THE IL ALL PLAY.
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NEAR THE GREAT RIVER PoRTEAu CHoc. MARION


July 2dth, 1914.


Mr.. Editor In company with the two Capt
lis and some other friends, | went out 10 Yokni.
chickma. t" see that ball play. and as YOU stated
It would commence precisely at II o'clock we
reached the ground al III o'clock, and found the
game half over. Coniound it, when you make
statement see first if you have "lhem papers {"
for ia ride of lG miles in broiling sun to sec
half a ball play is no joke. We found n right
smart chance of folks gathered. and Watching the
game with much anxiety. During shor, blow
ing " time, the Sans Bois having taken 6 balls.
we found there were 33 players on a side, the cas-
tern poles or Sugar Loaf party being in the mi.
norItv. having taken but 4 balls.


eth Ball. Whoop-he- Bane-up goes the ball
down TO the east poles, passes returns TO mid.
die ground--anon TO west or Sans Bos poles s.-ser.
that felIew cant keep the forked end down,-part
them--away goes the ball 10 middle ground,-now
back to west poies--now then A Alen--hurrah Sam
away hes the ball to middle ground ana back
IN no tIme-anon back ard forward--Lord. LORD
how excI.lng,--there, a dead lndian-hore comes
the ball--clear the track--thero it goes M the
west PoIes,--oud yelIs of triumph rend The air
banners wave-west poles are 7. Time min.
utes. E'"


IL. Up goes the ball--the sticks clash N.
players clinch and fall, con Jurors make uncou,b
gestures--forwar2pnd back, now east no w wos,
again the triumphant yelI-west poles s,re q
Time minute. N oo' "
ID. Ball starts west anon Allen MIC. dart,
out OF the crowd, bearing the ball high in tho Il;
throws nearly TO eastern poIes,-in a mone,, !, !,
oack again, while the toughest sort of times ,ro
al east poes--payers stac ked up in heaps, there's
Fellow Knocked cold as a lapstone--and nway
| run we to see him, but as we reached The s,o, ~
jumps up.--shouts Nok-ni. fena-cracks b;s -
with his elbows, and is ready for another enco,n.
! ter-this ball passed from pole to pole 8 times.
Ne-lubbee Of the west poles took tho balI-.w.s,
poles, 9. Time lS minutes =. '
IA. The west boys were evidently bav;nc !,
their own way, leading tho east balls, but nou,
the Sugar Loaf blood was reused, the ball st, ~
towards east pole, passes, returns, to middle
ground, return 10 east and is taken--the easr noes
are $. Time minutes.


Now there was no time for swnn,;,o
knives, the ball did not appear to touch the ear,b
but the players did, and that not gently--wi,b
most vociferous cheers the east poles are 6. Time
5 minutes.


l6. Now the work was serious, every throw
had its scuhe and men fell oftener than the ball
here ii is, there it goes like magic with incredible
swiftness, now there is ground and lofty tumbno
on all sides, every throw contested but again the
east poles are successful counting Z. Time 5
minutes.


II. Hope dawns on the Sugar Loaves-men
who had ponies, oxen, cows and bulls staked; wo.
wen who had staked their blankets. shawls. dres.
ses. and silver ornaments, were alive, cheering
the players with the greatest actyity--whippine
up dehnquents, admdrninistering courage and