The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-09

the home base. What could it mean?
The Danville players looked at each other
wonderingly, and the audience smiled and
concluded that it might be an interesting
game after all.
From that time on, the Staffords steadily
won. The swift pitching was hard 10 hit,
but they had regaincd their courage and
they did very well. The Danvilles soon
saw how the balls were curying from them
and they batted more prudeutly. Then
Jack tried the ''in7-curye. Butt they would
hit even his curves occasionally, and in
trying to vary his delivery, he LET two OF
three strikers take bases on called balls.
The game became interesting. At the end
Of the eighth inning the seere stood twelve
to eleven in favor Of the Danyilles. They
went to the bat for the last time, and Jack
was on his mettlc. The strikers retired in
! one, two, three order.
The Stafords came in to close the inning.
But the history Of that h%alf-inning was
best told by Jack to his friend, the base
DaII edltof, tate that night.
"Well, . began Jack, when lie reached
this point in his narrative, Am Kicker
went up first for US, and he was so huster-
ed, he struck out. Abe Blanchard hit a
good grounder to third, but the bali got to
first before l,e did. Then Steele went in
and was given his base On called balls.
And there we We're! If they whitewashed
us, we were beaten, but if we could get in
one run, We should tie EN-: and two runs
would give US the game. Win was next,
and he never fails. He made a daisy
hit. It was a liner just over the short
stops head, and the left fielder fumbled
again. SO Win got his second. Then it
was my turn. Wei. sir, it was so still
when stepped to the plate that I honestly
believe you could have heard a pin drop on
the grass. But | was just as cool as a Gu
cumber. I'd mastered ali my n~onsensical
nervousness.
well, | waited till | got a bail that just
to the first base. The basefnan didn't cap
ture it, though; and Steele came in from
third and Win started from second.
never once thought Of his trying to get
home, for the right fielder had the ball il
quick time, though | was safe on first.
But, sir. Win never stopped at third; and
jiminy,-how he did rum, The catcher
saw him coming and yelled FOR the ball
He was a short fellow, that catcher, but
he was SO afraid that Win would slide un
der him that he stood right in the linC
about three feet from the home base. The
~right-felder had thrown the ball to the
second baseman, and he threw it home
when he heard the catcher call for it. The
ball came right to the catcher's knees; hs
stopped and caught it, and reached arounC
instantly to touch Win. But he didn't
touch him. For, just as he stopped, VIII
made enc of his famous Jumps, and went
clear over the catcher's back, striking boil
feet on the home base,
well, sir, you should have seen thai
catcher face when he turned round ant
saw Win behind him. l just lay down OF
the grass, and kicked my feet in the al
and screamed! And the crowd, didn'.
they cheer. never heard such a noise OF
the Fourth of July, or al any other time
and I never saw Wins eyes so big anC
bright. But all he'd say was what he al
ways says: / tell YOU, boys, science il
the thing that wins Oh! you ought 4
have been there.'
Il wish | had been there, I'm sure, ;
said the baseball editor, regretfully. Blu
I'll tell you what am going to do-I'n
going to write out a report of that game
And he did. This is it.-George B. u
Hareey, IL 81. Nicholas Jar oetobef.