The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-06-29
INTERESTING BALL GAME
AT PARK SUNDAY

The ball game at the park Sunday
afternoon between the Welsh Has
Beens and the Welsh Now-ls's, re-
suited in a victory for the latter, the
score being 8 to A. The battery for
the Has-Beens was Diedrich and
Fruge, while the Now-Is's had Greer
on the mound and Reynolds behind
The bat.
| The regulars played their usual
brilliant style of baseball, while the
old timers played game of ball that
would have done credit to any big
league team. They pulled off a
double that would have made Ty
Cobb blush with shame, could he but
have seen them.
By the time the eighth inning roll
ed around the Great William was
getting tired of having the boys
knock him all over the lot, Mr.. Tour
delivering the pill from the mound
thereafter. Toups pitched ball with
the art and craft of a Christy Mathe-
son, his curves being so wide the
boys could not step over the plate
fast enough to connect with them.
With the able assistance of the hon
orable umpire.
The feature of the game was this
same honorable umpire, Mr.. Du-
mott. Had the regulars had him to
umpire their games with Lake
Charles they would never have lost.
He proved that more than half of
the game was in the umpiring. His
fielding was perfect, having two
put-outs out Of a possible two. Con-
graduating him after the game he
frankly admitted it was on account
of his having left his glasses at home.
We wish to thank him for his hon
esty, for we of our own accord could
not see how The big leaguers had
passed him up.
Another feature of the game was
Dr. Martins three Dagger. Doc
went around the bases like streak
of lightning. Had he been about
200 pounds lighter he might have
made a home run. This hit finished
the game for Doc-he had to be re-
lieved the next inning he could &c
no farther.
There was large attendance pres
ent and everyone enjoyed the game
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