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Show J THE LAWYERS REPLY. In the Court of Public Opinion, Provo Precinct, Countv and Territory of Utah. Tne Lawyers of Prvo, 1 v3 stilts, Repyt0 The Merchants of Provo, Answer. Dtfendants, . Plaintiffs tbuVi-i nauied renlvinff to the answer of deleudanls aliege; ldt. Deny that '"we knaw that you fear us cot." But allege that you do rear -us, and you know it. I 2nd. Dc'ny that "ye marvel at our presumption in challenging you," but allege that you so state to keep up your courage and strengthen yournerv-vous, yournerv-vous, trembliiig and quaking knees. 3rd. We deny that "ye study to please" any but yourselves. 4th. Deny that time or custom or either of them, have made of us professionally pro-fessionally or individually "a noisy and wrangling Bet," except it be on the side of right, equity or mercy. 5th. We scoru and disdain your warning and advice "to gird our loFus and train our muscies, etc.," and :harge that the same was not given in good faith, but in a spirit of scurrility, mockery, irony, and sarcasm and -for the purpose of, if possible, strengthening strengthen-ing your weak and wainiog? spirits and intimidating the piainliffs. . 6th. Deny that vou are ''extremely courteous," in allowing us to name the stakes to be played tor, for the reason that in the very next sentence you carefully suggest and name "a hot tomale or dance," knowing full well that we cannot participate in a dance after the very violent exercise of the great contest. Therefore we aver upon information and belief that vou liad a "string on" your "extreme courtesy," and that you expect and hope that we will Dame "a hot tomale" as the stakes, all of wnicn we charge to be an-indignity, gibe, aspersion, and a defamation defama-tion of the national game. But having a higher regard tor manly sport we Bhall not eyen ;mention -'hot tomalea" or any other insignificant stakes, but suggest that the game be played for expense ex-pense of balls and bats, together with appropriate refreshments, unlimited, for the contestants during the game. 7th. PlaimiiLi charge that the defendants de-fendants Bince the practice game on Friday, have wrongfully, knowingly, know-ingly, purposely, and maliciously conspired together and Becured a corner on . all of the linaments, and arnica in the citv, and ever since and now refuse to sell, lend or in any manner distribute to these, plaintiffs the same or any part thereof. 8th The defendants threaten to, and will, unless restrained, use ''barn-door bats" and "feather-bed" glove3, during the contest of this game, and threaten to, and will, unless restrained, have the little boys run the bases for them while they Bit under the shade of the trees eating and drinking the refreshments, refresh-ments, all to our damage and to the detriment of manly Eport. We therefore there-fore pray general relief on the premises and final judgment in favor of the plaintiffs. The Lawyers. |