San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-12-22
Marian 10 the Bat.

The boys were out practicing, and
the first and second mines were having
close contest.
"Three strikes and out" cried the
umpire.
Next man takes the bat, is put out at
first. No. 3, to the bat-"Foul and
out" shouts the umpire.
"WhitewasheI!" yeils the fielding
party.
She had been standing with the spec
tators ut first, but as the game pro-
gressed she had gradually drawn nearer
to the players, and now she stood by
the umpire. He was made aware OF her
presense by harty slap on his shoulder
and squeaky female voice, rendered
nigh by excitement, said:
"See here, mister, you seem to he
runin' this thing, I've been watching
the n,yo, they can't hit the ball ana 1
kin. Ii you'll jest let me try it wunst,
III show you some OF the tallest an
keenest runin' you ever saw
He turned and looked at her, and his
astonished gaze rested on tall raw
honed female of about forty summers,
=, j., in a wrapper of some faded
material. which was sufficiently short
enough to display pair of blue yarn
stockings thrust inside OF a couple OF
Young calf hides, of low cut. She hero
her bonnet in one hand and umoreila
in the other.
"see here, mister, mean DlznesS
and bain't no show picture for you TO
stand there and gaze at"
' Ia had no obie ,tions if the boys
we're willing. They we're willing.
"c;mmie one O them paddles"
sha sci -, ID . lat, tooi 1t IN ootn
hands; weighed it, shut one eye ana
looked down at it, made several strikes
through the air at an imaginary oail,
nit IN her han and placing herseli
tne home base she yelled:
as,iro on your bail, mister; look out
+h.r Won feliars. Ike p out OF the way
when I hit" A.,
aHiph or low ball?" inquired the
umpire. 49,, .,,uoa
with" she answered.
He explained to her about the ball.
cpl take 'um anywhere" she salo
"ies so can reach 'um."
Three balls passed over the nome
base all of which she struck at vlgor-
onslv but failed to hit any OF them nef
body performing half circle at every
strike. The fourth ball came even
more swiftly than the others; TINS S'e
failed 70 hit with the bat, but managed
70 strike il with n4r helt buckle with
.,,ob force that it bounded back several
naces and left her almost GREATNESS.
dead ball" shouted the umpire
"Yes, and it's mighty nigh killed me
too" she gushed. "Good erasmus
Young man what do you mean' cant
knock bullets. Now jist drap one purity
close to me an I'll show you"
The ball was sent as she directed ana
she managed to hit one.
"Git out of my way" she sald' as she
landed under full sail on first base, Amid
the cheers of the spectators, she sailed
Inv second base on her W to the third
She was greeted by go on old gal!
an bet on the blue stockings. etc
She paused on the third base, where
she was greeted i'y tremendous APP
plause. She waved her bonnet in token
of recognition.
go ahead; make home rum" they
yelled, and she started. When IN about
ten feet of home base, some of the boys
yelled out, Look out, slide I'M" She
knew what it meant, she had seen some
of the boys slide in on the bases she
knew that the ball was coming and she
was liable to be pr out; she accordingly
jumped up, threw both feet in the air,
lit fair, and slid square over home base,
jumped up, busted herself, swung her
bonnet three times and yelled:
Tally MariarI"
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