Show GRAND ARMY KIDS BEAT BOYS OF 9 98 In Lagoon Ball Game Civil War Vets Have Long End of Score WAS A SHAME TO TAKE IT I I Athletes of 01 Simply Pull Full of Ginger cl and Couldn't Help Hell It Good It-Good Good Time Old J J When hen the baseball team of the G G. A. A R n meets the team cam of tho the United Spanish American war veterans next year well year well well it would woul be a Shame hame to tell I what will wili happen rhe They rhey met yester- yester ster- ster da lay day afternoon at nt La Lagoon oon where tho the veterans of or wo wars 1 l eld their re- re UJ uz n A h 1 end of tho the score at to two home runs T to th the credit of or th the H hJo ci 61 The Tho game wn was one of or only fou fort innings M. M but bul when they thc were rere over the Spanish American war Avar veterans were all alt In and forfeited the game s-amo without without without with with- out a n murmur in favor of ot the I kids l s as they called them the G. G A. A If IL team learn That there was no rio In Inthe Inthe Inthe the score eOle Is proved by the Iho fact that old liar Sleater a member of ot the UnIted United United Unit UnIt- ed Spanish American war veterans acted as umpire an and ho is still a n. member mem mem- bee ber of the order In good standing Tho The G G. G A A. R. R had its had Its first Inning nn and V. W. P P. Roe Roc went sent to bat first He lie showed an arm eagle eye ee and waited for four for four ba bad on ones before taking his base After ACter Roe Roc walked to first Major Majol Squires camo caine to lo bat bal antI and landed a safe one mimic In right field that permitted Roc Hoe to sll slide e in to third as safe as a home guard s looked cd Like a It arl I. I It looked like a walkaway when W. W D. D Gab Gaby I knocked ed out a three three-bagger and let two runs In but J J. J P. P Redman fanned out and anti the G. G A A. R. R retired with only on three runs for the tho first in Iii In- ii ning I n g. g When hen ghen the he Spanish American veterans voter voter- ans came In for a trial W. W P. P Roo Roe handed them a few puzzlers from the tire pitchers' pitchers box ox that retired them with only curly two tto runs and the kids had another another an nn- other inning that made the boys of or 98 sit up and anel take lake notice when hen the they scored corell three more runs The TIre Spanish American merican team managed to score a to total total total to- to tal of oC three runs In tho the next Inning and amid at the tho cn end curd of the thc fourth inning Inning- the thc score stood eight Ight to six in favor avo l' l of or orthe the G. G A. A R. R It was dryness instead of darkness darkness dark darl- ness nes that called the tire game ame a as the tho com com- on our arrangements failed Called to appoint ap ap- point a relfe sub committee before beCore tho the game ame was begun i a TIre The up line of the thc teams tamN was as follows follows fol fo- fol- fol lows For FOI th the tho G. G A R. R W. W W. W P. P Roe Roo pitch A. A S S. Gillespie catch J J. J S S. S Squires first ba base e W. W V I D D. Gab Gaby second sec see second ond base G. G IS g. Breeden cn third base J P. P Redman shortstop R. R F. F Evans left field flold Charles Crane center field J J. J D. D right field For tire the Spanish American veterans veterans Peter soul son on catch Wagner Vagner pitch shortstop first base bao T. T 1 Sleat- Sleat ill or r second base Edwards Edwal third base Huber center field Thomas rhomas right field rIel Greenwich left field ed Ih liar Hardtack After the tire ball bail game the visitors re repaIred repaired re- re paired to the tire refreshments pavilion where they were served with hardtack hard hard- lack tack coffee e. e tomatoes beans heans and amid beef by ly a corps of or cooks of the Spanish American veterans nF assisted by a de detail de- de c- c tail II from Fort Douglan The Tire detail of or assistants dl did the work vork while tire the as- as from the veterans veterans' organIzation llon tion spilled coffee over the tire visitors In Iii tire the evening there was a good old campfire where the mom members bels bel's of fir the G. G A A. It R swapped lies with the Spanish h American war fellows In iii a spirit of fellowship that thai was good to lo see sec ee Happy Jack Juck Smith was its them thero with his old bugle buglo and his Iris me mess call cull sounded Hounded at frequent Intervals brou brought ht the crowd clowd to lo the Iho refreshment tables with a rush lush that taxed the service o of tho the walters waiters to the tho utmost The Tire veterans old and young with sith their friends ro rode e on tho tIre scenic railroad railroad rail nil road tried the tire roller roUel skates shot tho the chutes tried a n turn at the bouts boats and threw balls at the tire babies until they thoy were wert tired llred then thou gathered up UI their thull families and anti na e their way back to lo lothe tolie the lie city planning together on the tho 1 journey for or another outing next year that thai will eclipse even the happy happ one o of yesterday |