Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-08-24
The CriuOline Club and Manly Sports.

Base ball rageth.
Everywhere and considerably.
Males Of all ages have had the thing
bad, and now the females seem 10 have
desire for it.
In different parts Of the country ladies
are getting up clubs, and not 10 be behind
score OF ancient and modern females Of
our burg have organized for the purpose
Of INDUCING in the national game.
This is all right
If woman is strong enough 10 wear
waterfall and vote, she ought 10 be able
TO play bali.
Did you ever see a female base ball
club practice
If not you have missed heap of good
things.
We never saw it bui once, and dOn'I
think We ever shall again.
Twas on quiet afternoon in July,and
pretty warm when We enjoyed Witnessing
the CTinoline Club at a game OF base
ball
The maids and matrons-old and
young-taLl and small-great and little
fat aud lean-handsome and ugy-made
their appearance on the field promptly.
The first movement on the part Of the
tender ones was to relieve themselves Of
hoops, and these expansive articles were
hung IN an extensive row all along on the
fence.
(P. S.-There were no male speca.
tors present but US, and We were inyinci-
ble.)
Before The play could proceed a row
was commenced by an ancient girl OF for.
ty falls, tsome of which she received
while playing bslD because lit;le Miss
Tibbs had on Poplin dress. when the
regulations said that no one should wear
anything more eoslive than calico.
Miss Tibbs was young and good look
ing, while the compIainanl's chief alrac-
ton was her nose, which she brushed al
ternately with her seeves.
She proceeded
"Tew see such a little upslart dare tew
cum out here dressed up lew fits, jes' If
she's beucr'n US. shan, play mint
until she takes that dress right Of. now -
One by one the damsels came forward
and had their say, then all mixed in to-
geiher, and spaI and snapped until one
muscular female, who had read Beade's
dime boxer under the impression that 1t
was base ball instructor, stepped in and
dispersed the wIanglers, and lille Miss
Tibbs didn't take of her dress, neither.
After some more discussions and few
extra preparations the play went on, &C.
compsned by much screeching and
screaming, and lumbling over, and spraw'
ldg about, all OF which was trile anu
sing 10 disinterested parties.
Some took il leisurely-some went in
to il severely.
Considerable OF grace and beauty was
displayed.
One short stop was knocked over three
times, and sweet damsel OF asixteen.
whose modesty prevented her abandon
ing her crnoIine, fell down nine times,
on her pilgrimage in search Of the first
base.
About the seventh innings there was q
flare up between the second base beauty
and the careless female who played CEN
ter field, caused by the latter, while play
ing in position, tresding on the flowing
and magnificent train Of the former.
The result was watered silk dress
completely ruined, and eternal enmily be-
tween second base and centre field.
There was much turmoil, throughout
the entire game.
The umpiress was pronounced SIAN
3rer.
The scoress was called a cheat.
And every memberess of the Crinoline
b was thoroughly convinced that every
er memberess was no better then she
hit 10 be.
After the game and the dsmsels had re-
red to their several domicls, we walk
orlh and viewed The field.
such sight!
Scattered about every where were
ws. and harp and ribbons, and
e. and puff combs, and mice, and wa
Il, and garlers, while one excited old
"a. lad actually gone home and lei' her
hoops there dangling on the fence.
1t was a comicaI picture, those female
sporns,s, as they left The ground, The per,
spiration streaming from their faces, and
mingling with untold quantities Of paint
and powder.
Ladies can vote, but can't play ball,
ond had you seen the practice game OF
The Crinoine club, you would think as
loes JENTLEMAN JERKS.
oh, I'm dead! I'm dead' blubbered
tile fellow the other day as he ran into
,ne house. What's the matter, my dear!
inquired the affrighted mother. oh |
ran against fence, and stuck knot hole
in my rousers!'
A bsshful young man escorted an equal.
ly bash(ul young lady. As they approach
ed the dwelling of the damseI, she said,
enteatngly:
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