Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-07-25

Bdse0dH Notes.-The urchlns on the
grand stand knew more of the logic of
the game than the majority of the
adults. The same was true, doubtless,
with those on and outside the
grounds.
From which one may fairly infer
that the small boy who wastes his
time going to school moves slowly in
the PHILOSOPHERS of proportion and
syntax.
O'Brien, of the Frostburg nine, who
took McBride's place when the latter
was disabled, did not enjoy good
sized opportunity to show his style of
playing, but there was enough to man
ifest q chronic determination to get
there.
'There," said gentleman, "that
fellow has made three fouls in sue
cession J" EYES," responded his
neighbor; ''if he keeps on he will soon
be able to start hennery." We do
not vouch for the youth of this joke,
though to us it is very young.
Everybody go to the Frostburg AS
ISOLATION Park next Tuesday afternoon
and see how our own club gets along.
"Save us from our friends would
be good motto for the Homecoming
club. In fact, it might be used oc-
casionally with profit in place of "Now
lay me down to sleep"
For time and other particulars see
advertisement Of game next Tuesday.
Umpire Cosgrove aimed to be sim-
partial, and, to our mind, treated both
clubs to fair, honest decisions, though
sometimes little slow in reaching
them. He ought to have had dollar
apiece for several richochetting balls
which he stopped by stopping toward
the wrong side of the curve.
The game should always begin at
the time announced. However much
delay may favor the gamblers it is not
patiently borne by the spectators.
A great deal of age, LONELINESS and
experience on the grand stand as well
as youth, beauty and freshness. A
Meyersdale man claimed for that burg
a monopoly of sweet faces. AS he
will probably revisit Frostburg some
day on counting tour we forbear to
hand him over to the mercies of two
communities outraged by his conflict
ing precept and example.
Frostburg hardly expects to win,
but the boys anticipate giving Cum
berland a sight of trouble next Tues
day at this place.
Many faces bore an injured, neglect
ed look as they peered up into the shade
and comfort of the grand stand. They
were not all orphans-in effect.
Due attention will be given next
Tuesday to Flannigan's curves.
We are constrained to recommend
the Association to engage Henry Will
llams to hew out about eight stone
posts, eight feet long, six inches
square, with three l-inch augur-holes
in each. Set them at least four feet in
the ground, extending nearly to the
foul flags, and far enough away from
the working portion of the ground to
give the players all the latitude and
longitude desired. Then stretch an
| inch
through the posts and make the bar
rier thus erected dead-line while the
game lasts.
O'Brien, the new pitcher, and Quinn
the new catcher, are training the BOYS
for Tuesdays bout with Cumberland.
A man who had once been stung by
a whining foul wondered how our
boys ever thought of a screen. He
said that at a game he witnessed in
Garrett several months ago that all the
spectators had to move behind the
pitcher IN order to save the clubs from
indictment for manslaughter. The
screen obviates this danger, he thinks.
and makes baseball as safe and sound
rs any other exercise involving pro-
Jecties. He approved the practice of
catchers wearing masks. At the game
referred to Il ball large as an orange and
several degrees harder than u brick.
going att velocity of several miles a
minute, tore Its course through
the horny-handed paws of a forest
athlete and landed hot and heavy upon
his proud Roman beak. He felt in his
own person at once that the Capulets
had to go, and go quickly, or there
after smell sideways.
The F'rostburg and Cumberland
clubs will play at our Association park
Tuesday, July %.
On the night train home confidence
man fell in with Il partisan of the
Homecoming club. The latter was sus-
ceptible but the former levied too high.
A proposal of some description devel-
oped the fact that the Homecoming
man had deposited all his funds except
63 cents with friend of TIE Cumber-
land club.