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Show "PUNK" GAME CAUSES GRIEF In one of the "punkest" games oi baseball played in the county this season, the Gunnison boys suffered defeat at the hands of the Moroni team last Friday on the latter's ground and before a crowd variously estimated at nearly 2,5U0 people. The game was the first of the series of three between the two teams and resulted re-sulted in a victory for the Moroni team with a score of 18 to 9. As a result of the outcome charges and counter charges have been made relative rel-ative to the "squareness" of some members of the Gunnison team and backers of the Gunnison boys from all parts of the county are not at all satisfied with the result. No charges charg-es have been made direct nor is the club as an organization involved in the "nasty" mix-up, but it is charged that "rotten" playing on the part of some resulted in Gunnison losing the game. It is well known that fans from Gunnison backed the Moroni Mo-roni team strongly in betting and came back with "fat purses." The Gunnison citizens who are backing the home team are not doing so with a view to supporting any "crooked" work and much dissen-tion dissen-tion is heard as a result of the game at Moroni. Our citizens want good, honest and clean ball or none at all. It had been planned to play three gp.mes for a purse of $500 and the announcement had been made through the columns of the News in good faith. At the last moment, however, it is stated by the management manage-ment of the local team, the Moroni backers failed to come through with their portion of the purse, and as a consequence, no purse will be played for. The second game of the series was played at the Gunnison diamond last Sunday afternoon, Gunnison winning win-ning by a score of 10 to 6. It was a dandy game and at no time was Gunnison Gun-nison in danger of losing. Hoff, in the box for the home boys, twirled phenomenal ball and his support was all that could be asked. The visitors, visit-ors, too, put up a stiff game, but were outclassed. ' The third and last game of the series will be played at Manti sometime some-time during the coming week. |