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WERE NOT IN ITThe Cullman Giants Pulverize theHolly Pond Amateurs.Tin* first game of the 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 (Hants, and the end of the ninth inning the scorepeibetoi ss St ahisnore |toithonstood 20 to H in favor of Cullman.poCast \ear tliev were called “babies.* %and this year thov have been dubbedpoin“hams.* *They deslt; rve no such appellations, evidenced by thewhich they handledmanner inthemselvesl npay.KWednesda v's game.Hendrix, who did the twirling foitlu* visitors, is an easy, graceful pitch; er, and ilt; as cool as an old veteran, liedashandles himself with perfect ease, andfields his position well. He received thephysical and moral support of tlu*1 team behind him, for the players, ho-tilsides helping him all they could in theway of put outs and assists, had the encouraging word of tlu* “King Rooterl nmevery few minutes.Owing to a misunderstanding as tolilt he time the game would be called, our 11reporter did not arrive until the game was in good headway, but on hisa r-rival found that a strange scene was being enacted—standing in the centerof the diamond was a well made young fellow with a sandy moustache engaged o l in the business ot starting balls on\\U!tind.hlt;t heir course towards tlu* ratchet. Most of the time though, that course was never completed—it was rudely interrupted by the man at the bat sendingt he ball sailing back into t he out field, while bast-runnerswhiover the plate, and the Holly Pondrooters 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 tlu* fact that they had a “good thing.literally gushedrttld)(1*-OIncelt;idgot careless and thus allowed the visit-ohdn-hors three runs, otherwise they would have gotten a large sized goose egg.A shut-out could have been easil v ad-aIministered but for three or four field- tflt;ers swarming around a pop-fly like flies I haround a sugar bowl, and nobody get-L8-ting it.It is unneeeessary to give tlu* game in detail—the score does that, and is:! IItCullman . 4 21Holly Pond 0 1 0 00 1o n2lt;•»USI pf iiQ Harmnni7Pi;
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Cullman Mountain City Gazette
Cullman, Alabama, US
Fri, Jun 26, 1896
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Dan S.
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