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THEY WERE NOT IN IT.The Cullman Giants Pulverize theHolly Pond Amateurs.The first game of the season between Holly Pond and the Phoenix of thispea be 1to t1SSIIst athiscity, was played at Base Ball Park | P°Pret)Wednesday afternoon at 1 : HO p. in. The Holly Pond boys proved no matehwhatever for the Cullman (Hants, andthe end of the ninth inning the scoreton t haostood '2d to M in favor of Cullman.Past yearthev wert* called “babies.4 %erapotperand this year they have been dubbed ‘b*i*“hams.” They desi rve no such appel- Palat ions, evidenced by the manner inwhich they handled themselves in/k iWednesday's game.Hendrix, who did the twirling foi% Itin* visitors, is an easy, graceful pitch- | da) er, and is as cool as an old veteran. He4 fthandles himself with perfect ease, andlields his position well. He received thephysical and moral support of tintihteam behind him, for the players, he-% ftsides helping him all they could in theway of put outs and assists, had t he encouraging word of the ‘‘King Routerevery few minutes.Owing to a misunderstanding as tommafc ft% Ilikthe time tin* game would be called, our t hireporter did not arrive until the gamewas in good headway, but on his arrival found that a strange scene wasw oliutinbeing enacted—standing in the center relot the diamond was a well made young del fellow with a sandy moustache engaged uin the business of starting balls on1 heir course towards the catchei. Mostof the time though, that course wasnever completed—it was rudely interrupted by the manat t he bat sendingbetweharot t Int he ball sailing hack into the outfield, dilwhile bast-runners literally gushed onj over the plate, and the Holly Pond bolt;rooters were as solemn and glum as t he ehhired mourners in a funeral procession, ed'fhe Phoenix did not play their ofusual snappy game—each one realizing hathe fact that they had a “good thing,” disgot careless and thus allowed the visitors three runs, otherwise they would athave gotten a large sized goose egg. 1 \A shut-out could have been easiI v ad- ft*Iministered but lor three or four field- thers swarming around a pop-fly like flics hiaround a sugar howl, and nobody get- inting it.PIt is unneccessary to give the game in detail—the score does that, and is: liiCullman... t *2 l 1 ft () 1 s '2—*20/“’I1Holly Pond 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 O— :* alt;lt;Let us Harmonize.Editor (I azkttk :—()wi ult;r to i he distoStIftftl
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Cullman Mountain City Gazette
Cullman, Alabama, US
Fri, Jun 26, 1896
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Dan S.
AL, USA 09 Nov 2022
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