The Baltimore County union., 1867-09-21


tn" President. u"t content with his late per
i"rman anr"s at ia" SchS"'.shf,si. has recently ex.
pressed desire I" tak" hand ~ base ball
Indeed, he has gon" so tar a. Ia receive dep.
uIati"n "f New York athletes. calling them
s"lvr- ia" ' Mutual Haze. Ball clnh"f y. York. -
aud ,o accept at iheir hands badge "f mem
bershiP. which lac Immediately pinned on I"
the lapel If his coat. lie then prnrecied q"
punish the young inen IN question ter forcing
themselves int" his presence. by making y
speech to them. lie was pleased to accept the
badge. and pleased with the honor oi being
made n member "i the club lie held the
game 'i base ball I" Dec - moral rrcr, alton. --
The game never attached any disgrace to it,
members. H. had played the game when a
bab" aud was alway. delighted with H. n"
hailed with pleasure III" admitted fact THAI the
game was now look-d upon as national one.
lie thanked them iur their kind attention. ll~
hoped they would ENJOY whatever ho.pitali
ties they might receive in Washington. Then
the Club shook hands with the President. and
the President shooL hands with the club, anil
then the Club retired. After that they came on
TO Baltimore. and received at the hands Of the
i" Psstimes E" the worst =. whitews.hing they
ever got in their lives.
Whether the game oi base ball ever attachc.
any disgrace I" those who play il. depend. up.
on how it is played. But bal player may
easily disgrace the game. ani in Mr.. Johnson :
way -. playing h,' national game we .ec a very
sterling illustration 81 II. When he tok his
place at the head oi the held two years ag".
nothing could have been more promising than
the look "f affair. All the litter caused by
the player. ia the great game then ended was
being cleared away. liran new bases were
planted. bran new bats and balls were Pr"vi
dei. aud the eye. uf ~" wh". world were up
on this new payer. VIII" had Dragged ire.
fnsn,l"nsly about what h' had don" snd what
he intended to d". Hut the bran new gentle
man s'-'n began IT, a,t"ni,h everybody. lie
seemed q" take ~ hstufslly I" nuns ~ Ia inui
in.. aud tn ENJOY Wild balls a. u they were
wild ducks IT, Wa. continually getting be-
tween ihe legs "i men ri hi, own side. bring
ing hi bat r-rklrs-'y down on the heads "f his
friends. aud making ie-bl- attempts NJ twisting.
that always ended ia hitting III. man b.Lind
him. At length. when he had played series
~ w" "fstaN NN~t serbs Wv NplbstNtui
or c"ngrrss Club. ripi~d hi. i-c, from under
him. ani set him in - rorner ill he should
'hsv. slept III hi cxri,~m.nt. This made
him sulky. aud when h. found that his hands
wrre tied behind his bark. he determined "
sh"w what b" c"uld 'lo with his f--i. Just n.
,hr gsin" s'd under way again. aud all wss
promising peace. joy aud Satisfaction. he slyly
wIiyglr,i "ut "i hIs r"rSer. aud by bid thrust
ki"k~'i IA" sh"r, step asains, the pitcher .'anl
then sent him rolling irsi against "he base - nj
then another. until they all lay IN heap on
the field. THIS !. IA" .i,usi"n "f the game at
prrs-nt. aud Wr subnnn that the President. {.
friends ow" il ." ID" public. VIII" have ''cen
standing = long time patiently waiting to see
III. game brought ." an rud. Z" get him ~ the
held .. 'lsrenily they esE. He rally j. 10
NJ condition :" be- al,.'ni. much les Ia be- play
ing national games whrr, the stakes ARE "f tre'
mrnd"ns ImIor,anrr. Thus far. all his scores
hav" b""n blanks. aud his pitching aud .trik.
ing have been equally divided b-,wern inI-.
isi'"c and spite. Hr may h. very sure that NJ
honest has" hall player, wilt ever rh~,.r him
"n their side again.