The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-10-10
JERKS As 4 BASE BALxnT. !

JERKS As 4 BASE BALxfsr.
Health and amusement!
Being in ssarsh Of these commoaities we
loned baseball club.
We had watched the game day After day; had
studied tho rules and explanations until we
could repeat them verbatim: had applauded al
the fine playing. q the sanas time psrsscay -
in fact. were satis6sd we could make our
marx as 6allSst.
We went out to practice.
Had position assigned Us Oh the right flank,
as a skiYlnishsS. 49, rsa arssa~ass
tsge, and We were ordered to close in.
We closed In aud were afterwards called short
We felt much better here, as there was some
chauce Of having something to do. 1--WE don't
like loafing, even II We are playing b. b. s.
Prepared far catch, and got it. The ball
was' coming right at us---struck IN attitude, and
took the ball bandsomely on the point Of our
little finger, from which it few like lightning to
position directly under the left eye, whsre IL
hs,fed moment and then went to purgatory-
us on top.
Here Is where some Of the amusement part
OF the game comes IN.
But the amuSem cnt yaS tor the spectators,
The cxptain said something about .mufIins,"
or I'm useins. > We didn't distinctly understand
which; II We bad there would have bssn pu-
gilistic encounter x ~ =
Our base Of operations was again changed,
the captain sending ns to FIRST base.
Our position tsrs was indicated By . small
pillow Sled with sawdust, made on purpose for
The sopyenisnce OF players Who are tired. ~
Viewers tired. s q sss@sssfss
And took sitting posture. =
Tho captain ordered ~ up. q
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 sp0ken the mysterious word b.
fore the ball WA making directly for ~.
We don't, like TO have things thrown & ~.
and not wishing TO get bit, we played strstsgy
and watched the base, letting the ball go whsT-
ever II had mind o.
Then our position was changed again, and We
were sent 90 catch. a szn fvEw e al
We did better here.
Catching every thing bat the bail
Caught thunder from the captain. and all sorts
of mean and low remarks from the outsiders.
Spectators should never be permitted on .
They most always get up more base bawl-
than the players. Which aint right
Afer while our side get in. and we had
STRIFE.
IN. B.-Ws had bsen receiving strikes ever
since we Commenced. 49,
Took the Gus in our hand. and when the ball
came up we made for it and hit it.
It dsw up and caroued on the red head OF the
umpire, who said "Fow- owl-l! /"
This made US mad. as we were no fowl and
told him he was no gentleman to be calling u
any such names.
But rs didn't pay any attention TO it, and the
ball came up again.
This time we hit it and run.
Aswe reached tho first pillow and were about
sitting down to rest. the boss YIELD out:
"Run your basel sseasY .esz6t
and putting our hands in our pockets we took up
position among the spectators deter mined not
10 play ball with any one who called as foul and
base.
We were af,erward induced to play umpire
some, however.
This Disguised most every one, including us.
All sorts Of good things were said about ",
rules. sDarned old focIy and such like compli-
ments. pleasant to sensitive people.
The amusement part Of the game is all with
the spectators.
we don't know where the health Is. unless il
is in = back eye, broken finger, spIaned ankles,
Wa have res isnsd. and retire in IS good or
der az possible.
Not any more base ball for veg F
g 80. s.s's JEsTlEMAS JAKE. =
Ss snaes h9s s.y sAs As-s--------a---s-ss assssas
Base. bali 10 on the by South IS Yell g North
Beef III the interior Of Texas is 81 cts per n.
Snow fell in The western part Of Msssachu
SETS Last week. -. IS - go -
Snow has BEEN 10 the cooperative store in
tbs city lRichmond, Iud.j all summer. 4.
TT Ii said Bunum makes s 100 O0OA year out
o. his museum aa9 aazsa ssas sass iss
The ties for the karsas Pacific Railroad will
COS. dollar each
Russia sends to the United States for 100000
Berdan rifles.
style is everything. AsNcw York livery
stable swings sign: Hotel de Horse.'
meeting his down-town with his uptown store.
p At Illicit dishllsry was recently discovered
2OOfeet under ground in an Ohio coal mine.
Chicago has over 2, 200 licensed liquor saloons
aud spends SIG, 100000 year for drinks.
The chestnut crop in Csnnecticus promises
better this year than il has before in long time.
-rB Base ball % raging feazfally Throughout
the oil region, sparing neither age nor condition.
We eat baseball, talk IL, and act it. The other
night one Of the descons Of . church in Frank
lin. Penn, winding up petition to the throne
Of Grace, said: ''Oh. Lord, rs We start for .
home run to glory. don't let US by the devil be
caught on fy!"
O-John G SAKE, writing Of what h. saw. in
Europe, says: saw moro pretty girls in Dub
lin than in London; and many more in London
than in Paris. The sweetest voice ever heard
in conversation came from . German woman
who cold beer snd biscuits in the suburbs Of Go
tina, with smiles benignant enough TO turn cakes
and ale into amhrosia and nectar" aes = assss
tySqussbobs jr., an old bachelor, shows his
etockings which he has Just darned, to . mai
den lady who contemptuously remarked:
Pretty good for . man-darner.'
Whereupon. Squesbob retorted: