Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1877 — BASEBALL. [ARTICLE]

BASEBALL.

Badly Beaten by the Mom Back*. At Monticello, Ind., July 20th, the Vigus base ball ciub, of Francesville, met and defeated the Clippers, of Delphi, to the tune of 29 to 8. The first half of the game was closely contested, both clubs doing themselves much credit by sharp, decisive playing in the field, and their exhibition of skill at the bat. But in the Clippers’ attempt to intimidate their “Moss Back” friends, as they saw fit at first to term them, by that peculiar, prolonged, aud hideous howl unknown to man save Delphians, they succeeded to their dismay only in springing the trap upon themselves which was so well designed for their opponents, and while silence and harmony reigned supreme among the Vigus club as they pulled steadily on towards victory, heeding and obeying every order of their captain, the wildest confusion ,and excitement fell to the lot of the Clippers, and every effort of the nine participating captains to restrain each other brough t forth renewed shouts and more deafening yells, each time adding another blank mark to their score. The principle features of the game were the quiet and gentlemanly behavior of the Vigus clnb, coupled with the difficult catches made by Deil, Smith, Pyle and Flood; the fine pitching and fielding of Edgebcrt, find Johnson’s beautiful double play in making a running/fly-oatch and long throw to first —Hathaway and Pyle made each. SCORE BY INNIXGB. "J 1 j'2 |~3 j 4151 6[7 [ 8 ft)i pfh Clippera.O f 4 fl | 1 | 1 |0 | Q~| TfO |~B Umpire, Mr. L. Smith; scorers, Yarnell and Case; time, two hours and forty

minutes.

C. F. H.