The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1881-01-01
|ONDERFUL GAMEOF BALL.

l0NDERFUL GAME OF BALL
pse persons who had the honor O
tquaintance ten years ago, will re
bat | was quite an adept in the ma
game Of baseball. | pitched fol
etromboli club--a fair underhand
for several games; but about tha,
The fashion Of curving and under.
throwing came IN fashion.
never believed it possible for any
being to send regular body
. baseball from his hand in
. fashion as to make it turn to
ght or left. When the boys began
their wonderful stories about it,
ofhly that it was contrary to the
mechanics, and, with . view Of ST.
3 these presumptuous youngsters,
V % the Scientific Americaa, and
ted the question to that authori-
Journal. It answered, in effect,
vas ridiculous absurdity for any
70 make such a claim.
however, did not silence my
!. They said they had seen it done.
lngs, the professional, could do ii
esss, thrngh that was shom the
of his capacity on the field.
81 was told that Mann. of the
= college nine had, acquired the
ut only laughed, until one day
Pessed 9 anne between the College
fnd the New Haven professionals.
|ced myself behind the board-fence
|e1 the catcher, and watched
y settled 1t. Mann did it contin-
saw the ball, as il left his hand,
such decided turn to one side
actually went around the end of
and the player, who was confident
KING home run, didn't come with
inches Of the cube.
e me veteran Gould, once Of the ia
old Red Stockings, after instruct
y men how the thing was done,
y Up to the plate, and banged
|elsht times during the game, with
nlng anywhere near the ball.
nediately reversed my opinions,as
9 2 scientific american, and also Pro-
sxiit OF Rochester, wbo went out
eall-feld and saw the ball pitched
W around the end of q board.
" = Vas q good time for US all to
ap ouF theories.
20 Mann how he did the trick,
\ !. saad that he curved the ball acci-
w one day, while practlcing in the
mum, and showed me how he held
could never acquire the knack,
aesed ny position as pitcher for
E:.omoslls, and was succeeded by an
ka .uus young gentleman, who nearly
su w ais head off every time ne pitch
..'y after, I became sensible Of an
s s,ng tendency to corpulency on my
oaolless Y inherited from my father,
ned ~ eighth Of q ton.
,Sat steadily increased, until /
Il ue scales at 22O, and am still
s.s'Heys fond OF witnessing the
4. = . ased TO go out to the Athletic
tl,ss tlw see that club clean out the
sucs, y & and then get cleaned out
shn y Me He'd Stockings, Of Cincin-
I'm 1. = turn would be completely
". n Y !nc Atlantics, in their shabby
y n 1nile fortune varied rs con-,
re other clubs. -~r..-'..s,''.s'
Fourth Of July,s,~~r,rIalty was as
nsethaias,s ,ss5fI;o ;o,,s Y Placements : : made
lsI ssy. ""n'sersary over
s4ghtful grove was SELECTED ,,a
J y angssments, 1t was settled
- J ! es.nocAyseball was to be played
n. ~ - one q the convsJseted as o
ulvered when told 1t, and protesteT,
. ~ -. Sas, thataHAng the numerous
,svss gH was 70 bea Joung lady for
,le ss9sertaln 4 very high respect.
= s2 was beginning t0 hope, was
~ At once. '' :
|s,'s y oe e thought off, I said, en-
"a haven't playe1 bail for
I ~ In Am too lst % ,rln. / can't
soasl and coufdn't hit one. unless
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