THE COURIER.
THE NATIONAL) GAME.
CASABICRANKA.
The girl sat in tho baso hall stand
All but lier beau had lied.
And he, ioor chai, could nut demand
Relief from what she tuid.
"Why does tho pitcher throw it sot"
She murmured in dismay,
"Such actions violent, jou know
His awkward mores display.
Why does he so expectorate
Upon the snow-white ball?
Was he not taught until too late
That that's not nice at all?
Why does that fellow dou n caco
And let his voice resound
In cries of "strike" awakening rage
In those upon tho ground?
Why do the runners ahvnjs fall
And slide upon their face;
Or else they do not care at all
Upon some other place?
Why do tho people murmur 'rank'?
Ho has no rank, tis plain ;
Why does that player, lean and lank.
Seem in such awful pain?
Why does tho catchier wear that pad
Close to his bosom pressed?
And why lias not the other had
His clothes cut like the rest?
Why does that plajer swing tho wood
In such a reckless way.
And questions as no good man should,
What thoso behind him say?
Why do tho men such colors wear "
Hut here she turned her head.
And then at last became awaro
Her escort had dropied dead.
Kockford Kegister-Oazettc.
Win the ponnant? Well I guess so;
Then I'll let my whiskers grow.
Bcck EllEIOIlT.
LINGOLN AT HOME.
Last Friday the boys played the tirst
game of the twenty-one which they aro
to play before tbey tako another" trip.
Peoria was here and it was a slugging
game from start to finish on both sides.
Leitman of the Peorias and LSarnts of
Lincoln were the opposing pitchers but
they were both hit hard, necessitating a
change. Graggand Haason finished the
game. Score 17 to 19 in favor of the
bucklets.
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Saturday's game resulted in a victory
for the distillers by a score of 13 to 'A.
Gragg pitched for we'uns and Thomas
for they uns. Thomas pitched a
great game and was well supported.
Gragg's work was good up to the fourth
inning when tho distillers took kindly
to his curves and scored seven
runs. Buck's boys played a miserable
game; errors on their part stalked
openly through the diamond undis
guised. Buck pitched the last two in
nings and did well. It was Peorias
game all through.
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An exhibition game was placed at
Cortland Sunday between Peoria and
Lincoln. Leitman did the twirling for
Peoria and Cronley.a local amateur,
pitched for the Lincoln boys. Score 9
to 10 in favor of Lincoln. Buck
Ebright umpired the game.
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Monday's game showed what the
Lincoln boys can do in tho way of play
ing fast ball. Thomas again pitched
for the visitors and Kimerer for trie
home team. It seemed to be an off day
for tho distillers especially Thomas. If
they had played an errorless game the
score would undoubtedly have been 1 to
0 in favor of Lincoln. as it was it stood
7 to 1 in favor of the Lincolns. The
Peorias left Tuesday morning for
Omaha.
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The first game of tho series with Jack
sonville was played Tuesday. The Jax
have been strengthened since they were
here before and everybody went out
with the expectation of seeing a good
game and they were not disappointed.
Barnes pitched for us and Parker for
the Jax. Buck's boys were of the
opinion that it was their game and it
was. Sccie 8 to 4.
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The game played Wednesday between
Lincoln and Jacksonville was almost
featureless. Gmgg pitched for Lincoln
and Sonier and Schwartz for Jackson
ville. Both teams played good ball at
times but as a whole they seemed to
be lifeless. Jacksonville has a good
team if they would all play together.
The Lincolns won easily by a score of
16 to 6.
Rain Thursday saved Jacksonville the
humiliation of being defeated three
straight. They left yesterday morning
for Omaha where they play u series of
three games.
Quincy today.
Looks like pennant, dont it?
Did you see Monday's game?
Roach has signed with Peoria.
Hallers, of Peoria, chews tho rag in
cessantly. Dubuque still leads in the Iowa Inter
State leugue.
Armstrong of Milwaukee refused
Peoria's terms.
Monday was ladies day and the atten
dance was large.
Katz, of Jacksonville, is a general
favorite in Lincoln.
Louisvillehas signed Outtielder Tread
way of the Brooklyns.
Dugdalo would like to sign Esterquesi
of Chicago to play short.
"Chimmie'" Sullivan is a king when it
conies to playing first base.
Elickey, of Quiw.y, has been released
and has gone to Galesburg.
Roach has been released by the man
agement of tho Quincy team.
The Omaha management let an A 1
man go when they released O'Brien.
With a little practice Kimerer could
play outfield with most of any of 'em.
Buck is not feeling well which ac
counts for his inability to hit the ball.
Cleveland has signed Catcher Fred
Donovan of tho Pittslield, Mass., club.
Joe Quinn will succeed Al Bucken
berger as manager of the St Louis
Browns.
