The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-08-25

atory to joining the Changers land Barrett
who is operating a coal mine either in
Alaska or Louisville, nobody knows
which).
FOR JUST CAUSE.
Judge Baird had been chosen Umpire
but coming into the grounds with the
cover of a yelow-back novel sticking on
of his pocket, he was accused Of having
read the rules of the game, and of course
was promptly disbarred.
A CONDITIONAL UMFIRE.
DR. Griffin was selected in his place, be
cause he consented to act provided thu
game should be continued from day to day
until an inning on each side was played.
THE BONE OF CONTENTION.
Much fuss was made over a uniform
all the members wishing to wear striped
stockings, except Rowe and Strother
whose extremities refused to hear Of ami
such arrangement.
A SURGEON EMPLOYED.
4 DIs OIllllu d8ICCu lOI lilC sum VI ely MY
six dollars 10 repair all broken bones
binding himself to open hospital at the
end Of the game. How much he lost viii
appear later on.
THEY GET DOWN TO THEIR WORK.
! The Cliques went to the bat with Muir
rell at the home base, and just such bat
ting as be did probably never has been
seen, for what lie was trying to hit no one
exactly knew.
BATTING EXTRAORDINARY.
His bat was like Pickwick's gun, point
ed in all directions, and when he struck
he slut both eyes and trusted to luck
which always went back on him, and left
him wondering why every body didn't
tell him to run.
OREGoRY's TRIUMPH.
Capt Gregory followed Murrell, and
faced the ball under broad grin, resolved
to do or die. lie bazed away at the ball
with a grunt. gave fearful strike send.
ing the ball by neat mathematical cal
culation one foot and seven tenths. As
he broke and run, his rotund figure
swaved in the sunlight, while game o.
seven up might nave been played on hi.
long buster streaming behind. The
crowd yelled, clappcd hands, and fairly
roared when the gallant Capt. reached
the first base. Being familiar with the
game the Judge thought, as he had start.
ed to run he must keep right on-seeing
which, the Blackstones essayed the task
of putting him out. Hubbard threw the
ball to Fogle, and missed him by about
seventy feet; Hill got hold of it, and if he
threw at any one at all he missed by one
hundred and forty feet. The ball KEEP
passing and missing in geometrcal pro-
portion, Gregory, in the meantime, forg,
ing ahead This bald head rejecting the
prismatic colors Of the rainbow, like 8
ship in the trough of the sea, wallowing
putting, and grinning. Haynes finally
got the ball, and deliberately sat do,ca 0,
Il, but long before this the Judge had 60
home and scored run, a feat over which
his posterity may shld tears of fond re
membrance.
M'HENRY SHOWS EN- NEW WRINKLE.
When the Blackstones came to the bat
it was Of course in the person of Capt
McHenry, who had taken the lightnin;
express from Louisvill to be at the game
The gallant Capt. barred his breast to
wards the pitcher, looking as broad a
the main sail of a seventy-four, quit
overawing Cox, who held the ball. II,
struck at the ball by actual count sixty
three times, and then struck it in fac
and started-in the wrong direction, an,
in spite of yel!s, CALCULATIONS, ruling of tn
umpire, in defiance OF everything an
everybody, ran the whole circle in tn
contrary direction, and came in swearin
that he knew his business aboard of
boat, and that any fool ought to kno,
- which way TO run. lie was two hour
and ten minutes in getting around-tha
e is, what was left when he did get around
for he came in on three legs. saying tia
some one had hit him with a rock. I'll
> crowd were divided, some saying that
was the string>halt, others the bots, an
" stIll others that the old horse had corke
Of herself OF course the captain was lai
on the shelf.
THE KING BEE.
As player, Walker was par excellenC
the Ajax lebanon of the game. lie IA
faster and covered more ground, caugl
l. more balls and was in more places at III
n, same time, gave better advice, Gale
foul balls instead of the umpire, and the
wondered why he did it, than all the res
WEDDINGS LOST OPPORTUNITY.
Wedding might have caught a ba
once, but unfortunately was sitting on Il
ground taking flea ont of his stockin
ne FOR Gods cake" said McI1enry, "if Il
IL fellow isn't sitting down. And su
er enough George was fiat on the groun
6, not thinking it possible tha; ball Won
CONC near HIN.