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Show KIRK'S J FINE WORK Pitches Good Game for Fillmore, Fill-more, But Loses Out. Reports from Fillmore give some details of the ball game played at the County Fair, the other day, in which a team from Malone played against the Fillmore team. Kirk, the well-known local phen- I in 4 put-outs at first, made the only run scored by his team, had two-three-baggers and a single, and struck out a total of eighteen men during the game. Had Kirk had support, it is more than likely that he would have pitched pitch-ed a no-hit game, throughout, but the seventh inning, his team went to pieces, and through errors and "bon- - ; - 7 ? 'se . .... - ... - " s- . i . ' ' "'- :" .V .. .--.'" -' ! I i " ' 'A v r . , ! I onienal, pitched for Malone and, while his team was defeated, his individual in-dividual work is worthy of special mention. In the first two innings, Kirk struck out "eight men and allowed no hits up to the seventh inning. He had four fielding assists, resulting ers," the Fillmore boys took the game, 5 to 1. Before the game started, it is said the Fillmore bunch protested against Kirk on the grounds that he was a professional, but, while he is not a professional, he ought to be, judging by his work as a twirler. |