Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-03-14

4 GORGEOUS BASEBALL NIxE.-The
Cleveland Leader gives this account of
he picked nine with which that CITY
proposes 10 do battle agaust the world
the coming season:
We possess limited knowledge of
base ball matt err, aud the vernacuar Of
the grassy diamond is hot iuen,ly spo-
ken nor 'dersiuod. But we Know
enough to dodge when one Of .Sution's
red hot SKY scrapers" comes toward Us,
and can ou'imInp Kangaroo when in
range OF ''dai,v cutter from the bat of
Wniters." We have had u ricnochct
ball develop goose egg on our head
that would do credit to any web footed
hirdi aud IN our zeal To see IL man make
home run, we have been confined 10
the houec for weeks, 10 say II thing OF
black eyed arguments with "Umpires"
who were equally prompt with their
decisions and bripk bats But taking
Considerable interest In The Forest Civ
Cln1, and with strange desire 70 .li-
crease our bank accoun, l,y netting on
their surfess lor the comm. year. we
are prompted TO furnish lew reliable
statistics concerning their splendid
physique, aud the training they are en-
gagged IN 10 make victory hover over,
and perch upon their banners. The
"Pitchcr' tor the summer OF 1872 has
been praclicing ior several weeks out
side OF the city liqits, and, tnough not
feeling well, can now throw regula-
tion Lali with such swittnes, thai IL
cannot he seen unies4 covered with
phosphorus, and oiicn the frict ion oc-
casioned by passing through the air
causes "a heat so great as 10 burn the
ball to ashes before it reaches the CATCH
er. who only finds mass at oinder in
his hand. The assistant or reserve
pitcher mas been pFacticing but few
weeks. bat he can throw u ball through
eighteen incnes ot OAK plank now, and
II he keeps on, the man ''on deck" will
be compelled to encase his slotaach in u
monitor tRrret and other iron armor, or
sutier the consequences. The Catcher"
has been for three weeks past engaged
in treaking up pig iron at the New burgh
Rolling Mills, and 70 still further tough.
en- his hands he allows the hig twenty.
pound trip hammer to drop on them two
,urs each day; they are now about
the size OF wind mill, and ii a ball gets
by him 1t will be by traversinx the at
nosphere Of AN adjoining county. The
reader can gamble on this it. he il that
kind OF person. The ''First BaAelnan
Is trying the diet SYSTEM to steady his
nerves, and can let a government mule
kick him with both ieet Aii day in the
abdolncH without winking. He will
neyeG move his foot from a SAUDI bag
unless in the line vi duty, aud runner
Tor the first base may light on him like
y nlshtaawk on Junebug without
making him swerve hair. The ssSec.
Ond Baseman'' has developed himself
more especially TOR miscellaneous and
aciiv- service. lie can stand Oh his
head, catch u ball with his feet, reverse
his position and snock q grasshopper
of from mullen stock M eighty rods,
nine times out u ten. There will be
no use IN ramner tr. ing to dodge him,
Tor he has globe sights on his nose, and
can plump man in the hall or rigging,
just us he chooses. Tie ..Short Stop
Is probably the best man for this POSITION
that can be found this side OF the sues
Canal. he is short hitaislf, has lived
on pic crust ell winter, can turn thirteen
som.eIssuliss without apittiHg on his
hands, and csicl, y ball with equal facilf-
~ in either hand or. his teeth. The
l"Third Baseman" ilas been making sour
ssoat and riding vsioeipsds III winter,