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Show E PERSEVERANCE CLUB BY JAML3 ALDEIIT WALtS. . of th i nc' rlllb rl i in ir (lint nth ' M k Intcn the Hang ,r th t lU resumed work ln ur v h more enthu- in rv " T i oliut no school t the jou nulldcrs stnrt- aficrti! J ast nnd worked II t - tl hr's run ncconi t rt ' h lliolu hoiirtn ik U hc i lent of the HuUIHII l bon l jllnir i (inn ni, n n' While .(hiring i I vvns in i.Io Sill r 1 m rh old him. BomrsliB the clubhouse site, B emilcr-M nlih water ennnce-Hiuirl) ennnce-Hiuirl) naior to lh horses, id twn kept there so It be-B be-B nble to utilize th old pipes ilioitr b litis arrangements nuply bavlng been made Br tom nutn rlti Plumbing H-tlt bevc.nl th bo , nblll-BB-tlti part of the wmk vvhh BB: (otic al plumb i I'lilon df lighting was linpplt Tei nrral li nt of Iho Hlver- inrian li I v.iln sod the ' on I" H inn I Im.l be-H be-H i in th r ih tint ho ralln ell Hi i i rj gii- I t-'i itli ill charge, to i a! - II offct was B plti -i th. unipiii'H BB m -In i n ion rom Iho B;'1 It 'r uu I ba 1; of tho B " P" i 1 up a bur- r,u f I tovo In BBdnmil it n) n , cr In H Jr, o ll 1 I closu '".' st f I (Jic shower K BcliM h m tho plum. 1 ir II i i nmt made BB mih -nl tba bnjH In M110' "l t r thUH se-'' se-'' " ' " d ilrwl Tho BB,r 'oi cm mod, nml i'V1 '1 n Pip- 111 thu !'',' in. lid lock. In l ie i hi wi ro not By,' n-e ni r clubhouse torn-M torn-M panning t , no a house-W, house-W, ... n.lh bn m finish. '", j ioc li wrul 1 bo need-B need-B otoM I" ih ufjt,, capo. BB M ." of Ho Ing Induor BB ' thai o ,iii nhould bo hl'iVJ"1"1 " About ,J'"1r.,r ln ,lonr- win- BB.L iJ? "'j 'I Hoi U. n Blip. Ht.ra-.W", woikcd l'rrt ?" '", lnwl -Ilia .-I,., r ' liil-TMtrcl 111 ' Vltv'.?ii "" 1f"' sMM " tommltteo was empoueied to Issue In-vltntlon.s In-vltntlon.s fni ii hounewarmlns, to bo held the follow Inc Saturday oienlns A game of Indoor bipeball was nr-runged nr-runged for the occasion with the Dauntless club of Park Helyhts. The boys' mothers and rifters nvide prepa-latlons prepa-latlons foi a spread, unci tho Mant of the town pipmlsed to niulto .ar ad-diess ad-diess of indication Thuiiduy and l'rldav were spent In flnlrhlUK iii tile details of tho work. The bojs male tables and benches for the spread fron the wood left ou, from which they nlso constructed u coalbln under tho house, so nrranK'd us to l)r iciehed thimiRll a trapdoi ut the sldo of the stoie hleps were built ut the tear door nml tho frpnt porch, nnd n neat plunk walk laid to the stiet Tho bojs hoped to get i flagpolo mme time In tho future, and thc meant to luco a float In fio'it of the liouro for bontlns nnd swimming swim-ming purpose I'repaiatlous for the houspwaimlnR occupied nil diy Bnturda Aftei Jack lllgglus had swept the lloor In thu morning he piled up the nhaxlngs, bits of paper, etc, buck of the ftoe, wheie tlipy would not bo scon Ileub 8al-s adilscd him to Biieep the tnsh out of doors, ns It might cntch fire If left In tho house Jock pinmlsed to sweep It out, but another matter dlierted his attention and he forgot about It The benches were nnanged In rona nn elthei ol le of the baseball dUimond A couple of old mnttieises weio pliced against the wall at first nml third bases, to piecnt accidents 111 'sliding," 'slid-ing," nnd n hucket of wnteiwas placed nt first baso fm tho uso of ilaers Mho wished to prevent slipping bj molrtenlng the rubber roles of their shoos Thero ouggestlons wero adopted adopt-ed ffom tho rule book, Tho ImproUi-ed tables for the nupper were plied outside foi later ue, and shortly nftu supper tho bojs brought great baskets of goo lies" fronv homo, leaving them In the shower bathroom Two laigo water pnlls wero brought, to mako hot i hoeolnte In, as tho stole could bu used for cookln- as well as I A Royal Oood Tlino Followed. B 1 . , 'idlk' manner In ' " I then r,uscial hour v ' "oli evening, lV!r",'-'-'V,i'-- H I Hi r "1" "v maikeil "'""".' ;.::!' nWy! H" In- ii, W " uk Iho boys Win ii ik rr"n ""lilooi Th ",V' ."lIllR thr b.u m:n ic ,i ',w? "nl l,'tF' l,v "Klul ",' """" Imn f rtiini I,' ,'" In dlaine f li r "' 'T about 17 ut i, mndo of ,, sH' nr.1 n y' "Hd imri nnd WTI"- l ..'