but 80 ridiculous as to amuse
All real baseball fans are content tt
take the outcome with resignation al
to any opinion on the matter. but tn,
small ones, the real microscopic pre-
tenders tolbe-fans, think these line
do tx it completely. II such parod.
indicates the sentiment of the Edin;
Democrats readers. we regret that 1T
lAlOI l1dnto nave 81 llCllc ISSdlu ~
the truth and so very little respec
for themselves and those who are de
luded by such unfair reports. On
thing is certain, the managers Of tn
Memphis ball park will not tolerat
disorderly and obnoxious conduct
while any game is in session, but ar
perfectly willing for each fan to root
with all the enthusiasm he may fee
for. his favorite players, but whel
studied rowdyism is resorted to,
will be stopped at once The publ
is assured that order and sobriet
will be maintained, at all times, o.
: the Memphis baseball park grounds
If any person is removed from tn
grounds during game it will be 70
cause, and not for feeling. AS t
Professor Mason's fluent prayer, ar
pended to the above, 1t is not stron
. eulogy to add that his conduct at al
times Is such that should he choos
to offer supplication. the most dc
vout could not question his sincerity
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