Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-12-18
BASE BALL IN COURT.


The BOYS Indulge In "a Little sport an.
and T.-- the sphere in Mayors G"urt
N--rer'ia, Fun Account al tn" Game.
Game WAS called Ne~trrda, At IruuItl,
, O'Clock, only eightmcmhcrs being present
Officers Mast and Mills frrlned the battery.
while Mayor Goodwiu MAS selected umpire.
The other side Won the toss and took thril
ms
L Washington Allison. impaired from New
York at an enormous expense. for this SEA,
>on only was the first Al the bat. lie struck
at a high bali and knocked a h,autitul two,
baGger out Ia left Tearhing second base by
scratch.
Big John Cooney was the next towicld the
willow. John Is a Strapping hig fellow and
when he hits a ball she goes. Yesterday he
knocked a beautiful ny straight for the
risht-hand corner of the grounds. and owing
I" his good running qualities he succeeded
/ in making thrd.
Frank Barber. who last wear 81
successfully handled the bail land
chain in Joliet Illinois i with Us this
U s'"'- ''N ~ i'i'''' tl' ~ Aii' fhN WIN
elastic spring and wha'krd beautiful
/ liner straight for Badly Ma~t'> center. The
latter. however. doigcd it and the runner
! got his second base while Allison and
| Cooney scored for their sides
Paul Harvey. the phenomenon. was next
oH the score book and when he WAS called
up he came in rather slow. downca>t man
ner. But he picked up his bat, one entirely
too heavy fnr him. and called for high
ball. He got it. Yes. right in the neck
He was carried of uf the field in far
worse condition than he came on. and the
umpire said that il might take thirty dav>
for him 10 fully Recover and the costs would
probably reach H. high a five dollars
Next came the only genuine female base
ball player in the world. We speak of
our wonderful short stop. Viola Scott.
Viola is also hnc batri>t. She
ierked up willow yesterday.
Stepping up Ia the plate she rolled ur her
sleeves. >lat upon the cav and rubbed her
hands in II. then giving the bat tw" or three
swings in cluSr proximity To- Billy Mills
ears, Viola, the wonderful. called for ANY
kind of ball. she didn't kerr" Badly
pitched her one uf the awful swift under
and in shoots" that he has a patent on and
Viola tipped foul which Billy clapped his
hands on and Umpire ',""dwiu yelled
Next at the bat -
Little Jimmy Gary. the remarkable child
PLAYER. then knocked dtr'Id.,ily weak Il,
out {" the right center. which was nabbe ed
Then came the ever-on-han Billy Ayers
who made a sacrifice hit 10 left field. but
it was gnhhIed 10y difficult catch of Jim
Mckay'>.
The last man al the bat WAS SAMMY
Cheek. Sammy came in feeling like
a little boy with his first pair of
pants on. but he went out
looking as though he had lost ten dollar
bill. sam has heretofore sustained a first
class reputation in base ball circles. but
yesterday brought his record down many
pegs. After pounding wind three times
forced ont and fined - by the umpire for
diSrespect ~ his superior>. The game then
broke up in row 50 that the other side
didn't get their turn N the bat. | mpire
every time. The battery did excellent work
and received many congratulations after the
game. Game again this afternoon called
at 80 sharp. Wilson and Norton the bat