Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 105, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1903 — Best of the Season. [ARTICLE]

Best of the Season.

The Clerks Beat The Teachers By a Close Score of 13 to 12.ij."'* '•. T v |jg *•. One of the beet played and most spectacular games of amatner base ball that ever oooOrred on a Reneaelaer diamond took plaoe Thursday afternoqn between the teams representing the Jasper Oonnty Knowledge Pounders, alias sohool teaoh'ers and the Oohdter J ampere of this city, commonly known as clerks. Both teams were gorgeously uniformed, there being no regulation in regard to oolor, each player was_ allowed to Belect those whioh suited him beet, and the effect wfe very amusing, as each man could be easily distinguished by the oolor of the stockings or cap he wore. . The game was not oalled until rather late in the afternoon owing to the fact the fair sex who were to do the rooting for the Eduoators were attending a meeting at the ocurt house and the heroes of the diamond oould not think of starting the game without them. At 3:30 however a mighty cheer went up from the throng already assembled, as the big gates of the park*were swung ajar and Old Jasper’s fairest maidens, one hundred strong came marching toward stand, as the players gazed With admiration upon this inspiring soene, eaoh resolved to play the game of bia life. The appearance of umpire Fendig upon the soene at this moment however broke the spell and waving his arms madly he sent the players to their respective positions and the battle was on. The knowledge pounders were first ht the bat rffid the way they went at it one would imagine they intended pounding the cover off the ball just to show the clerks that they were game, but luck was against them and they only suooeeded in making one run, The counter jumpers then weal to bat and with a little more luck edooeeded in sooring four or five runs. Then came a lull in whioh neither side did mnoh sooring nntil abont the fifth inning when suddenly both sides became animated with new life and began pounding the ball all over the field. For a time it kept 'the spectators busy trying to guess where the ball would light. At this junoture several spectacular plays were made the most worthy of mention being the flying forward oatoh made by Oapt.*Kresler and the fielding of J. Wildberg of the clerks. Haulsy and_Jensen pid excellent work for the educators. ~- The’game dosed with a fieroe struggle in the ninth where both teams were tied in the last half, the score then being 12 and If. It was then that One o( the' o4rk’a| oatotiiog . <&Aparinß glanoe from a pair of brown eyes in the grand stand, with a mighty swing of the bat sent the ball bounding over the field that brought in the winning run,.making the score 13 to 12, and knowledge was thrown under the counter. ■m . & '& m ; ,T 4 NOTES OF THE GAME. Prof. Headlee, who arrived here yesterday,*just in time to partioioipate in the game, sustained a severe injury to one of his fiagers whioh will put him out of the oatehing ‘business, for anything swifter than bull snakes, for some time to oome. Frank MoOarthy, the star pitcher for the Eduoators, earned a well peeled arm in return for his daring base runs. The double oatoh made by Skinny Grant after the muff by Preble, was quite a feature, and brought forth a good round of applaus from fans. bad Marshall appeared in a new role, and for several innings kept

them all guessing with his peculiar ourves. When Eiglaebaoh substituted Marshall in the boi he Waai greet-; a great round of cheers from the grand stand, and showed ’em that be waa still there with the goods, by fanning his spponents out as he phased. Superintendent Hamilton says that ail his Team needs is a little mote ooaobiug. For a time it appeared as if umpire Fendig would require a body guard, but he overoame all obstacles in grand style, and says he will be right there on the ground floor at the next game.