Show f ALCOHOL ALCOHOL MEETS MEETS flEETS ITS WATER LOO f Be It Known to All Men and women THAT we the members of the the H. H nine do hereby issue a bold and defiant challenge to all comers whosoever whosoever whosoever whoso whoso- ever r regardless ss of age sex or color except except except ex ex- ex- ex members of the basket ball team and of the Faculty who shall be members members members mem mem- bers of this glorious institution and residents of this city of Zion and of our great and glorious and grand republic Said challenge to be for a contest to take place on the University campus on on n Thursday the fifteenth day of April inthe inthe in inthe the year of our Lord eighteen hundred seven ninety at 2 30 p. p pm p.m. en This chal challenge challenge lenge lenge chal to be of force only upon the condition condition condition con con- that no member of the opposing team weigh more than pounds or dr orless r less than 49 49 3 pounds and on the further further further fur fur- ther condition that no member of either side touch any of the implements of war until the time of the game Done under my hand and seal this the thirteenth day of April eighteen hundred ninety R. R A. A Greene Business Manager a zager P. P S. S Said contest is to be a game of base base- base ball all to prove that we are the only tin cans on the hill This is no Josh Last Tuesday morning the the- above above- well notice will do for a name stared name stared the University students in the face Many wondering souls stopped and slowly traced out its meaning Not long after a group of wise-looking wise mortals was seen in the hall earnestly discussing some evidently vital question A few minutes later an affirmative answer to the notice was placed on the bulletin board signed The Literature Class So Thursday being a holiday and the weather being most conducive for baseball baseball baseball base base- ball a crowd of seekers curiosity-seekers gathered gathered gath gath- ered eted on the campus A very peculiar appearance did the participants display especially the disc disciples ples of 2 Hs 0 O H. H By way of Manager Greene of the Alcohol nine had the tips of his mens men's noses dyed fiery crimson Some were unkind enough to rema remark k that this artificial decoration was wholly unnecessary sary the sary-the the natural tint of the noses sufficing After having chosen Me and Bechtol as those best fitted to risk their lives as umpires and after a great deal of wrangling over the up toss-up the memorable game began with the alcohols at the bat The positions were filled ac follows Hs OR OH II LITS Pembroke C T. T McKay Telford P Van Cott Romney 1 1st st B D. D O. O McKay Clark 2nd B Bowman Colbath 3rd B Richards Tripp S. S S. S Brown Culmer Rt F. F Olsen Porter L. L F. F Langlois Mc Chrystal C. C F. F Taggart Ames Pigtail Pembroke knocked a warm liner to Taggart and made an easy first and a wild throw of Van Cotts Cott's allowed him to make second Telford didn't do a athing athing athing thing but strike out Romney brought Pembroke in in Clark followed Telford's tactics and Colbath did the same just for instance The Lits initiated themselves by allowing Langlois to knock an easy ball to first Bowman pushed and made second Brown fanned the atmosphere and mid cries of Nay nay Bechtol announced that Van Cott was out on third In the second inning Porter made first and McChrystal made three wild efforts to strike the ball but failed dis dis- mally Culmer's strength was not up to much and he failed even eyell to get to first Porter got out on third The chemistry boys failed to score and the third spasm began Little Ames made first after a rather vague touch at the ball Pembroke got to second Telford got to first but Romney chased him away The The Lits failed to score The score The rest of the game was a repetition of the foregoing At the end of the fourth inning the score was 4 4 4 which was materially changed by bythe bythe bythe the Lits in the next inning Score 18 18 9 9 in favor of the Lits |