Remember
the old western movies; the fastest gun would always survive. Below is a list of
classic westerns. How many of these have you seen? Which one was your
favorite?
Once
Upon a Time in the West (1968), Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson
and Jason Robards. Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973), James Coburn
and Kris Kristofferson. My Darling Clementine (1946), Henry Fonda and
Victor Mature. The Big Country (1958), Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons,
Charlton Heston and Burl Ives. Winchester ’73 (1950), James Stewart,
Shelley Winters and Stephen McNally. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
(1962), James Stewart,
John Wayne, Lee Marvin and Vera Miles. Stagecoach (1939), John Wayne,
Claire Trevor, Andy Devine and John Carradine. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance
Kid (1969), Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Katharine Ross. Red River
(1948), John Wayne, Montgomery Clift and Joanne Dru. High Noon (1952),
Gary Cooper, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges, Harvey Pell, Katy Jurado and Grace
Kelly. The Searchers (1956), John Wayne and Jeffrey Hunter.
The Outlaw Josey
Wales (1976), Clint
Eastwood, Chief Dan George, Sondra Locke and Paula Trueman. The Good, The Bad
and The Ugly (1966), Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach.
Silverado (1985), Kevin Kline, Danny Glover, Kevin Costner and Scott
Glenn. Tombstone (1993), Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott and Bill
Paxton. Dances With Wolves, (1990) Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell and
Graham Greene.
We had a
shootout today, on Field C, between the Silverado team and the Dodge City team.
YEEHAW!
Silverado team, Visitors: Benson,
Reagan, Drouilard, Brock, Erb, Held, Parker, Matta, Seguin, Dampier Oesterreich
and Ing.
Dodge
City team, Home team: Andrews, Laffoon, Keller, Busch, Butler, Zelazny, Hite,
Poke, Hartley, Kallister, Wheeler and Coffman.
The
Silverado team came into town with guns blazing; we scored 5 runs in the first
inning. Benson, Drouilard, Held and Matta were the sharp shooters, who were
quick off the draw. All 4 players got hits and when you mix in a few errors that
were committed by the Dodge City Gang, the Silverado team hit gold. The
Silverado team did not finish shooting up the town after the first inning; there
were a lot more base hits “atwixt” the team members. They brought some “bad
medicine” to the Dodge City team, as the visitors added 4 and 5 runs, in their
2nd and 3rd at bats. The whole team hit like a “curly
wolf” (dangerous man, real tough guy). At the end of three innings the score was
Silverado: 14- Dodge City: 7.
“You
may need me and this here Winchester, Curly. I saw a barn burning last night.”
(Ringo Kid, Stagecoach). The Dodge City gang needed the Ringo
Kid, John Wayne, if they wanted to “stage” a comeback. They had quite a few
barns burning, they were set ablaze by the Silverado gang. After the top of the
7th inning the score was Silverado: 31- Dodge City: 12.
Marshal Curly Wilcox: “You can find
another wife.”
Chris:
“Sure I can find another wife. But she take my rifle and horse. Oh, I'll never
sell her. I love her so much. I beat her with a whip and she never gets
tired.”
Dr.
Josiah Boone: “Your wife?”
Chris:
“No, my horse. I can find another wife easy, yes, but not a horse like
that!”
In the
bottom of the 7th inning, the Dodge City Gang got on their horse and
decided to “cowboy up”. They sent 11 batters to the plate and scored 7 runs.
Jimmy Laffoon started things off with a double. Keller, Busch, Butler, Hite,
Poke and Kallister all played like desperados, they reached base safely. Michael
Wheeler emptied 3 shots from his bat, into the bags, as he pulled into third
with a triple, to end the scoring that inning. After 7 full innings of play the
score was Silverado: 31- Dodge City: 19.
“Well,
there are some things a man just can't run away from.” (The Ringo Kid,
Stagecoach). The
Dodge City team wasn’t running away from a fight, but neither was team
Silverado. They answered with 4 runs, in the top of the eighth inning, with hits
from Held, Parker, Matta, Seguin, Oesterreich and Ing; along with a sacrifice
fly, by Fred Dampier. The Dodge City gang was now up to bat in the bottom of the
8th, in a flip flop game situation. They added 4 runs in the bottom
of the 8th and were shut out in the 9th. Final Score:
Silverado: 35- Dodge City: 23.
I think
it was the Ringo Kid who said; “Well, I guess you can't break out of prison
and into society in the same week.” Or, was that a Don Ing quote? Anyway,
the Silverado team "broke out" their bats and "locked up" a win.
Silverado Gunslingers: (Twelve deadly
guns).
Benson:
3/5 with two doubles and a SF.
Reagan:
4/6.
Drouilard: 3 / 4 and a
SF.
Brock:
3/3 with a double and two SFs.
Erb:
3/5
Held: 4/
5 Two triples and two doubles.
Parker: 3
/ 4 and a SF.
Matta: 5/
5 with two doubles.
Seguin:
5/5 with two doubles.
Dampier:
3 / 4 with a double and a SF.
Oesterreich: 4/5 with a
double.
Ing: 5/5
with a triple and a double.
Dodge
City Gunslingers:
Keller: 4
/ 5 with two triples.
Busch: 3/
4 with a double.
Zelazny:
3 / 4 with a double and a walk.
Hite: 3 /
5 with a double.
Poke:
4/5.
Kallister: 4/5.
Wheeler:
4/5 with a triple.
Coffman:
3/5 with a triple.
These
guys lassoed the ball on defense:
Matta,
for a diving stop at 1st base.
Seguin,
for going deep into the hole at 2nd and throwing the runner
out.
Andrews,
for running down a fly ball in the gap.
Thanks
to JD Davis for playing sheriff and umpiring the game.
Write up by Nick Matta
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