Speer's running catch last Monday of
a high foul was tho greatest catch of
the season.
Archie Cole played a wonderful game
Monday considering that he has a
sprained back.
Baltimore is the only team in the
National league that has not boen shut
out this season.
Pitcher Nolan and Outtielder Denger
have been released by Manager Alberts
of tho St. Joe team.
The reporters and tho lawyers will
play ball at M street park the
morning of tho Fourth.
The Herpolsheimers have returned
home. They won three out of nine
games played on the trip.
Omaha has released Donnelly and
O'Brien and signed Inks of Kockford
who will play the initial bag.
Tho Omahog fans are loycotting tho
game at that place simply bscause the
management let O'Brien go.
Manager Brackett has signed a new
pitcher in the person of G. A. Winkel
meyer who hails from St. Louis.
Manager Nicol has released Pitchers
Dillon and Walsh, also Pabst, as ho could
not afford to carry so many men.
Quincy wanted Leitman and Manager
Dugdale gave him his choice and he
signed with the pennant winners.
Des Moines would like to trade Joe
Walsh for Griffin, St Joe's short stop.
They had him once and let him go.
Pitcher Walsh who was released by
Manager Nicol has joined the Burling
ton toam in the Iowa Inter-state league.
During last Saturday's game while
Haller was coaching on third he made
a kick on a decision and was sent to the
bench.
Pitcher Burt Abbey, who was released
by Chicago, has been signed by Brook
lvn and is expected to report for duty
July 1.
Abbey was released by Chicago last
week and Quincy immediately secured
his signature to a contract. Quincy
Herald.
Harry Gatewood, lately with the St.
Joe team, has signed to captain and
manage the Topeka club of the Kansas
state league.
Charlie Mosher, formerly of Lincoln
but just at present residing in Sioux
Falls, played professional ball in Omaha
at one time.
Al. C. Buckenberger has resigned as
manager of the St Louis Browns. He
will in all probability be signed to man
age the New York Giants.
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Van Buren's batting average for
Wednesday's game was .1000. He field
ed a phenomenal game too, as ho was
credited with eight put outs.
Howe, Dolan, Underwood and I lor ton
constitute Rockford's quartette of
pitchers. Rockford will need them every
hour when they come to Lincoln.
Pitcher Leitman, who was released by
Peoria while hero has been signed by
Manager Ebright. Lincoln was in need
of another pitcher and Leitman will
make a good one.
Voungey Johnson, who played here
the latter p-trt of last season and who
has been playing in Scranton, Pa., is
now in tho National league. Chicago
bought his release.
Eaton says more jollying is wanted in
Omaha. Perhaps a regular pay day
with pay would help them materially
and cause the pork packers to put a
little more ginger in their work.
Peek a-boo Veach, that erratic gentle
man who played with Quincy the tir&t of
the season, says he will cause the mana
ger of that team all kinds of trouble if
he is not paid SoO which he claims is
due him.
The Galesburg franchise in the Iowa
Inter-state league was surrenderd
Wednesday because the management
was losing money. The team will
probably be transfered either to
Muscatine or Marshaltown.
There is dissension in the ranks of
the Chicago league team. Ryan and
Stewart want their release. Dissatis
faction over Anson's treatment of the
second baseman is said to bo the reason
for the split among the Colts.
Martin Duke who has been released
by Minneapolis, is the pitcher who
pitched the seventeen inning
game between Lincoln and
Minneapolis in 1S91. Darnbrough it
will oe remembered pitched lor Lincoln
and the score was 3 to 4 in favor of
Minneapolis.
Ward is an umpire who tries to be
fair but he had several close decisions
Monday which he did not decide to suit
the spectators, especially when he called
Hollingsworth out at the home plate.
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The bleachers yelled and the grand
stand hissed their disapproval, but he
took it good naturedly.
The Des Moines Review of last week
says that Lincoln came within a hair's
breadth of making a triple during Wed
nesday's game at that place. A liner
from Mohler's bat was captured neatly
by Hill, sent in a hurry to second,
catching a man off the base and then
passed on to first, reaching this base
but a fraction of a second after the run
ner had scrambled back.
Some people think the games at Cort
land are league games, but they are not,
although they are scheduled, and no
matter what team wins it does not effect
their standing. They are simply ex
hibition games for the benefit of the
players as the receipts are equally
divided among tho clubs that play.
When Buck don't play you may be sure
that it is an exhibition game.
There is lots of trouble on Dave
Rowe's mind just at present. He is
paying rent for two ball parks but the
fans up at Omaha don't seem to appre
ciate these things. He has a lease on
the old Charles street park for two
years, but it is too small and since Dave
has rented another park the attendance
has decreased instead of increased. No
wonder the Omaha club can't play ball
they are discouraged.
THOMAS.
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