Emmons County record., 1916-06-15
Circus Is Good
Two Ball Games Furnish Amusement
Linton Takes Hazelton Into
Camp. Circus Is o. X.


Circus day this year proved to be
about as big an event as ever. The
forenoon started off with ball game
at 10 o'clock between Hazelton and
Linton. There was big crowd pres
ent and the event was happy one
for all Linton fans. Linton won the
event by 9-to-l score in eight in
nings The last inning was dis
pensed with to allow the players and
spectators to see the circus.
The game started off with rush.
Hazelton was the first to score. They
got one run and that was all they did
get. 1t came as a result of mis-
judged fly in center field. Felix Fly,
the noted, was on the mound for Haz-
elton. Suman, the Linton catcher,
picked off one of his curves for ter
rifle smash to left field which netted
three bases. 1t was the beginning Of
the end. The next Linton man bunt-
ed and Suman scored. From that
time on it seemed that some one was
bunting all the time and that some
one was scoring likewise Fly was
finally pulled out of the box and one
of the other Hazelton twirlers took
his place. The boys from the county
seat continued to pound in score
now and then and at the end of the
first half of the inning the score was
Linton, 8; Hazelton, /. The Linton
enough. The crowd had enough and
ties had batted seven times. 1t was
the players had enough.
While this contest was not an in
teresting game Of base ball so far as
The national sport itself is concerned,
t created delight in the hearts of the
ians. The game stood one each up to
this contest and each side had had a
slaughter. Fly was the hope and
pride Of the boys up the line and had
been the fear of their opponents.
When he was finally pulled out of the
box there was roar of delight from
the home crowd. There is no reason
from this time on why our bunch
shouldn't give good account of
themselves no matter who may be
their opponents.
Felix Fly, the Hazelton twirler who
was yanked, has made wonderful
record as pitcher and ball player
He is said to have been invincible
west of the river and terrific slug.
ger as we'll. He failed to show 8
great deal at the bat in this game
either.
There are undoubtedly few teams
in the state that fight harder to wir
their games than do Hazelton ane
Linton when they get together. Ir
fact, both teams are developed pretty
much with the prime object of trim
ming the other. And when they gel
together a crowd is assured. So fa1
this year the occasional feeling of bit
terness has failed 70 develop. Tht
Hazelton boys are playing nice
clean game ard there is less "rag
chewing" on both sides than has occa
sionally been the case.
The score between the towns fol
this year now stands with two game,
to Linton's credit and one to their op
ponents.
Howe's circus was the great draw
ing card in the afternoon. It is es
timated that five thousand people
were gathered in the "big top" thai
afternoon. While Linton is q prett,
small-sized town to draw q very biz
concern, it must be said that thu
Howe circus is a dandy and tha
towns much larger will be fortunat,
to get them. There were mighty
good tumblers and contortionists. Tht
bareback riding was nothing extra
but there were many fine, Legitimate
attractions. A little band of seal
proved to be popular and they did ,
stunt of juggling that was most en-
tertaining The wild animals carried
by the show was above the average
The delight of every circus is the ele
plants. Howe carries seven of then
and they are all well trained.
There was little trough stuff" in ev
idence and the show management
seem to have pretty good control owe
the employees.
Il Taken all in all, Howe's shov
proved to be about the best ever see,
in Linton.
After the circus there was anothe
ball game between the Linton team
and the circus employees. 1t was
punk affair and the home team raj
away with them. Several inning
were played and the score was abou