The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-07-17
Something for the Admirers Of
$50 Base Rail.
DESCRIPTION OF IT BY BRICK
,G3 e8 P0MER0Y.

UESUklPTlUN VI IL BY BklUk
,H a8 P0MER0Y.
From the La Crosse Democrat
.s.5 AS A BASE BALL1sTl !
Eureka ef3 gAei,,h4 z
Look at that bruce of hands, once soft
and pretty, now s,gased with the Egyp-
tian blushes. Y Th:S lopk into those optic
and tell us tales Of sympathy. And look
at that Mount Tori on our right check.
bone. Baseball That is the row.
q 1t came about thus Secondary de-
ployment is too shirksbme for the system.
The doctor said we needed exercise. -
Doctor knows. He told us to Join Base
ball, we joined. Boughta a book Of in.
structions, and or Eve days studied II
wisely IL not to, well. Then we bought
a sugar scoop oap, red belt, 0 green
shirt, yellow trousers, pumpkin colored
shoes, paper tolar and purple neck tic,
and, with q lot oe other delegates, moved
gently to the gpuud. ,g sa
There were two piues. These mines
were antagonists The ball is o pretty
little drop Of so9aess, the size Of a goose
egg, and five degrees harder than brick.
The two nineg play against each other.---
1t is quiet game, much more chase
than chess. There was an umpire. His
position was a hard one. He sits on q
box and yells "fowl," His duty 10 90.
we're. v 5yf.
! took the bat. Il 10 murderous
playtbing, descended from Pooahoutas to
the head Of John Smith. The man in
front Of me was pitcher. he was o
nice pitcher, but he sent the ball hot
The man behind me wac o catcher. he
caught ii tool
The umpire said nplay." Il Is the
most radical play I know Of, this base.
ball. Saving cord wood Is moonlight
rambles beside baseball So the pitch.
ers sent ball toward me. II looked
pretty coming, 80 I let it come. Then
he sent another. i hit it with the club,
and hove it gently upward. Then /
started to walk to the first base. The
ball lit in the pitcher, or his hands, and
somebody said he caught o fly. Alas,
poor fyl / walked leisurely toward the
base. Another man took q bat. I re-.
trrnad To. .aaa- how he WAS maxine "a and
q mule kicked mo 90 lLo check. The
man said it was the ball. Ii felt like
mule, and I reposed on the grass. The
ball went on
Pretty soon there we're two moro flies.
and three of us few out. Then the 9th.
er nine came in, and US nine went OUT
This was better. Just as was standing
on my dignity in the left field, q hot bali,
as they called it, came skyrouketiug to.
ward me. Ny captain yelled, "Take Il p
! FASTENED gently forward to where the
ball was aiming to descend. I have a
good eye to measure distances, and saw
at glance where the little eroIite was to
light. | put up my hands. How sweet.
ly the ball descended, Everybody look.
ed ielt something warm In my eye
~ ain y1l,su ninety 'el'els. ,"Momn'
three days I've had two pounds Of raw
beef on that eye, and yet it paineth!
.on,Is sa 80; "an.ea ;, " ~ no%e, put my
sos''s s Sap'a'I p saa nay' 90 mayed
"ps; uIS s,aysui ps'ty ~ uOon !, was my strike,
-On. D..'t ~ " w. ua' =, yensa .he umpire.
TS Tsa', ;,as vus no' a,i sGiene as was my wont;
,,;.ia nau p,'unes !. ~ sen. A IN one MP high. J
T. ''sss s.. y. ~ sen',u ano.ner neok h'gn
ns,,ss ~ s,tpa ~ me y me galie.. Fowl,
5oa;n & m mi. I tns s' .lsu ~ sent IN Ine pai
aen, as :, dann @ - lp A. Nn. ~. !. square ana
I n.r,,. : ,r;udar NV" = WI .,sns us,u, through
pn @ aa.;na, ,h. ho.a te.sns Y lamp, anu rlp
Cpp;a.In asA ,st;n. G Asu = ~ ih'als VINO was .a
T0,hcy,. & " naP Ms ~ nus OF i's
and [ ms,ndos.d L s...LD usn a. ~ s,ueg ine pa'
TN hs,rd s h;rb a.a, ,vL.l ~ y iao nrss paas;- 1.
.lunn ,ha sh ~ "yips anI .S ,oOAea. mnsl
1ns .ao oae nau WIN !" nroken tne
Js~ csn,s v 'A' H~pn' anu was anea lel
''n m
Inc game went on. l liked it. Il Il
so mucn iun 10 run from base to bas'
Just 10 nme 70 be put out, or to chase
osli tnree,ioprlhs , Of . mile down hil
while OIL the spectators yell "mufin!' !
"go II J. "home run j. Ego round again 7