Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-11-26

and theatrical affairs. Candidates had
the blushing impudence to bespeak sup
port for themselves from their friends,
and the pIay-houses announced in bright
colors on huge posters the coming at
fractions, proving that up to the year
1885 the show-printers had the bulge on
the press for theatrical advertising. All
the observations which have been made
from time to time, however, on the dlscov-
cries made among the ruins OF Chicago
are as naught, when we consider the
opportunity which is now given rs for
speculation and study by the great
lind lust recorded by Prof. Schlie-
mann. From our news dispatches to-
dav, we learn that the plan which the
professor has been following in his
work Of exploration and excavation in
Chicago, that of Investigating the posi-
ton of the corner-stones among the
debris of the largest structures, has re-
suited in the glorious success chron-
icled TODAY, which is nothing less than
the discovery of numbers of the daily
papers under dates in September and
October, CT the year 1885. They give
long accounts OF a most singular and
curious game, which, from the reports
seemed to excite goodly number Of
people to the highest pitch. In one
place an allusion is made to the coming
..battie of the giants, and the declara-
ton is made that in the first game, Nc
Cormick, who must have been very
celebrated man. will pitch for the
home team" What Il field for opera
., -a;a-tiEo ro-ooroh hoe n,,anoA
before us! Let us find out something
authentic in regard, to the stature of
these giants; let us ascertain what
the features of this game of so-called
"base-balf' were; let us rob the express
sions: "Anson's hot-liner," ''Welch's
sky-scraper'' and .Kelly's daisy-cut-
ter" of the mystery which surrounds
them. When we shall have been able
to comprehend the meaning of "a rank
decision by the umpire" the statement
that '.Dorgan was given base on
balls" the report that "WilliamsOn
flew out to Gerhardt,'' and the en-
phatic accusation that ''Gore took
chances. and stole second" we shall,
doubtless, have clear insight to tho
peculiar customs and characteristics of
the people who lived in Chicago in that
ancient epoch, together with some
understanding of their pastimes and
principal occupations. The material
now in the professors hands will re-
quire years to exhaust by deliberate
study and scholarly criticisms, for how
long will it not take to master the sig
niticance of expressions like these:
'Spalding's Salvationists followed
amid tremendous enthusiasm" can
sons infants have gained all the glory
there is in the world" New YOrk's
DOODLE bearers have dropped both gold
and glory" 1.-The mascot stood on his
head;'' Dar let Gerhardt throw him
out at first" Gillespie hit four bases"
NOW that man must have been a
giant ''Connor stole one base on
Sunday this makes it clear that their
moral natures were sadly blunted];
''kelly' hOme-run was received with q
mighty YELL" etc.
The pulling quotations give but a
faint idea of the bew;ldering mass of
material Prof. Schliemann has secured
among the ruins of Chicago, CITY,
which, Judging by the report that live
thousand people were around the dia-
mond.' must have been one of gigantic
splendor and unequaled resources We
have reason to congratulate ourselves
on the brilliant results of Prof. Schlie-
mann's labor and upon the valuable
addition he has made to the history of
America. True enough. it NAV be
years before We shall get at the precise
meaning of the assertion that ''in the
pool-rooms men went mad" which sad
condition of affairs. they tell us, was
brought about by betting on run or no
run in the eighth inning" In another
account it is stated that ''the pool-room
was suddenly emptied, and for few
minutes loose tech and bloody noses
were very plenty in the alley" All this
occurred in connection with what
was known as ''base-ball'' and the
meeting of the giants" From
this We should Judge that their
national game was of barbaric
nature. and that the people were
fond of violence. This idea is barne
out by the report that "kelly wanted
to black Curry's eve for him" This
game OF baseball must also have
been to the taste OF the masses. because
the papers containing the reports Of the
game were extra editions. and we are
told that they sod like hot cakes"
Hot cakes must have been plenty and
cheap among that very peculiar people.
1t seems to us that men must have at
tanned great eminence in that city by
their connection with tie league" for
we learn that EXPLANATIONS like the fol-
lowing were made on fairgrounds and
in the pool rooms: That "McCor-
mick is a fine dandy 1.-The Harlem
twirler is no slouch;" mo flies now on
the pennant for Anson;' 'what a lalia
Gore is" that ''O'Rourke is a soly ter
ror:" Williamson can down them
all. and "Mutrie is a Kicker
We shall look with interest for fur
Their report, from Prof. Schlemann.
and with great curiosity for his under
standing of the contents of the papers
discovered, for it must be conceded that
the day these papers were printed must
have been 4 red-letter one in the calen-
dar. and that the accounts in them of
the excessive strain of excitement en-
dured b. the people over the base bail
game" will prove study of intense
interest Chicago Journal.