Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-06-09
BOOST FOR THE PICNIC
WILL BE A MOST ENJOYABLE
SOCIAL FEATURE
Complete Program-Athletic Events
Base Ball and Other Stunts.
Prizes for Winners

About month ago there was organ
lied one of the strongest ball clubs In
our city, that is to BE found in the state,
by eight of our million heirs, namely,
Fred Eckhardt, Henry Lindemann, Will
Dyson, o. G. Munson, A. Solverson, A.
}. Smith, Torger Fortney and Sherman
Fsrr. The object was to have a little
sport and clean up everything in this
part of the country, but they had hard
ly got well under way when some of
our farmers, who have more money
than most of US have hay, organized
another club and challenged the city
club to a game of ball to be played on
the third of July on the fair grounds
and after very large wager was post
ed on the game it was agreed that they
invite all the people within one hundred
miles to come and see it, and the one
who gets beat, pays all the expenses.
Now instead of having to pay as is
usual at such games. it was agreed that
they would give free admission, and
each one cream. sugar and cup of
coffee, and FIVE dollar seat, free, in
the mammoth grand stand. To give
you some idea of what mammoth pro-
ject this is, will say that our million
heirs of this place are said to have paid
for one pitcher, Rev. Mr.. Smeby, his
weight in gold, and il is said that he
pitches ball so swift that they have
TO use two as the ball gets so hot that
the catcher could not hold it if they
only use one and don't change to let It
cool off. Then they have Rev. Hof-
stead as another pitcher and when he
was in his prime he could run and turn
double susnmer-sault on the level, but
can only turn one now as his hair is
getting thin on top, still he is wonder.
They also have Prof. Aug. Smith on
the pitching staff, man that has new
er been defeated, tat least in his own
mind and a fighter from away back,
all men that cost bank of money.
On the catching staff we have DIR.
John Chase, one of the wonders of the
10Th century. He can take the ball in
front of the bat every time, in fact, all
he needs is a pitcher and he can defeat
his opponants. We also have Will Law
ton, man Of national reputation. DIR.
Baldwin, a man of great organizing
ability will manage this mammoth ag-
gregation Of base ball artists, and he
believes that he has team that none
can defeat. On the other side we have
some great players and if you will be-
lieve such men as William Webb, Elias
Harris, Joseph McLees, Henry Lind,
Louis Thompson, Charley Moore, An.
drew Tollefson and Lewis Lewison, they
will tell you stories that will cap any
thing that we hear in the city league.
II is told that some years ago when Ed
Gorsline was playing bah that one man
refused TO go after the ball when Ed
went to bat, saying that he would play
ball, but would not chase cannon balls.
They used to play him on a quarter
section or he would knock the ball over
the fence; they have Mr.. Tobias north
of town and Mr. Tryggestad west Of
town, all men of national reputation.
We have not full list of the players,
as they wish to keep il secret, but they
say they have a bunch that can wipe
up the city bunch too quick, Henry
Gardner, a 2x4 farmer, is manager o.
this club. While Mr.. Gardner lives in
this city and should be one Of the back
els of the city team, they intimate
they have not lost much. They also
lhsve Mr.. Kuehn as one Of their officers
and It is said that he got sore because
the city men would not bring in their
autoes to be shod and he has gone with
the farmers. Mr.. Kuehn is a good
man and knows the game but the city
boys say they can get along without
him.
For some time we have been trying
to figure out how it is that such staic
old Methodists as Harris and McLees
could get mixed up in ball game, but
it appears they had something to do
with Sam Mills nine at Springville a
few years ago. Sam came to Viroqua
to see game of ball and the boys
played beautifully, one to nothing, and
Sam said it was no game at all; bis
boys thought nothing Of making forty
taiiies, and then to come to Viroqua to
see ball game and only make one tall
lily, 1t WAS disgusting. The boys was
telling Bill Webb about the great feats
of the city players and how they could
trim the country league, and he hand
ed them tale that sounds rather fishy,
Webb said one of the Allen boys out
on the ridge some years ago was in a
match game, and the side was getting
beat, the game stood three to nothing
at the ninth inning. Allen was called
\ to bat with three men on the bases and
two out, and being keyed up to con-
cert pitch, to save the side, he made a
pass at the ball and he hit it so hard
that the ball exploded and the umpire
standing behind the pitcher got hit with
q piece of it and called it fair bal, and
they run in four tallies and won the
game. To one on the outside these
big stories sound rather exaggerated,
and they accuse each other of lot of
hot air. But we can tell better when
we see the game, who is fore-flushing.
1t was suggested to Webb that itwould
be an awful expense to feed the multi
tude, and give them free admission,
but he said, "Gonet" | don't care
how much it costs since we are going
to make the other fellows pay for il"
Beside this ne are going to have horse
racing, foot racing and all kinds of
sports and the beautiful part of it is
that It is all free. The only chance you
will have to spend your money will be
at stand on the ground where pink
lemonade, peanuts and the good things
that go with them, will be sold. There
| the young man out with his best girl,
! for the first time, will have the oppor-
tunity of filing her up on all kinds Of
sweets.
Now we want everybody to come
and spend one of the most pleasant
days of their life with US, and we pro-
mise to do all we can to that end. We
have the business men in all lines to
endeavor with US and we are going of
close all business places and have one
good social merry making day that we
will long remember.