The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-08-18
ABOUT BASE BALL
detroit Free Press, ]


She was young; she was fair and she wanted to
know ali about base ball He was hard hit, far
gone, and communicative The result Of this
compatibility Of ofdsposltlOu can be easily guessed
at, but can never be communicated or fully com
pretended. Il'iled the grand stand 20 full Of
questions and answers land groaus and swear
words) that they rolled out into the field and an.
noyed the players. Hanlon says that he found
one question way out in center field, and 1t was;
II think Wood and Knight are just too sweet for
anything Don't yout" That was what caused
him to mutf that fly on Wednesday. Here is
what ratified past Free Press reporter between 4
and 4;lO b. NJ. Wednesd y, when he leaped from
the back seat Of the stand, crawled 10 the gate,
and there tainted from "utter' exhaustion. He
went to Recreation Park at 2:OO o'clock that after.
noon q hale, hearty young man, without false
tooth In his head. Now he is permanently old
and wrinkled; there Is a boulder showing through
his hair, and no food has passed his toothless
Jaws since he escaped that horrible death.
Nausea continues unabated
what are they going to do noWH"
"They are going to play"
4
Boston felleIS goingt'
"0uE into the field. The Detrolts go to bat"
"DO they2 Then they'll win, won't theyi"
"That makes NJ difference. Each niue goes to
bat nine times"
do theyf That's nice Who's that fat man
with the red eapH DON'T he look comicalH"
That's Hghsm, the umpire"
HWhat does the umpire plRVfn
HE doesn't play at all. he umpires the game.
Calls strikes, and dead balls and other things"
what Is dead ball2
zone that hits the batter or the umpire"
"Is It dead when 1t hits the bat2'
mo"
That's Wood at the bat. Amt he SWEET"
II thInk Houck is the prettieSt"
Il don't. That horrid moustschel What makes
Wood strike the plate with his bai Does he do
that to let the pitcher know he is readyt"
Il don't know"
know awful bad"
HE wouldn't know either"
"Oh, deaIl VII h knew. Why don't whitney
do as the umpire tells him2 The umpire told him
to pitch low ball, and there he is pitching them
way up high. Can't he be punished for that2"
No. He can pitch them where he has mind
to-"
II think he's real mean, anyway" Just at this
moment Wood was thrown out al first base)
did Wood make base hit2"
mo; he is out"
"Why, how did that hsppen2"
BARNES Aelded the ball to Morrill, before Wood
reached the base"
"Dces that put him out2'
Yes"
How funny! I'll remember that, II the man
gets to the base before the ball does, he is out"
mo, no! Hanlon is out"
mo he isn't, He got there ahead Of the ball.
us that an errol"
mo, 1t is base hit"
"obl I'm so glad. How much does base hi
count?'
III he gets home 1t will be run,"
"who is that catching'"
"Charley Snyder"
What makes everybody Joke about Charley
Snydel3"
~ don't know"
Oh, deaIl wish you'd go aud find out, wan
to know swfully bad"
Because" said the reporter, turning around II
his seat "a Chicago reporter wrote up the Chatte
Of couple OF silly Chicago girls who were an
noylng every body on the grand stand with thei
silly 'gush' about Charley Snyder" And sh
never tumbled.
"Was 1t awiully funny1"
VERY funny to read, but dreadful to listen to ;
"Did you hear III"
"No. 1t isn't necessary to go to Chicago to heal
the chatter Of silly girls. There's plenty Of then
In Detroit"
"That's funny Who are they?'
"Excuse me, l don't want to be personal In m!
remarks"
"Thsts the way with you reporters. You neve
tel anything that anybody wants to know rea
bad wish was q reporter Then could II
to all the theaters and balls and supper9 and ex
cursions and clrcuses and picnics aud never pay
cent, and have nothing to do blt write little
! II must be delightfully glorious"
1t was no use, The reporter had thoughtleEly
turned the torrent upon himself and Its food wa
FpalHtlegg He Leaned