Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1883 — “We Didn’t do Nuthin to ye.” [ARTICLE]

“We Didn’t do Nuthin to ye.”

The Enterprise in referring to the base ball game lately played between the Bensselaer nine and our home nine, used the following words: “Guess the Rensselaer boys won’t want to tackle our Michigan City club again.” The Rensselaer Republican takes serious exceptions to the above language and calls it “unkind” and “unjust,” and further intimates that the Rensselaer nine were not hospitably treated .while in this city. And to get even with the Michigan City boys, the Rensselaers now dare our nine down there to play them, and threaten, that if “the boys from the sand heap have sand enough to accept the challenge,” to treat them in the most hospitable manner possible, which of course will include not beating our fellows. Now, as for the loeal in the Enterprise, if it was unkind, we can assure the Republican and the Rensselaer boys too, that it was not so intended, and we sincerely regret that the wording of it admits of any such construction. As for the treatment of the boys, of course that did not come within the regime of the Enterprise, yet we know it was the disposition not only of our home nine, but also of our citizens, to give them all the respectful attention possible, and that they were in any way mistreated, must be a mistake, unless they construe their defeat as discourteous* We hop®, however, for the sake of the reputation of our own nine a> well as out of respect to tho feelings Gs the Rensselaer boys to have a chance to entertain them again in Michigan City, when we promise to do all in oui power to make due and proper amende for any mistakes we may have made during thtir first visit to our city.-Mich iganCity Enterprise.