Show LOCAL TEAM GETS REVENGE local baseball boys overwhelm gunnison the reaper scribe experienced no difficulty whatever in securing the result of the ball game which was pulled off here friday afternoon between the gunnison arid and richfield teams at least a dozen local fans rushed to our sanctum sanctorum oruill immediately after the game was over to announce the result and to state emphatically that there had been a game a real game the score was 18 to 1 in favor of richfield the Ri richfield clifield boys went into the game determined to even things up with the visitors for the merciless defeat administered by them week before last at gunnison while the visiting team had mustered in the very best players they could possibly secure and came down purpose purposely lv for another victory but alas and alac things were different and so was the score the locals had taken on enough of the old time energy and added just sufficient of what IS is g generally genea enea ally termed to use modern baseball vernacular pep to enable them to put up a mighty hard game it is to be regretted that the gate receipts were very light and that our boys were compelled to dig away down in their pockets to pay the expenses of the game Is it possible that the people of this city has lost interest in the great national game to that extent richfield boasts boast of her rank as a commercial metropolis and when our boys bring in a neighboring team to help liven up conditions and to assist in keeping pace with other towns we should at least bat patronize ionize the game to the extent that expenses could be met arid and our team have wages playing ball is the hardest kind of work ork and skilled wo work rk at that the great big majority of men cant play the game those who do play must leave arid and neglect their work oftentimes at a great sacrifice riiho rii hG reaper appeal s to the good doeple of richfield to be considerate and fair in this matter we should either wake up and give our team the support which is necessary to its development to the extent that we may rank well with our neighboring towns or else let us continue to sleep in which case we should withdraw our team altogether and make no pretense whatever at competing in base ball we certainly should aspire to have the best or be satis satisfied fled with no team at all A lame ball is positively no credit to a town and it is absurd to expect a good one unless we give it substantial enczur argement |