Morris tribune., 1883-08-04
Norris Game OF Base Ball.

Our Bankers upon one side, and
several of our leading merchants upon
the other, arranged for, and played a
match game of base ball here last
Saturday afternoon, in the presence of
large and select gathering of ladies
and gentlemen dressed in the full
height of fashion: some on foot and
others in long lines of carriages gave
the grounds very beautiful appear
ance.
All the available muscle and skill
possessed by either side, was brought
into requisition in contending for the
crown of victory, so richly studded
with the most priceless gems of fame,
on earth. The dearest ofloving wives,
adoring sweethearts, and friends of
the players, eagerly pressed to the ex-
cited front, urging their beloved ones
in their widest anxiety, waving their
richly perfumed kerchiefs high in the
air over their heads, to surely make
the home stretch to tally one on their
side. Cheer after cheer rolled up in
solid choruses, las the stout man led off +,
and cunningly broke and expertly
lodged the grim 'short STOP" and ran
the blockade of the third base with
success: but louder still rose the peals
of laughter, as the long stop, in at
tempting to impede the passage of a
man going by, fell, rolling upon his
stabboard side showing his keel the
entire length. The lean man too
brought down the house covering the
vast outstretching prairie with APP
plause, as he went. speeding by on the
wings of the wind, ahead of the light
ming flying ball, to the base nearest
sweet home.
All along the line were to be seen the
ambitious Captains, who were heard
crying in powerful tones "come home,
come home" "hold the fort" run for
your life," Jump high" clay low"
"fly the moon," "scale the ramparts,'
'jump the town." and "tally one for
Bob"
All was calm and progressing quite
serenely, and young maidens were
smiling their very best upon their
favorite sides, when all at once, a CEN
ter shot OF the ball from the hands
of the unmindful pitcher, struck a
batter square over the diaphragm,
Groans loud and long, Immediately
arose f.om that side, the vast audience
surged like an ocean wave, too and
fro, crying, foul" "foul;" 1.-THE sur
geon, the surgeon" 'hump yourself
Doe, for his bread basket has been
STAYED in, ""bring up the ambulance
"a horse, horse,n "bind up his
wounds" DR.. Thos E. Heenan, very
expeditions surgeonhad been employed
with his knives and saws for the &C.
casion, and being carried through the
crowd upon the shoulders of fifty stall
wart friends, reached the victim whose
agonizing arrangement had become
sad indeed. He quickly bathed the
temples with soothing syrup, cut his
suspenders, rolled him up tight in tar
building paper, stood him up in his
immense brogans, and declared him
ready for another stroke.
Then cheer, upon cheer went up
from the threats, of thousands, the rail
road locomotive whistles, blew their
brains out, and a mule just upon
the top of the hill, greetingly sent back
the echo, to the jolly crowd.
Marshal w ebber in his suit of blue,
and with his bright shining star over
his heart was present, accompanied by
a full crew of assistant Police, to
smack the first one across the snoozer,
who dared to disturb the hilarity of
the occasion.
The ambulance was the funniest
piece of wheel architecture we have
seen. 1t was gotten up by the mer-
chants, occupying conspicuous place
on the grounds, for the especial benefit
of the Bankers, who might be wounded
on the wing, but these most sagaclous
Bankers, had come into this spirited
game well girded about the loins, and
did not therefore need this conveyance ;
they merely used it in carting off, at
the last INNINGS" the noblest and
greatest victory of the age. 1t was
universally conceded by the large con-
course of people present, that the most
solid runners among the players, were
J. d. Good, marchant and f. B. Ken
ner, Banker; and that the swiftest of
foot of them all, was the active Ban
ker, Wells. Our Mayor smoked the
continued pipe of peace and harmony,
and gently smoothed down each APP
preaching ripple of contention, which
might have any tendency to cast a
dark shadow of gloom upon the bright
horizon of their enchanting, youthful
pleasures. The score stood as follows:
| MERCHANTS.
NAME. TOTAL.
A. S. Brisbine l 3
Thompson 3
Brisbine l 4