Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-05

IS" worked in front, to distinguish our
members from the others.
In all such games the blunders are in
! Vulnerable.
One of our nine insisted, after reach
| ing second base, that he had the right to
run back to home-plate, instead of going
forward, as the distances was the same.
Another, finding the ball at first ahead
of him, hastily withdrew to home, where
he commended that he had right to stay
until he saw favorable opening.
"That's the way we used to dor' he
better than this new-fangled fashion"
"In the ninth inning the situation as
sumed an interesting phase.
Our opponents Invincibles-were
at the bat,we having played out our nine
innings.
We had made fifty-ti,e runs, and they
fifty three. If we could blank them
| Jana each club had been whitewashed
several timesl we would win. If they
should get in two runs, the game would
be tied, and another inning would be
necessary. If they should get three they
would WIN.
The excitement was intense" as the
expression goes. The shouting stopped,
and the country folks began trenching
upon the field in their anxiety TO see the
close.
Our captain aomonlshed US all to keep
cool and to watch every chance.
"Don't get rattled!' was the caution
= AL
We all promised we wouldn't allow
ourselves to be ratified, though there were
only one Or two who knew he was warn
ing us against becoming demoralized or
GguIatively) loosing our heads.
The first ball struck went straight to
the pitcher, who took it on the bound and
threw it furiously to first, to head off the
striker.
The baseman, startled to see it coming
like cannon-ball, turned his back to-
ward it and shrugged his shoulders. It
struck him and fell at his feet, he turning
franticaily around to hunt for it.
The runner would have been there in
time, if he had not stumbled and torn
half his uniform of. This so bewildered
him that before he recovered the base
man found the ball.
One man outan no runs!
The second batter drove "skyscraper"
over the center-feld, and made his second
before the ball was felded in.
This looked bad, but we were much
cheered and revived by the captain beg
ging US again not to get "rattled" We
drew long breath, and resolved to die
before becoming ''rattled."
The pitcher took his position, and got
ready to deliver the ball to the batsman
At this juncture the runner, who was
on second base, stepped off a pace Or two
to watch his chance.
The instant he did so the baseman
near him took the ball from under his
arm, and, tapping him on the shoulder,
shrieked for '.judgment!'
The umpire could do nothing but give
the runner out.
| This little trick, you know, is some
times played by professionals, and is
nothing but a deception as to where the
ball is.
The opponent supposed it was in the
pitchers hands, ana did not suspect the
risk he ran in stepping Off his base.
Two men out. no runs in and we were
ahead
The next three batsman made their
bases by knocking skipping, difficult
balls. With all the bases filed, this
made the situation extremely interesting,
and We became more determined than
ever that we would not be "rattled.''
l began dancing about and moving
forward and backward as though the
ground had become suddenly red-hot,
while at the same time my head was
thrown so far back, to allow me to gaze
skyward,. that the long fore piece of nv
hat pointed straight toward the zenith.
"Right-feldl Take it, right field = was
shouted 10y every member of our nine,
while our opponents began to boot and
howl so as to "rattle' me; but had seen
that thing before, and my poise was too
sublime for me to be disturbed by such
trifes.
"Just see him take that in oldfash-
Toned style!" some one called from the
crowd-probably the urchin who had
been heralding my skill from the begin
ming.
keep back, keep backr' I shouted!
ssThis is my ball! Don't get in the way
I sayI'
They did let me alone. Audience and
players held their breath to witness the
play.
AS l learned afterwards all the ladies
raised their hands and held them close
together, so as to be ready to applaud the
instant it was seen held 1t.
I was just as sure of holding that ball
as was of receiving the thunderous ap-
plause which follows such brilliant ex-
| PLOTS.
spread my feet apart, held my open
palms in position, and kept my eye on the
| black cube which was whizzing downward
through the pulling air like meteor to-
ward me.
keep back! this IS mlne I'll hold
it,
The ball shot straight through nv
hands, and striking me squarely on the
nose, bounced off somewhere into space.
described back somersault, and in
going over saw more stars than Herschel
ever discovered
The boots, laughter, disrespectful re-
marks and yells were simply terrific. I
ha r.