Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-15
ANOTHER REMNANT.
Great Bend Ball Team Adds rhlrf
Pennant to Collection.

On opening day 1914, the pennaat
stair in the locai ball park will proua
ly display to the breezes three Kan
sas State League Championship psa.
nants dated respectively 1911, 1914
and 1913, the Milles having as tn
result Of q superior article Of hasA
bah won the 1913 pennant BY tak-
ing a majority Of the last series a
games with Lyons, which club, To-
sether with Clay Center, fought -
for the honors till the second from
the last game Of the season.
This years games ended with tha
prettiest three cornered contest ever
witnessed in this league. AS II b.
We win by 16 points over Clay Cen,
ter, which team leads Lyons by 70
points. Salina has been out Of the
running for several weeks, but play
ed the season out and showed flashes
OF their old form by taking three of
the games in the last series with
Clay Center. The Salina team be-
gan the season with flattering Dros,
poets but could not keep up the pace.
They are said to be laying plans at
this time for a winning combination
next year..
Clay Center and Lyons each start
ed the season with well balanced
aggregations and have played cousis-
tent ball all season, which fact b
proven by glance at their STANDING
at any time since the contest start,
ed
Financial troubles early this spring
made 1t difficult for the local manage
mmt to get together a team bear
Ing any remote resemblance to pen
nant winners. "Affy" was forced b
begin the season with only about
weeks practice and with several
players who lacked much OF being
satisfactory to his managerial eye. =.
The process Of elimination has
been worked out as finances aud cir
cumstances would permit. One pitch
er was sold in mid-season when We
needed him badly, and within the
last month, Just as We assumed q Do
sition as recognized contenders for
the honors, an offer was made for
our regular catcher, who was also
one Of the heavy hitters of the team.
and the offer was accepted for reas-
ons purely financial. The services Of
Bert Haas, Rice county boy and an
old head at base ball. were secured.
and he has been steady. consistent
aid to the team.
It Is impossible, and not essential
to enumerate the virtues and the
weaknesses Of the individual member
Of the team, nor to furnish a cate-
CORY Of reasons why the other teams
Of the league failed to win the cham
pionship. The secret Of our success
lies within the wise old noodle of our
manager who piloted the team 10
three successive victories, backed BY
the good judgment and advice of the
best local management in the state.
People generally fail to appreciate
the effort put forth by the officers
Of the local organization, nor the
amount of good baseball accum dis
played BY them. The sport loving
public certainly owes a vote Of thanks
to Doc" Strong, Billy Allen, Ed. s.
Marx, Ed Chapman, Dad Seward and
few others who have "scrapped"
out the various and sundry difficult
ties which beset the proposition.
Man persons whoy are willing 10
take a prominent place In assuming
the honor Of pennant winning, have
been knockers all season and hsve
neglected to lend either moral or flu
ancial aid to the proposition.
OF "0h Affy" a chapter might BE-
written, but it may be summed up IN
these words, They cant beat him"
He Is a gentleman both on the dia-
mond and off, and here's hoping he
will be with US in 1914.
II 30, we'n win another.
The standing Of the different teams
la AQ..tol L.