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Show IT WAS HOT. 9 DOTH HOT WEATHER AND HOT' BALL. ;IH Tho Barney Block Defeats (he Taylor, r Block in an Interesting Game . iJH Great Enthusiasm. '"D Troro was a hoi game of ball played rfll on tho West Square Thursday tetweeti lH the representatives of the Barney and -sH Taylor blocks, Tho gan.o was dlstln- . JsH gulshcd by heavy hitting, numerous -H errots nnd vigorous kicks, but withal , H passed oft very pleasantly. jJ There was n, fatr slzed audience of Jl spectators and "rooters" for both fll sides and tho applause was long aud jH loud over every Rood play by cither 'H Tho Taylors wont first to the bat at 4:30 p.m. and peered four runs on two il nits and twice as many errors. Tho iH Hartleys followed with only two, and Ll cheers rent the air from tho Taylor faction, .H After the first inning It nppearrl flH that the Taylor block was over matched Hl and tho result was practically decided, Hl but t hn latter plttcklly continued tho 7fl gnnic and did Homo gni'd work In the ifll last few Innings. We do not think it necssary to recount tho Innings und 91 plays as It would tako it pane, ; Wo think, considering the fact that ''' Bl most the players have had tin praetlen ami somu have hardly touched'1!? ball HH for yeurs, It was a very creditable gitma ou both sides, and by most spectators ' Is pronounced thu must Interesting of Hpl the season. Jl 1 he nine Innings were concluded Jus', us it became too durlc to seo the hH The following Is tho HH Harney Blk. Positions. Taylor Blk. 'H J. M. Wilson c P. Ltddlatd lH Otto Peterson p .Geo. Buries M R. A. Barney lb. . ..Arthur Tuy'or Pl IV. O. Slupp.v...3h "Bert Clmulett Iti-rt Twolvt'S 3b....FiedSlnglilou il Frank Knowldcn.ss..... Grluiiu .-.ufciJHB Tom Walters rf A. D.'Stilltla 'flBH My Jensen cf ....Walter Dlxou J. Johnson If.... .Win, Harding 1 "Clmuk's pitched a portion of thro jiH Innings with good effect. fll Thu following Is tho BC'OltE nr ihninus: (Hi 1 2 3 4 G 0 7 8 0 tHS Tnylnr'ri .4 3 4 1 2 0 3 8 029 iflKfl Barney's .2 19 4 0 8 0 4 0 x-39 Kfl Umplres-R. E. Knowldeii, Fred, " :HH Nelson, Nick Matkiuan. - ...jBB Tituu of game, 3 hours 25 minutes, HH |