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THEY WERE NOT IN IT.The Cullman Giants Pulverize the Holly Pond Amateurs.The first game ot' tlu* season between Holly Pond and the Phoenix of this city, was played at Base Ball Park Wednesday afternoon at 1:510 p. in. The Holly Pond boys proved no match whatever for the Cullman Giants, and the end of the ninth inning the score ' stood 2d to :-{ in favor of Cullman.I.ast year they were called “babies, and tbis year they have been dubbed “hams. They des» rvo no such appel-lalions, evidenced by the manner in which they handled themselves in Wednesday's game.Hendrix, who did the twirling for the visitors, is an easy, graceful pitcher, and is as cool as an old veteran. He handles himself with perfect ease, and Helds his position well. He received the physical and moral support of tlie team behind him, for the players, besides helping him all they could in the way of put out and assists, had the encouraging word of the King Hooter every few minutes.Owing to a misunderstanding as to t he t itne t lie game would be called, our reporter did not arrive until the game was in good headway, but on his arrival found that a strange scene was being enacted—standing in tin* center ot the diamond was a well made young fellow wit ha sandy moustache engaged in the business of starting balls on i heir course towards the catchei. Most of the time though, that course was never completed—it was rudely interrupted by the man at the bat sending tbe ball sailing bark into the outfield, while bast-runners literally gushed over the plate, and the Holly Pond rooters were as solemn and glum as the hired mourners in a funeral procession.The Phoenix did not play their usual snappy game—each one realizing the fact that they had a “good thing. got careless ami thus allowed the visitors three runs, otherwise they would have gotten a large sized goose egg.A shut-out could have beeneasily administered but for three or four iield-ers swarming around a pop-tly like flies around a sugar bowl, and nobody getting it.It is uuneceessary to give the game in detail—tin* score does that, and is:Cullman I 2 it 1 r () l s 2—20 Holly Pond 0 1 0 0 1 0 lt;1 o—
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Cullman Mountain City Gazette
Cullman, Alabama, US
Fri, Jun 26, 1896
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Dan S.
USA 14 Nov 2017
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