Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-12
Girls Playing Base BAH.

The game between the female base ball
club, Of Philadelphia, and the Neenahs,
(men), of this city, yesterday afternoon,
was witnessed by a talented and APP
preciative audience of 700 men and eight
women. The game was called promptly
at O'Clock, and continued until the last
spectator had prepared TO leave the
grounds. The audience. though cordial,
was comparatively orderly, and less than
twenty elections were made from the
tented enclosure in which the display Oc-
Cured. Patrolman Fred Coffin WAS sta
toned on a stepladder at the corner pole
o the canvas wall, from which he pre-
vented many Of the admring spectators
from flirting with the fair angel who
raked in the flies in the right field The
fairies of the field were in fine form and
fitted cOylv over the luxuriant sward as
bithe and clipper as a May-day butterfly.
Miss Agnes Macfarlaue, the exquisite
and amiGble change catcher OF the nine,
was suffering from inGispositon, and was
unable to play. She gladly consented to
appear In uniform, however, and distrib-
ute tastefully printed score cards among
the audience at the rate OF DC. dlstribu-
ton. The beauties at the bat were at
tired In red hose and striped skirts, and
their charming carriage and department
on the ground captiVated oil eyes. The
audience was thoroughly representative,
among the number being Doc Tanner,
Col. Hank Seeley, Maj. Jim McMann, aud
Col. Billee Weston.
Miss Geneyieve McAllister was the first
to 20 10 the bat. Miss McAllister yields
the willow after the style OF James
O'RCurke, and has missed the ball but
twice this season. she sent a cowslip-
cutter TO short right centre and tripped
jauntily to first. While the pitcher was
moukeying with reversible dOwn-shoOt
twist she made dandy sneak TO second,
and stole home on two iumbles by the LETT
fielder. The Ncenahs were badly ratified
when they left the field. IL was evident
that they could not get on TO the balls sent
in by Miss Royalston, the expert and
ladv-like pitcher OF the visitors. Miss
Royalston formerly lived at Detroit, and
learned the art from a study Of Shaw, the
wizard. She takes a graceful three-lsp
plrOuette on the left toe, and while the
batsman is dazzled by the rapidity with
which the stripes OF her polonaise fly by.
the ball comes out from somew here, and
the umpire calls n strike. She scOrns TO
descend 10 the Intentional intimidation
practiced by some of the ''pacers" Of the
pitching arena last season, and relies
solely on strategy and skill.
The most thrilling episode occurred in
the seventeenth inning, when Miss Flor
ence Mckusick, the Mercury.foOted short
stop Of the female nine, chased a base
runner from first clear around the line,
placing the ball on him when within two
rods OF the home-plate. The audience for
the time forgot everything in the exhilar-
alton OF its enthusiasm. Transported
spectators crowded into the diamond
around the young lady, and, tenderly lift
ing her iair form upon the shoulders OF
two prominent members OF the corn ex-
change. she was carried across he ground
aud back amid thunders Of plaudits. Miss
Agnes McDOnOhue, on first base. was very
ftp, and, whenever she gracefully leaned
forward TO pick up a dizzy grounder,
was the cynOsure Of hundreds OF
admiring chances. Miss Clara Belle
CorcOran, a graudniece Of Larry COrcoran.
the famous pitcher, held down She third
bag. Miss CorcOran's face bears strik-
ing similarity TO RaphRePs renowned
water color ar the Circassian beauty, for
merry exhibited at Patsy Cardih's place,
aud the resemblance WAS pointed out by
nearly every one on the grounds. The
oniv thing that oc Cured TO mar the Sc
renitv Of the days pleasure WAS a shock
ing Irritation between Mr. Chauncy Pull
sicr, the second ba~eman OF the Neenab5,
and Miss Gertrude Bagley, the brilliant
brunette who covered lett field for the OPP
position. Mr.. Pulsifer went 10 the excess
on one occasion OF remarking TO Miss Bag
ley that she was a "lOllah." Barring this
there were no ilagrant violations Of the
code OF ethics that were worth speaking
or Toe ladies won by s toll