Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-07

to ruminate over the mlsnapS OF tnlS cnech-
cred life.
.-GRAND MATCH GAME OF BASE BALL
DocToRs VS.. LAwYERs.-The match game
between the Lawyers and Doctors was
played as per announcement, and witne ssed
by a very large number of spectators, COM
prfsing che youth and beauty of Columbus.
The choice of positions falling to the legal
gentry, the doctors went to bat and the
lawyers took the field-Rufus King being
chosen umpire. a1iafitiss
First Round.-Dr. Summers, who is en-
tirely inexperienced in the theory and
practice of the game, who never saw bat
or ball during the course of his natural
life, reluctantly took the bat, which he
evidently mistook for pestle, and squared
himself to receive the pill from the hands
ofthe pitcher. Under the instructions OF
Dr.. Seltzer, who is equally ignorant of the
game the umpire called pills, "once,
twice. The third one he received not to
swallow himself, but to drive it through
the body Of Tom. First blood for Sum-
meFs lyouf reporter noticed several sympa-
thetic tears trickling down the cheeks Of
the fair ones for Toms mishaps, but on be-
ing assured that Tom, the pitcher. was not
mortally wounded they did not faint.)
Fountain next to the pestle. The Doc
tor issyefy yonng. and basi1ful in the pres
ence of ladies, but supported by Seltzer
and encouraged by the umpire, reached the
FIRST base, after Tom struck his bat with
the ball.
ofDenig welded the pestle ferociously. and
struck straight from the shoulder. He sent
the pill whirling through the air and
reached his second base. i.,a sn l5sfa s.
Settler prepared the next prescription
and elected the applause of the spectators
by his proficiency. 1t is due to the Doctor.
however, to state that he never played the
game beforei The, others followed in or
der and. at the end of the first innings the
score stood s pills for the doctors-a heavy
dose for the lawyers to swallow. = u,
Thurman tt the bat. He deInurred at
the velocity of the ball which the pitcher
favored him WITH Tom missed his first
blow In Consequence of keeping his eyes
on a carriage in which of course there were
ri6iadies.rs Second pill followed. and the
third svass'sent Into the diaphragm of DR..
White, who did not catch a ny. Tom in
two strides was on the first base.
bdDeLany next took the pestle, and there
upon small boys Immediately retired to
long range. One pin was a dose for him,
and whirling the pestles gracefully around
the head of the Umpire he sent the pill
fAdthe vicinity sofo Stewards grove and
made home run 70 ~ s-,,.r ses sfa7s
Brother MeC Cracken very timidly ele-
waited the pestle and, after several ineffect-
uaf attempts to stop the pill, finally sue
ceeded in striking it an orthodox blow,
which sent the pill under a carriage occr-
pied by three, ladies. Mac made his, third
base in consequence of the short stops
bashfulness, for DIR. Fullerton could not be
induced to go near the carriage. ss
Graham daintily elevated the PROSTATE
pestle, the Umpire called pills Zone two"
a1d on 'tfie third attempt "Adelbert was
caughtsout on foul" and retired exclaim-
ing, ..'4 -. sii5:. r.
I've seen my fondest hopes decay. ~ 17.-F
Brother Woodruff next seized the pestle
he is not an apothecary-butn nature made
him q powerful pestler. Tworevolutions Of
liisstrong right arm sent the calomel COM
pound glimmering through the air "as a
dream that were, a. school boys tale, the
wonder. of an hour" Success crowned him
with the first base and the unanimous voict
OF. the audi ierice was that .'bloodn will tell
4 At the call for Stage it was ascertained
that ,he. was sound asleep. Ben struck ar
attitude, and withidefiance i'm both eyes and
pestle waived aloft, he greeted the enemy
He struck, he ran, he conquered, and tht
first base welcomed the hero. ~ =
q Thus at the end of the first innings iv'
pills were scored for the Attorneys. ~
At the close of the thirdinning the scor,
stood 24 to 20 fn favor of the Doctors.
The fourth inning followed, and wa
ushered In BY, the scattering of pills in al
directions; some In 2 Homeopathic doses
others in solid Allopathic masses. At tn
conclusion of this inning the score stood A
to d In favor of the Doctors. This innin.
told heavily on the Attorneys; it was eyi
dent thatsithey were not a match for tn
Umpire and the Doctors, Several Incl
dents occurred during the latter part of th
game which deserve to be recorded. Thur
man stopped fly with his shoe in q mas
terly manner. 1t is rumored that the med
ical fraternity used. chloroform on the At
torneys, sevefal sof whom were observet
reclining on the bases regardless of conse
4uSnSSsr iaft .sifgug af tas 2sg7f - Iia
osrThe Doctors violated the rules of tn
game by imbibing stomach bitters them
selves while administering chloroform =
the Attorneys. a,iss SO rirpeI aaiise7a /
O. The fifth inning remains to be played.
The Umpire left when the Doctors 60
ahead, and thus the championship remain
in doubt-to ali except the Umpire. as..