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selves over the anticipated defeat of the gun club. “But pleasures are like poppy’s spread, etc. The gun club appeared on the ground with the qijiet, gentlemanly manners so characteristic of its members, iu charming contrast to the egotistical swagger of the other side. The gun club nine was composed of the following well known and popular citizens: G. H Wisner, A. A. Churchill, W. S. Porter, P. J. Martin, W. 11, Martin. G. I. Waterhouse, (i. W Ward, K. C. Dimmick and W. K. St. John. Tho counter jumpers’ nine was made up as follows: C. Stauffer, J. Harvey Snyder, W. J. Martin, J, K. Milner, V, K. Potty, llert. Buchanan, Milo Wood, Wm. Peiseu and Dick Prothoroe. The toss was won by tho gnu club and the e. j.’s went to tho bat at 3 p. in. when a genuine surprise party awaited them. W. S. Porter filled the box for the gun club and the way he twirled the ball with first a curve to the right, another to the left up and and down, compound and complex curves, made the e. j.’s tired, sick aud dizzy before the end of the second inning. It was a source of great amusement to the large audience to see the poor c. j.'s step to the plate, carve the air four times, missing tho ball each time by from two inches to four feet. When the gunners went to tho bat and faced the ‘‘phenomenal” pitchers of the c. j.’s it was then that tho stock of the aforesaid c. j.’s took the big tmuhlo. P. J. Martin stepped to the plate, swung the ash around his head, caught tho ball on tho trade mark of his bat for a home run. Others followed, and in a short time the tho c. j.’s were occupied principally in hunting leather in tho neigh boring fields. Tho gun club now out of consideration for the feelings of the c. j.’s omit tho score. Wo understand that the c. j.’s negotiations for games with the leading clubs of the country liavo been dropped indefinitely. Wo also understand that the box of cigars have not yet materialized.Observer.
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Eldora Herald
Eldora, Iowa, US
Wed, May 25, 1887
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