The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-08-19
Y. N. c. A.
WIN GAME
and The
PENNANT
DECIDING GAME THURSDAY Ev-
ENINe WITNESSED BY RECORD
BREAKING CROWD OF FANS,
AL GET MONEYS WORTH.
PENNANT WON BY HALF GAME

A crowd that broke to tiny shreds
all previous records for attendance
at the high school park, saw the
Y. NJ C. A. team defeat the Mazdas
IL to last night and by that ac-
eompIishment win the right to call
themselves champions of the Com
mercial league.
1t was purely a spectators game
with the hit and run feature FREEDOM
inating. 1t was also a merry see-saw
which kept the supporters of both
teams upon their feet and with their
bellows working full tilt. Anybody
could have claimed the game until
the last out in the seventh inning,
after which the game was called, al
though it had been scheduled for
nine innings.
The Christians led on with run
apiece in the first and second innings
and the Mazdas broke in upon Thomp-
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for four hits which bore six runs In
the second. 1t seemed then that
the Y. were defeated because it ap-
peared to their supporters that they
coud not come into the home stretch
with anything that would compare
with the lead they had confronting
them
But mcst hopefully they started the
third installment and put two more
runs across thus reducing the Mazda
/ lead. It stood thus then until the
fifth when Lean lawn Hamilton and
his cohorts went entirely on balance
and allowed i've runs The Lighters
managed to check their aerial tight
after that until the seventh when
they were again attacked by that most
violent disease, "wilditisp and were
forced to submit to three more pain
full injections. making q total Of
twelve taliies for the Christians. The
Lighters got one in the Sixth. max
ing their total Of seven.
Hamilton or Thompson neither one
were especially effective at any time
during the game both being hit hard.
but especially Celery John" who
was punctured for twelve whangs
with Parks three hits out of four.
and Bundy, triple and single. his
most fearless and effective enemies
Duncan got two doubles from
Thompson out of three times up. Liv-
ings also pu. across two mattress
slam. All other four hits OF which
Bower got two were of one lung di-
mensions-
(; The argument was hard fought but
good naturedly so. The boys con-
Quoted themselves remarkably well.
considering the fact that they were
or a high tension and the snap Of
a match was liable to touch them
on.
A pleasing feature of the affair was
the fact that w. A. Chapson's sugges-
ton to gather little loose coin for
His Jumps in appreciation Of his ser
vices was acted upon instanter by
Ted Harding and one or two Others
The crowd responded generously SO
that at the end Of the game Mr..
Harding was able to present Mr..
johnson with &1e.e5 In good nesotia-
BILE coin OF the realm As . token Of
-espect and esteem IN which his fair
mindedness and his umpiring ability
is held.
The season certainly ended in a
blaze Of glory with many wonderful
thinEs coming 70 pass. Art. Liyings
! complimented Mr.. johnson on his sea
/ sons umpiring and said that 1t was
an right, Art also congratulated the
Y. NJ C. A. bunch in the name Of hiA
team saying that they were sorry
to lose but did not besrudge the Y
the championship because they had
fought for II with all their might
and won. The Y. fellows In turn gave
the three Rahs and TIGER for the
MaxdNs.
I Campbell. Stommel and all the rest
who have had the managing Of the
elsh a@ai.s under their responsible.
lity were %. tickled with the nice
lump sum taken IN at the gate that
they were willing TO start another
season ilAmodiAtely
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