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DAVIESS COUNTY DEMOCRAT.SNAPSHOTS AT SUNDAY’S GAMESmith had speed to burnCatcher Mayer on the job.S'©\ASisson j) re paring to give his side*step deli\eiy.v%*iVvvu XU////**The \v»y Reynolds got them in left,The Loogootee fans were afraid Wil-. Here’s what McKissick got in theliams would do this.iirst inning.with much credit. Many extra policemen had been employed to keep the people off the field but in spite of them those along the outfield lines would be forced over the foul .lines into fair territory. Over a thousand fans, unable to get seats, perchedthemselves on the outfield fence. Thewhen it comes to playing the game of baseball, has been made an offer by the Covington, Ivy., Federalleague. Sisson has been pitchingfor the Washington Grays this season and so Jar has pitched eight games and won them all. In the eight games he has allowed but twentv-sixtop of the fence was so well filled i hits. Sunday he pitches for Washing-that not another person could have! ton against the Loogootee team. Thisfound a seat there. Several hundred fans' were sitting on the ground at the bottom of the fence but not once did any of them interfere with a fielder. The estimate of 3,500 is not too high and many believe there were a thousand more. Manager Rodarmel says there was close to 2,400 paid admittances. The grand stand was crowded with 50 0 people and the bleachers and chairs seated a thousand more. The others were standing at any place where they could find room. Benches and chairs were placed down along third base line and they filled quickly. It was the intention of selling these seats for ten cents each but the fans crowded into them without taking time to settle. In order to get seats a large number went early. Just before thegates were opened about 12:30 there were fully 400 people outside clamoring for admittance. The gates were swung open and the rush for the grandstand almost swept the ticket sellers afid takers off their feet. The grandstand was filled before 1 o'clock and no one else was allowed to enter. The train fromgame promises to be the big drawing card of the season. The Loogootee team is composed of ex-leaguers who are employed in the Loogootee glass factory as a side line and for two hours each day these men are required to practice. Washington is exnecting a record breaking crowd tomorrow.The Grays victory was clean cut and decisive. The Loogootee boys have nothing to lay their defeat to. The game was won fairly and squarely without a single wrangle over an umpire's decision. There was not a thing crooked or dirty looking about the Gray’s victory, or even anything that smacked of a dirty deal- so far as the Grays were concerned. Each of their runs were earned. The vie-tory was all the sweeter bcause of Manager Cushing’s effort to strengthen his team with Gill, McKissick and Littlejohn. The victory took the starch out of the Loogootee fans—about 1:30 with with Loogooteecame down from automobiles andfive coaches filledsupporters. Many Martin county in the total number from Martin county was estimated at between six and seven hundred. TheLoogootee fans got on the field toolate to get seats of any description. The park was filled with almost 3,-000 when they arrived and the Loogootee people had to scramble for places of advantage. Outside of circuses it was undoubtedly the greatest crowd that ever gathered in• %Washington.and they also lost something else which they would rather not haveLoogootee arrived parted company with. “Cockey”Tewell, clothier at Loogootee, is one of those who now wishes he hadn’t. Even at that “Cockey” is a good looser and smiled just as much after the game as he did before. Hugh O’Neall, in a spirit of fun, made him hunt the tall timbers after the game was over.Vincennes Capital: Earl Sisson.whose home is in Decker, Knox county, and who-has proven .himself* r ■ *\ •*■..’; -. * »• »quite an artist in the pitcher’s boxIt was too bad that Smith made the overthrow to first base in the third chapter. But for this error Loogootee would have ended with a goose egg. The error put Haig on second base and he was sacrificed to third by 'Williams. There was only one out and Haig waited patiently and safely at third base until McKissick knocked a long fly to left field and then he scored on the throw-in.rCt
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Daviess County Democrat
Washington, Indiana, US
Sat, Jun 21, 1913
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