.'J'" "' 111 "? " n- i '.,'"'. ''"' linen "lllni , Hi llMlt, (I BI3A H'i' . "nil i r,". '" ""iy t" ,,'""n nd 1t,"""" l' th' nilnr- i,nia, ,n" N'liud. W'" kt ih. "" "m bail j '"'"nifkuu, tl. bill uniforms of light grey cloth with IVrseverniue In . loth letters ten on the shirt ltlack sircklngs and gninaslum shoes cnmplcterl the uniform uni-form n'i:0n"1 V""' "p,,t ,n fnr bnrk ""l "o cnnterfltld wan needed as the lutes nl low elthei e(,it ,r nine ilavers, ns may be desired Wire netting tU, placed across the windows to prevent damage from halted bnlls and wild throws ' i.i?.H Tih?'V,y. !lfl,,rn?, Ih' roys (In l!mu .t1"" ".""" w,,n "nteilnl Blmllnr to that used for iloorlng linse ball practice continued ev ri evenlnk llv Wednesdav evening even thing w a so near romi letlnn that the clubhou for heating '"I", oaucers, ci'oon', fm is, knives, plates napkins and tn. bleilntlu wcio loaned by tho bojs famlllci Not lonr after 7 tho ginati hegan to aiVlvo. The bojs' families nnd fi lends mile'up ho lnvHe.1 list " KuestH wero the .," " men, n Justice of the 1 ''''"r" ,nn" ,1 ? PMklclent of the gaa '""'"""J.. (hr'' llttlci housu wiB so nowdeil h 'boie was ha.div mom Mr ih" "'V.i: mond Many were obliged to stand ne-hlud ne-hlud tho benches alio membem of tho bull I team had rtonntd their unlfonns n it linnie Ihe weio henitllv upp biiided ns tliey iook Jho llir fo! meri miliary practice, he Datilltlcsa club li.vlnir Prnr.l','IJ"nr Uila was lr reieceiinr. l.nU.0K r dei Uladnln fi llunmbicli. jm Tl knor iV. Havles, 2b . "," '"'.,.'.' Davids ,n. 'l'"'ry' ' ""' b ford, In . Afier the Prnclleo Major narclas-wa. escoiled to tho iciiler of Iho '"""""'i by Chalrinnn Johnson of the clubhouse IP'"mJ(m nnJ 'stntlemen nnd membtre Vrnw'jTl!."': ,2.lhc "'"Hence. I cm truly say that th s octaHon Is one of Moat Interest to us all Ti it a c"ub of iriSl',11:11 f,"ow" oeiievciH 1 hwjllliftilcnjnjment of mbletlc house or this klnd-nnd build It well, too-is a roct of which our town of niifi' "I'",""'" ''" lr0urt' 0MI 11 ""! I will not weaiy jou with n lengthy discourse as I see j on are ?i,.nil,.x,0.u" rp.r "'" ""'"" 1 begin (laughter) so 1 shall conclude mj te marks bv extending to the enterprls big members of the l'erseverame club tho heuty tongntiilatlons nn I best wishes of the clll?ens of nivervlevv and In n, most piac Ileal form ' While sajlng there words he had drnwn from his con a pie e of cloth vhlch when unfolded bore ibe letters "I'ersev e rini In white upon the background of rnjal purple the club s colors This bunrer his Honor continued 'aviii nude bv a number of joung ladles who vvblnd to get up a pleasant surpils tor jou Always live up tn Its legend let rorseveraiiLe ba jpur watchwerd. H Xho Boy3 Threw Water on tho Flames. of tho Perseverance club," began the nnd success will be yours" The May-oi May-oi s remarks wero followed hy pro-lunged pro-lunged applause. The banner, a hand-nomely hand-nomely embroidered piece of silk about 24 by 30 Inches, was passed, around lor Infection, and unlvcisallj' admired Then two of tho bojs got u ladder nnd hung It in n, conspicuous place nt tho end of the hall. Amos Johnson thanked the fair donors of tho banner In behalf of tho club, nnd asked the Major to loss tho llrst b ill aiross the plate. This he did, and tho gamo began. Very few of tho spectators had ever seen Indoor baseball before, and the various plajs wero novel nnd amusing The peculiar bit and bill, the odd stjlo of pitching, and tho lightning rapidity of the plajlng, weio commentel upon generallj. The rules forbid granting a baso to a b itsman struck bj a pitched ball. The fullness of u hall Is Judged bj vvhero It strikes, regardless of where It tolls, A biserunncr may not leave his base while the pitcher holds tho ball standing In his box, nor upon n pitched bull not struck, until It has tcuched or pissed the catcher. Tho bifctuiiner may turn either way In over-running llrst baso. nnd tho bases uro loose, allowing a runner to slide along with one until