The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-07-10

Old Mr.. Ihlsllepod looked very 10
leGted ~ no cnme into The ornate sane
tum Of tho HHOh'ge and SAT down In
tho society editor iayurIIe chair,
"Nuthln' isn't Ike Ii used TO be,"
said tho old man, "hyerythlng'a
changed, v
"Night,n said the sporting editor,
feeling In hls other pocket first, "and
there u precious little left OF the
change And u look OF woo came
over hs countonance rs ho wondered
what he did with H.
whats the matter now" the city
editor asked The visitor,
"Welln Thlillepod replied. "pye
ben out ookln' at tho boys play foot
ball, Now, they aint any science In
football, Anybody knows that I've
played foot ball n you haye m you
know they alnt no scIencen In IT, They've
run all tho old ball games ont, Boys to,
liy arc too delicate 10 playsock.a-bout'
Moses IN Egypt II lOlnt had Bill simp,
son lire u rcd hot sold lnlln rubber ball
a mo so at couldn't think for u
week bit ltd gone plum thru mo- You
| hit boy crack like that with q ball
today an' he'd cry n lay down n --''
"rhere have been base ball players
| kllle by u ball from tho bat, " said the
sporting editor, Intent on standing up
.Or tho boys o to-day
IAN 80 thoy'd ought TO bon'' roared
| tho old man, IN q burst OF wrath, $50
lhey'd ought 10 ben! Every. last one ol
eml Any man thatd go maskordln.
around in such o game had ought TO be
| Nilled, 'laiut anything Ike q ChrlS
Llan gamo % ball. knool,ln' mon TO
| pelooi like that way 'falnt played
| Eight, no how, Is over the fence our
| No lant Kin you cross q man be'
| WiXt basosP No you can't Kin you
| hlt him u clip with tho ball when he's
mnnln' botwlXt bases, ana put nm ont
an mako him think you've bored 9
hole clean thru him at tho Same tmov
No yoj can't Ye got ~ run alleI
him woth one foot on yor base aud tech
him weth tho ball In yer hands /.
that any way TO play ball, I'd Ike tc
knowp Kin u fellow knock q ball q
milo, an then run around the ring
three times an bring tho whole orowd
| mp Or kin he bring another icller II
when he runs around oncot welhon
stoppln'? No he cant, DO you choose
,ldciP No you DON'T You have
teams on ---"
go vol, Mr., Thlstlepod,' said thl
'porllng editor, "lhat' old town ball
| unt,. .iI l,lor "a thoI npV
| "rhat's BALL" howlod the old men,
"Dldn't | play ball aiOre YOU was horn
Reckon nobody plays '0no old cat no
two old cat now, nuthor Nor Andl
over nor bull pen nor anything Don
talk 10 moh
"iut about this game Of football"
asked tho city editor anxious 10 go
tho old man back to his item.
go Wcll, they call II foot ball, but
goodness only know what II ro0ly was
They he'd two teams hope to die II the,
didn't An the more | looked an th,
moro | listened, the less kuowcd
Thoy hod goals and hall'backS NOV
whatn the name o ,onso Is half
baoksp' An they had touch downs,
whatever they be, an' rushors and ful
backs nn' quarter backs, an thero wa
oil sIdos, an safety touch downs, Nn
drop kicks. an drbbcd kick oils, IN
punlod balls, m all that sort o non
sense. Now what kind OF way !
that TO play football dliko TO know
GLOW did you used TO play ot.ball
| Unclo WilliamP' asked the soclot
OdtOr,
"KIckcd ltp shouted tho old man
"SMppod IL down on the ground On
klpked ltl When wO couldn't glt IL /
whore tho ball was, danced around an
klckod somebody's shlnSl Kicked On
got Kicked back ll'lStod hoN Dldn'
have no pull boGks N no goals N n
punts n no nonsonso' jest kicked
| Like thisl
Aud the boys ehecrod rs the old ma
jumped up, backed across the sOnctur
and madu u rush NJ the waste basket I
show how thoy "kicEod IT, II
caught II low and up fur into the blu
coruloan dome Of tho ceiling wont tina
basket, out OF tho open window and /
graceful curve clear across tho street
and for two long hours u raino
original poems, sonn0ls OF oil sorts q
girls with fancy names and two'to
political contributions and faded CORE
spondonoo, and demands for th
stoppago Of the pOpcr threats OF llbC
SUITE, aud n miscellaneous shower G
advice, dclallon, suggestion, approbo
ton, abuse, check, news aud pOllticO
w dom from Taxpayer Constau
Roalor Old Subscriber, Flat Juslltc
CitIaon, VoX popull, loX, Amorcu
and ono Who Knows, While howlin
and grooming undor tho table, lay ol
Mr. Thlstlopod, with q broken toe
wh.lo u big stonowaro Queen Ann
cuspldor. that had been through thre
Presidential campaigns, lay In its ploc
by the side Of tho waste baskoL wlthot
n dent In IL,
Football usol TO bo u great gam
when Unolo William was boy, an
thoy lust Kicked, - BWdiagion HdWboV,
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