Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-10-02
THE BASE BALL EXCURSION.

On Monday night the Cosmopolitan
Base Ball club left Beaufort for Charles
ton, on the ll:3O tain. They were ac'
companied by about score OF friends
Their misfortunes began at the Beaufort
station. where they were detained half an
hour for the down train to pass. About
midnight the train got in motion. 1t
did not take long to convince the most
hopeful that the fates were against them.
Fifteen cars of phosphates was too much
ofa load for the engine, which was some
what out of order.
The jaded party reached Yemassee
about two hours after the Charleston
train had left. From that hour thirty
three mad fellows stalked about the de-
DOT in various stages Of insarity. Enough
profane language was emitted to blast all
the vegetation for miles around. The
lazy aligators stirred in their Shiny bed,
the tree frogs ceased their noise in aston
ishment, the screcch owls fed in dismay,
as the fearful din of denunciation rolled
Qchoing through the moaning pines. The
engine refused to whistle as it moved otf'
while the conductor pillowed his head
tipon bags of fragrant fertilizer, as the
train passed by the platform full of irate
base ballers.
Morning dawned upon as demorallzed
a crew as ever assembled in that region
since ''de gun shoot" at Hilton Head.
When Givens came he thought he
should have melted" His "eyes were
pinky."
Mr.. Cashier Lockwood, was Informed
by telegraph that the locomotive could
not "draw'' because it had not given
"sixty days notice"
The telegraph lines between Yamassee
and Beaufort early gave signs Of some
disturbance. ''Old Prob was notified
that storm impended over this region.
The Office at Beaufort was so full OF
curses, blue lightning and the smell oi
Yemassee whisky that the lady operator
had to retire. By the aid of campho',
colonge, smelling salts, and other dis
infectants. she was subsequently enabled
to attend % the business of the day.
After many discussions rs to the cause
of the delay, Mr.. S. D.. Gilbert discov-
cred that Kingman had stamped the
tickets Good to return ten days from
date; September 90, 1874" Ofcourse
they at once gave up all hope. aud began
writing their wills.
Boycc said if he had the supcrintc :
dant there he would "put him out on
three strikes.
Brodic thought the club could make
thirty "homc runs" before the game be-
gan.
Clancy then suggested that u.crc were
too many IN the !ctt hciu'
An indignation meeting was organized
with President Lrkwou,! in the chair.
The speeches were short, sharp and dc
cisive. Resolutions We're adopted unan-
inously scvclc}y LIaming the supcrln'
tendcnt of the road for his neglect and
lack of interest in the excursio !ronical-
" thanking him for the pleasures OF a
night spent At Ycmassee, and warmly
commencing Conductor Smith and the
authorities of the Savannah 4 Charles.
ton road for favors received.
At half.past two o'clock the club ar
rived in Charleston where they were met
by the Carolinas and escorted to the Pa
vilion hotel. In consequence Of the rain
and the lateness of the hour the match
was postponed until Wednesday. In the
evening the Cosmos were entertained at
the Vigilant Fire company's hall, where
a handsome collation. was provided by
the Cnrolinas.
On Wednesday the game was called at
clock. We are without particulars
of the play which resulted in defeat OF
the Cosmos by score Of p to Il.