ho stops No cr-tors cr-tors nro charged against nnyplajer attempting at-tempting to complete a double plaj, nor against tho catcher throwing wild to ptovent a stolen base, unless the base-lunner base-lunner gets an extra baso on the tluow. In other lespects tho gamo In almost Identical with outdoor baseball. Tor thiee Innings neither sldo scored, then the Persevcrancn bojs got their eje on the ball and bitted out six runs After tint It was k uulkoiei Tho Dauntless tenm got but two inns dui-ing dui-ing the lost of the game but tho Per-Beveiunce Per-Beveiunce team hammered the tphero nil uvea1 tho loom, onl the wire net-ling net-ling preventing the bicaklng of nearly evtrj window In tho pi ice. Several fouls nnd wild throws got In among tho closely packed spec tutors, but tho ball was so jleldlng thnt no ha m was done, and theeo Incidents merclj ndded tn Iho fun The final score vvns 3H to 5 In favor of Peiseveinnce, and the bojs felt thnt their football defeat had been ill a mensuie compensated for. Aftei the game the tables wer" (nought Insldo nnd arranged Tho choc, olata had been 111 process of making during tho doting Innings of the some so it wus steaming hot and renlj to bo icrved with tho sandwiches, ojstei pies, fiult. dike, etc. A lojnl good tlmo followed Oood humor nnd ,ood npidlto made excellent sauce, and full justlco was dono tha plain but whole-some whole-some menu nvrrjnuo was pinlslng tho sum ,1 miniiei In which tho bojs hud ana. cd he nffulr and nil would have gnuo v ell hid It not been feu 'Jack" Hlgfln rnrelessiiftss of the nioiulng and Allied PiMdsotia anxiety to show off befoio the gills Alfiod lighted n clgaiette. j st to show that ho illdn I earn belli-ii belli-ii HI" parents saw hint or not lie ossod Iho match behind the otove It struck ho pile of khavlngs and Ignllei the n f """ could teiillze v. hi hid IwPPenrd " stiesk 'of flimo "hot upwmd. lhcwsll was burning and the names hid caught the framework before be-fore the Mate was noticed at all Several women screamed nnl manj rushed panic stricken to the dojr Waller Wal-ler (iladwln mill 'loc' Htfln were is cool headed as nnj Walter seized the pull use! In the baseball game and ilnshel Its contents over the flames ,lo told Wilbur nnl Ilex to nil tho chocolate palls at the shower-bath fan cets directed Heub nnd I'barley to rmnther the blaze with mattresses anl himself dashed off to the nouet tire alarm box The right against the Impending Im-pending conflagration was started as ipilcklj us the names themselves At llrst the Hie lighters could do llttte to check the bln7e The llames Increased In-creased theli rapldltj', and soon their greedv' tongues licked tho crackling shingles Tears r ime to the bojs ejs as theiv sin the proud result of their libor apparently being demollihed In a moment time Ueub chopped n hole tn the Ice at the river bank, and the bueketibrlgsde found this a nearer and quicker accessory acces-sory to theli work than tho shower bathroom which was fast becoming too hot for comfort Everything In which water could be carried was pressed Into service and tho Major himself was foiemost In the ranks of the flre-ftght-ers rontlnued work resulted In i check-Ing check-Ing of the flames' advance, and In live minutes more tho Hie was under control In Dfteon minutes, Just ss the Itlvervlew hose companj appeared on the scene, the fire was prictlcnlly extinguished ex-tinguished Nearly half of one side wall and a good part of the roof had become a chirred skeleton. Upon looking over tho result of the Are It was seen that tho damage was not such ns could easllj be repaired The bojs were thankful inded that the whole of their splendid clubhouse had not been burned to u mass of shapeless shape-less ruins With thla philosophical thought they left for home, resolved to retrlevo their iocs as ciulckly as possible pos-sible It was n comfort, too, to learn that th" banner had not been damaged In nny wny In the next story we shall read of the bojs' return basketbill game with their old rivals the Golden Knights, plajed In the rebuilt clubhouse. |