Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-17

COMICAL STUDY IN BLUE AND RED OF THAT
ENHANCING AND USUALLY MASCULINE GAME.
The "clergy and medical faculty OF the city,
were invited yesterday afternoon to game OF
base ball between mines OF young women on
vacant lot at seth street and Madison avenue,
medical, though number Of cleTgymen Were
undoubtedly present, assembled. Out on the
dusty open field the eighteen young women
pranced about essay!ng base bali until the au-
styled of course, "The Blondes" and "The Bru-
nettes," and wore respectively blue and red
skirts and leggings. They have been In practice
been seen, but it was Certainly earnest AID
ban oItes passed the piteSs1: and sS't sSs
pe9Reea sk aase and case os was rot s
players wore small jockey caps atop OF
their top knots OF plaits and wheneye. the
hats came off, which they always did, all
till the disaster was repaired The "mufI1ng"
was supreme. In the course OF three hours OF
really vigorous work about three balls were
caught on the fly In an accidental sort of way
There were few OF the usual ball field incl
dents The red catcher took missed ball on
her eye LID, but allowed IT to fall on while she
and third base women, The styles OF playing
were as various as could be. The Blonde cap
tain was very tall and once having made hit
Skinned around the quadrangle In full conf
dence that the muff1ng OF the f1elders would
permit her to get through all right. The blue
catcher wore her hair down, and when the
umpire had called three "strikes" for her she
dashed OH in a nebulous state pursued by the
ball and generally made her base, since the BAH
was thrown wide for fear OF hitting some of her.
above the head as nearly perpendicular as might
be, and brought down with the grace and force
that adorn the act OF domestic discipline ad-
minis /, with broom Naturally almost
Died up and thrown with an overland stroke.
The changes In the innings were picturesque,
cloud OF blue skirts and forest OF blue legs ad.
vancing to the shelter tent, while a flock of red
legs and caps scared out over the field. The
blue legs were the longer and won the match by
IBIS Ibis virtue, but the red young woman did the
home run was made, and then there was q
general hugging and kissing in the tent as the
victor came In. The captains were specially
stout nmbed young woman, who at one time
was known to the public as the chief victim OF
SHOW OF beauty" IN this city. Two Of the blues
drome. Female trapezists, song and dance
"artistes" and such made up the rest OF Mays
and Gypsies OF the troupe. When the band
to the air with their feet. Now and then a BAH
flung with more than usual vim, and caught In
advertently In the region Of the stomach,
tim and a litter from the other Jennies and
Gracies and Josies on the field. At S O'Clock it
was declared that the score stood as follows:
Bfanesfes: tl al
The manager OF all this novelty put his hand
upon his heart and declared: "My object ia to
start new thing. To develop the women of
physical perfection. There Is to be baseball.
Lacrosse, archery, polo, walking, running, We
locipede-riding, and everything. The ponies
are now In training. Doctors tell me It will
knock seven-eighths Of their business sIy-high.
am going to have tent made ESQ feet SQUARE
to travel round the country from Omaha to
Boston. 1t Is going to work q revolution In this
country and the world. These ladies are all
cultivated women, who OF the field are able to
grace any drawing room. I tell you that it is
the biggest thing that has ever occurred for the
women OF America"
One OF the women players added that she
"was a-going to get S on Monday or know the
reason Why."-[N. Y. World.