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Mother Lake Items
Most of the Mother Lake people had a camping outfit so they just followed the celebration. They report a good time at both places. J.F. Mason returned from Denver, last Saturday just in time to save the M.L. boys from getting beat. E.R. Mason is again at the ranch. F.G. Mason and wife took in the celebration at Hyannis and Whitman. Mother Lake think they have a foot racer that can beat Pullman, but if they know Hyannis has, and they are not afraid to back him. See? Tom and Will Stansbie got back from Spring Lake, just in time to celebrate. They found several head of cattle in that country. The ball contest between Mother Lake and Spring Valley, on July 3rd, at Hyannis, was indeed an interesting game. The game opened immediately after the races, with Mother Lake handling the club. The game was hotly contested from start to finish, some very interesting plays being made. At the end of the ninth inning, the score stood 16 to 16 which necessitated the playing of another inning. In this inning Mother Lake succeeded in polling 3 scores, while Spring Valley tallied but 2, giving the game to M.L. amid rousing cheers. It was one of the hardest fought games ever played in the sand hills. The Spring Valley boys are no spring chickens, and when they are defeated their opponents will know they have been to a ball game. The base ball contest between Mother Lake and Pullman, took place at Whitman, July 5th. The game was called at 4 o'clock with Pullman at the bat. At the end of the 4th inning the score stood 4 to 0, in favor of Pullman, but in the last half of the 5th Mother Lake did not do a thing but run in ten scores. "Irish" Marrin started the ball rolling. He said he had played horse long enough and thought the balance had better follow him and show them a game. He led with a hard smash that landed him on second, and was quickly followed by others who batted the sphere when and where they desired, until M.L. had scored six times. Then Pitt came to the bat, fouled the ball a few times, in order to practice running up-hill to first, so he said, and when tired of this heaved a sky-scraper over the fielders, and then advised the deck man to fan out. However, at the end of the 9th inning, M.L. had scored 16 times, while Pullman was satisfied with 14. Oh, it was a "puddin." "Bally Williams said he didn't even get good practice out in the field. It looked as though, for a time the game would end in a general row there was too many outside players, and altogether too many umpires. Now, Pullman, when you want that game for $100. just name the day and show us the coin; we are no bluffers and we won't be bluffed. July 8, 1897. Grant County Tribune 9(15): 1. |