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Show bought him a new pair of glasses and only 8uw it the last time. Oak City has great respect for the Hinckley pluyers and do not think they even-once thought their manager would publish hlit pipe dreams in the paper. Now tho people of Millard county have heard both sideB and I will leave It to them to Judge "Who are Champions Cham-pions of Millard County." Oak City will first defend her title In basket ball and on tho track, and then they will receive all comers in baseball. OCCURRENCES AT OAK CITY W. R. Walker, Chronicle Represents-tive. Represents-tive. Alfred Jucobson la home from the R "Y. U. at l'rovo to spend a few days. Louis Iirunson of Fillmore was in town on business last week. Mr. Header passed through Oak City with his cattle and horses, which he will ship to Montana. Fratt brothers of Salt Lake City were In town looking over Oak City's fine dry farm land. Jos. II. Christenson has gone to I,camington to work. Mrs. John K. 1-ovell has gone to Salt Lake to visit her daughter, Mrs. Jos, S. Wells. The Oak City school trustees have Installed a fine library in the school house. The largo case, as well as Its contents, is certainly a credit to the Oak City District School. It seems as though the Hinckley baseball malinger has taken a trip U: the Catsklll mountains, and only returned re-turned In time to sen the special edi tion of the Chronicle. In order that the people of Millard County might known the facts of Uncase, Un-case, so they can Judge for them selves who are the champions of Mil lard County, I will here state them In the first place, when Hinckley wor the county championship at Fillmore they won it with an "imported" pitchei from I'ayson, but as long as there ar. nothing in baseball rules to bar out side players, other towns acted Ilk gentlemen and conceded Hinckley champions. Tho following year Oak City trier1 for the championship, but lost In tw straight games to Hinckley. The r'o' lowing year (1910) Oak City agalr tried for county championship. Three games were agreed upon, one to b played at Oak City and two at Hinck ley. Roth teams were to use ' ouffcMt players if they chose. Upon thl agreement Oak City played four Linn Iyl players and Hinckley three Dcs ret players In the three games. Tht first of these games was played at 0.il City, which resulted in a victory i'oi Oak City. II to 6. In this game tht Hinckley manager had to be barrel! from the field for disputing the uni plre, and he refused to play. At this the umpire gave the game to Oak City but in order that the people might set a nine-inning game Oak City agaii: took the field, beating them twice !r one day. That night the SunoVy School gave a dance and now the Hinckley manager says the game was played for the benefit of the Sunday-School. Sunday-School. The next two games were arranged to be played at the Ilazaar In order that the proceeds might help out th.? adademy. Oak City won the first game by a score cf 4 to 2. Now Is not this two games out of three? Oak City played the third game merely to fulfill their agreement and w ere beaten 14 to 5. After this game Hinckley wanted to play for money, but was called, and found It was only hot air exploding from their captain. Twice since Llnndyl phoned their noted manager asking for a game for money, but he was going to let them know at seven o'clock. His watch must have stopped, for seven o'clock never came. The Hirukley manager must have had a pipe dream, fur he not only j agreed to play for the county championship, cham-pionship, but the fact was published in the Chronicle twice before the game I and twice after. May be he has Ju j |