The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-10-15
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Danbuly trying to organize female
base ball club occurred last week.
1t was rather incipient affair, but
1t demonstrated every thing neces~
sary, and in that particular answers
eel every purpose. The idea was
cogitated and carried out by six
young ladies. It was merely de-
signed for an experiment on which
to base future action. The young
ladies were at the house of one of
their number when the subject was
brought up. The premises are
capacious, and include quito piece
Of turf, hidden from the street by
several dropping, luxuriant, old
fashioned apple~trees The young
lady Of the house Lcs brother who
is fond of base ball, and has the
necessary machinery for game.
This was taken out on the turf
under tho trees The ladies as.
sembled and divided themselves
into mines Of three each. The first
three took the bat, and the second
three wont to the bases-one as
catcher, one as pitcher, and the
other as chaSer-Or, more techni-
Gully, fielder. The pitcher was a
lovely brunette, with eyes full of
dend earnestncss, the catcher and
batter were blondes, with faces
ailame with >-ipcctation. The
pitcher took the ball, bracel her
soil, put her arm straight out from
the shoulder, then moved it around
to her back without modifying il
the least its delightful frigiditv, |
and then threw it. The batter did
not catch it. This was owing to
the pitcher looking directly ut the
batter when she aimed it. The
holder got Il long pole and succeed
eel in poking the ball from the apple
tree back of tho pitcher, where it
had lodged. Business was then re-
srmed again, although with u faint
semblAnco OF uncasiness generally
Visible.
The pitcher was very red in the
face, and said Il declare !" several
times. This time she took more
careful aim, but still neglected to
look i'll some other direction than
toward tho batter, and the ball was
presently pokod out of another tree.
''Why, this is dreadful" said the
batter, whose nerves had been kept
ut n pretty stiff tension.
"Perfectly dreadful" chimod in
the catcher, with long sigh.
IL think you had better get up in
one OF the trees" mildly suggested
the fielder to tho batter.
These observations somewhat
nettlcd the pitcher, and she declar~
ed she would not try again. Where
upon q change was made with the
1lelder. She was certainly moro
sensible. just as soon as she was
ready to let drive she shut her eyes
SO tight as to loosen two Of her
pulls and pull out her back comb,
and madly fired away. The ball
flew directly at the batter, which so
startled that lady, who had the bat
cllnched in both hands with desper,
ate grip, that she involunt tarily cried,
ooh, my!" and let it drop, and ran.
This movement uncovered the
catcher, who had both hands OK
tended about three feet apart, in
readiness for the catch, but, bein e
-intently absorbed in studying the coil
on the back of the batter's head, |
she was not able to recover in time,
and the ball caught her in the
bobdice with sufficient force to de-
prive her of all her breath, which
left her lips with ear~piercing
shrillness There was lull in the
proceedings for ten minutes to
enable the catcher to take some
camphor, and other members Of the
club to arrange their hair
The batter again took position,
when one Of the party, discovering
that she was holding che bat very
much as woman carries q broom
when sho is after q COW in the
garden, showed her that the tip
must rest on the ground, and at
her side, with her body trihe
inclined in that direction. The
suggester took the bat and showed
just how it was done, and brought
around the bat with such vehemence
as to almost carry her from her
feet, and to nearly brain the CATCH
or. That party shivered and moved
back laOna ffton,, foat -.