The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-06-07

Rail ia our Nations al Game. We like il
We like to sac it played. We never hk
to see it "l3Iayed out" 1t affords
healthy exercise, when the player don
oct hit with a ball or bat. Then it
unhealthy. We remarked that it afford
exercise Likewise business for tn
surgeon. To get q red hot ball on tn
second button of the vest, sends fel
low on the home run quickePn light
ming.
We know. Been there; 1,gc =
We are decidedly in favor of meder
,ts amount of base ball playing, ant
therefore we rejoice to know that the
cred Stockings" of Cincinnati, are te
cocoon M our Battles on Wednesday
lime sOth. Harry Wright will be right
there and George Wright can't possibly
be left out.
We love to see a good game Of Base
Rail. Because we don't play ourself.
We like to sit under cool tree and see
the mines 60 for it like bricks. 1t don't
tire Ms a bit. If we are provided with
a few dishes of ice cream, gallon or SO
of mint julips, several buckets of ice
water, box of real Havanas or a cou-
nile of hundreds of tips and a few
matches, we could sit IN the shade of a
tree all the afternoon-let it be never SO
holland see the other fellows playing.
We could even shed our coat and boots
at the work, if we got excited.
It's nice game, manly game, a game
we are willing others should play. It's
too exercisy for as. We haven't ham
kered after it since the last game we
played, when ball, going at the rate
of a mile a minute, hit us in the back
mart of the stomach. 1t raised US foot.
Twas a week before we could take our
meals in comfort-except we stood up.
Since then our invariable reply to invi-
tations to "toss the ball around' has
been, ''Not any for Spivins."
There isn't better place in the coun-
try for base ball practice than we have.
In addition to the splendid grounds at
the Fair Ground, we have the hill back
of the city. Home base might be at the
bottom of the hill. Base Baller wants
to make a home run. Let him slide
down hill. Bad for TIE pants, but bully
for home runs. If this proposition don't
suit, there are plateaus, sand banks and
back yards. The streets have been
used pretty freely thus far, but we can't
recommend them. Apt to lose the ball,
or be obliged to whip some old buffer
who gets mad because the ball plugs
him on the nose, or lady get excited be-
cause print of the ball in puIest mud
is left on her best bonnet. Some people
lose their temper mighty easy. There's
more ground outside of Wheeling than
inside. There may not be so many of
the comforts and convenienees outside,
but two mule team can haul them out.
A few kegs of lager, barrel or two of
ice, lemons and stogies Gd Hbitum amt
much to haul. The temperance Base
Ballers can carry out Jamaica ginger,
pop and arnica in their pockets.
/ We expect the approaching teurna-
ment will be big thing. We like
tournaments and champagne suppers.
They are nice for those who are not call.
ed upon to subscribe. We vote for at
least FIVE tournaments and accompani-
meuts week. Let 'em come off in the
afternoon so we can attend. We want
to be notified in time so we needn't get
in a perspiration going to the grounds.
'Taint pleasant to our constitution. Nor
to our bylaws.
We hear that there is to be fat nine
raised in this city. Names have been
mentioned in that connection. The
aggregate weight of the persons named
will be in the neighborhood of 1000. We
have been spoken of as one of 'em. We
elevate our dexter paw and solemnly
declare we will never shed another drop
of Precipitation base balling. By yon-
der bright refulgent orb we swear it,!
The very mention of such thing makes
us feel sore.