The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-08-22
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Health nd anusaaesti So.
Bsios Is sssscH 81 d. canaodise4 ~
lo.1set ~. ~ ..s Ss ~ $50 ~ afse day,
"a ~. .ett;culaf notice Of Ill points;
80 st.d;ed The rules and explAnatio1s until
- eould repeat them verbatim a1plaadeA
81 - hno playing, q he Same tine W.
perfectly satisfied that il vas % easy - DO
Ibis and that and in fact were satisfied "
could uake 6ss nast . ballist. s..
Went ont 70 practice.
Had : position Assigned NJ on the right
laak . skirnishef.
Bot We didn't show Oh to much adyan>
iags, and wsse ordsrsd 70 Close IN.
W. eloeed in, aad wsrs Afterwards called
ahoft>stop.
We I'll much better here, - there wAs
some chance Of having something to DO.
I've don't like loa6ng, even if We are play
Prepared for catch, and got il The ball
was coming right at ua-struck an attitude,
| and took the ball handsomely on the point Of
| our middle finger, from which it Hew like
| liehtnips to Z position directly under the left
eve. where It halted . moment and then went
to purgstory--us on top.
Here is where the amusement part of the
game comes in.
But the Amusement was for the spectators,
not Ms.
The captain said something about muf.
| fms u or umuggins, we didn't distinctly
| understand which if We had there would
] have been pugil:stic encounter.
Our base Of operations was again changed,
the captain sending US to the first base. :.
! Our position here was indicated by small
pillow filled with sawdnst, made on purpose
for the convenience of players who are tired.
We we're tired.
And took sitting posture
The captain ordered US mp.
We said "pass. :.
We have since learned that to say pass
was asking him to pass the ball to you, and
we had no more than spoken the mysterious
word before the ball was making direct for
us.
We don't like to have things thrown at US,
and not wishing to get hit, We played strate'
~, and vacated the base, letting the ball &c
where it had mind to.
Then our position was changed again, and
we we're sent 10 catch.
We did better here.
Catching everything-but the ball.
Caught the devil from the Captain and al
sorts Of mean and low remarks from the out
siders.
Spectators should never be permitted on ,
base ball field.
They most always get mp more base bal
than the players.
Which ain right.
After while our side got in, and we had ,
strike IN. B.-We had been receiving
strikes ever since we had commenced tn
game).
Now We had chance to punish the ball.
| ~ w.
ball came up we made for 1t and hit it,
1t flew off caromed on the red head of tn
umpire, who said-"Fow owl-lf
This made us mad, as we were no fowl
and told him he was no gentleman to be call
ing US any such names.
But he didn't pay any attention to 1t, AT
the ball came up again. This time we hit
and run.
AS we reached the first pillow and wer
about sitting down to rest. the boss yeliet
out:
"Run you rs basel
This was an insult we were bound to re
sent and putting our hands in our pocket
we took up our position among the spectators
determined not to play ball with any one VIII
called us foul and base.
We were afterwards induced to play UNI
pire, however.
This disguised most every one, lncludln
| US.
All sorts Of good things were said abou
us, such as Partial" don't know nothin
about rules" "Darned old fool and sue
like compliments, pleasant to sensitive PEG
pie.
: The amusement part of the game is a
with the spectators. We don't know wher
the health is, unless it is in black eye, bro
ken finger, sprained ankle, and stiff joints
generally.
We have resigned, and retire in as good oil
der as possible.A
Not any more base ball for
GENTLEMAN JERKS.