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Show WELCOMED HOME WITH A BRASS BAND Boiso Fans Straw Flowers in Taths of "Honest John" and His Followers "Mac" Talks Shop. "A TO ROMAN CONQUEROR wot re-Jti re-Jti coived a, more rousing woloomo I upon his return aftor a victorious vic-torious campaign than did "Honest John" McClonkcy and his nifty bunoh of ball-tosaerrt when they arrived In BoIko Monday aftornoon. "Mac" and his followers are tho hero.n of tho hour in tho llttlo Idaho town, as tho following from tho BoIho Stataman will show: "The members of the Boise baeoball club had a Joyful home-coming. As many en-thur.iafii.n en-thur.iafii.n n could find room on tho depot platform greeted tho clover players when thoy stopped from tho train. Carriages were waiting, and into thorn tho players wero hurtled. Headed by tho Columbia band, tho procession started cast on Grove- streot 10 Seventh, north on Seventh Sev-enth to Main, and west on Main to Idanha, Crowds stood on the sldevralkn and cheered the men who camo homo with four games out of tlvo to tholr credit. It wax a routing, rout-ing, hearty wHcomn to a deserving team, and the players appreciated U10 compliment. compli-ment. "Then camo tho liverymen to the ros-cuf, ros-cuf, and Messrs( French. Lane. Cowley and Colo generously offered to carry tho good players, while Bob Wooden brought up tho rear with Homer Davenport, who was mistaken for Pitcher Thompson and kidnaped with the rest. Tells How It Happened. " 'Wo surprised tho natives In Salt Lake,' said Manager McCloskey. 'Tho boys did proudly. If Thompson hadn't been rushed from the railroad trnln to tho pitcher's box wo would have mado It five straight. Ho had them whipped to a stand-still in tho last gnmo, but rain robbed us of another victory. " 'Tho weathor was very cold and dis- i agrccablo in Salt Lako. which accounts for tho light attendance. It looks? as though Bolso wore going to turn out tho best crowds of all for tho llrst series. There is no uao talking, we havo tho cll-mato cll-mato here. I hopo the people aro well satisfied with our-work. Down in Salt Lako pevcrnl people camo and shook hands with me, saying they were from different Idaho towns and wero proud of the Bolso team. It encouraged the boys and pleased mo very much. "Mac" Throws Bouquets. " 'Dan McFarlan has a cold, but ho will pitch the opening gamo Just tho same, and win .it, too, if determination and effort ef-fort count for anything. Dan did great work in Salt Lako. Wait till you seo Thompson. He is a Bplendld young fellow fel-low and a grand pitcher, too. Con Slar-kells Slar-kells poi-formed like a veteran. Tho boys supported him like giants, and he held the lwavy hitters of the Salt Lako team down In lino shape. Bobby Blewett Is getting into condition, ami wo aro wpII fixed for pitchers now. Hanson caught nlco games and batted well. I can't say too much for tho rest of tho boys. Thev worked like beavers at the bat and in tho Held.' " |