Middlesex County Newspaper Abstracts



The Arlington Advocate, 6 September 1889

Last Monday was as generally observed as a holiday by Arlington people, as is usual, and there was a fund of home amusement that many heartily enjoyed, the chief home features being the ball games on Russell Park. The barbers again came to the front with a game, Ronco and Ahearn being pitted against each other with picked nines who put up a phenominally good game from the start, and one that the last half of the 9th inning alone decided. Until this inning the play had been close and when the Roncos came to the bat in this inning the score was 6 to 5 in favor of the Ahearns. Robinson was first at bat and secured a fair base hit. Then Priest took the willow, and getting a ball just right, he sent it sailing away into the meadow beyond the out-field, bringing Robinson home and securing for himself a home run and the game for his side. Aside from this there were no especially brilliant plays, but both batteries were alike steady and strong, and the game was really quite notable for the steadiness of the play on both sides from first to last.

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The Arlington Advocate, 13 September 1889

D. Ahearn writes us that he is "not satisfied with the result of the ball game on Labor Day," and challenges Mr. Ronco to play again. Will meet the latter at his shop any time to make arrangements to play for $50.00.

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1889 Newspaper Abstracts
Middlesex County Massachusetts

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