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


ana screeching like lunatics. =
"Run it out, A home run, The best
MT you ever made, This II win the game
nun hard; all the ladies are watching
youv'
couldn't think of stopping with such
lncltement in my ears, though I was al.
most out of breath, and sudden kink
IN my left ankle caused me to limp and
nearly fall.
! went painting by second with bulg-
ing eyes, and my other shoe went up
like rocket over my head.
Forging by third with the whole pack
At my heels, while all the other nine were
shouting to the center-fel-er ~ throw
It IN, struck tor home.
'Get out OF the road r called the
crowd. "That chap can't stops He'll
have to go around three or four times be.
fore he can put ca tie brakes. Let the
band playp etc.
Well, reached home plate a second
ahead OF the ball, which, being thrown
in from long distance, struck me and
h'l"ed me forward somewhat.
Seeing how close the contest was, the
, captain shouted to me to slide in, and |
did so. / thought if | could slide few
inches it would serve to rest me. / sac
ceeded, though 1t played havoc with NV
trouser5, though the damage was not ir-
reparable.
When 1t was seen that had made
home run, the applause was terrific and
long g-continued.
Recovering my wind as best could, /
carelessly sauntered of toward the trees
as though I had done very small tiing
in the world.
| heard the young scamp OF boy
shouting out that was an old profess
sional, and he told them would do lots
of great things during the game, adding
that would show more astonishing per-
formances before it was through.
He WAS quite correct.
Up to this time had had nothing to
do in the field, the balls being knocked
nearer the other players. Every time
one was struck by our opponents 1 made
dash for it, but held up when / saw it
was gong out of ms jurisdiction. This
tended to show that was ON the lookout
for all the chances.
In the sixth inniag .ts-.syseatter''
came skipping tow e. | lodged
about, danced heT ae.. sases pre-.
vented L I5ing 8, .1a Dc .Fs-sred 10
send it in, made desperate throw to
home, to head of q player running in
from third.
| put too much steam On, tor the ball
went some twenty feet over the catcher's
head, who, nevertheless, jumped into the
pected to reach it.
The best thing about the business was
that the ball struck the little boy who
had been yelling my praises, and he was
SO occupied in weeping for the rest ofthe
game, that he let me alone.
MY wild throw gave me a fearful
Niench in the side, e,and | struck out every
time after that: but as that was what the
majority did, didn'r feei as lonely as
anticipated.
/ should have stated that having had
a weeks notice of the game, themost of
US prepared sort of nurlesque uniform,
with view of helping along the fun.
My cap fitted very much, but the
frontisplece extended nearly foot direct
ly outward. The trousers were gorge
ously Illuminated with stars, but were
tight, and were continually coming un.
fastened at the knee and working up my
legs. The stoc kings were 9 brilliant
crimson, and the shoes OF the. ordinary
kind. The shirts had an immense letter
"S" worked in front, to distinguish our
members from the others.
In all such games the blunders are in
Vulnerable.
One of eur 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 contended that he had right to stay
until he saw favorable opening.
THAT'S the way we used to do!' he
said, sayagely, 'sand It was good deal
better than this new-fangled fashion, =
aIn the ninth inning the situs1
sumed an interesting phase. a,sAs
Our opponents the Invincs ~ =, Were
nt the bat,we having Played "ine
innings. .,d 49,
We had made fifty -Hseyrss oIsnk them
fifty three. RI we com whifewashed
(and each club had be1 win. IF thev
several times we WouldN game vould
should getsin two runs, TIA "a would Ia
be tied, and another inniN threa ,haw
necessary. If they should I'd
would win.
Inc excitement was in.e1g stonrsd
expression goes. The shoutin rrenchinr
and the country felix's began 10 See the
upon the field in nthelr anxiet
o'9as. n,,u all 70 keep
our captain admonlsE.ed nee.
cool and to watch eYe.v III rhe car,;n,,