The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-09-03
He Mentioned Base Ball.

1t is not only the young man, says
the Pittsburg Cronicle, who is deeply
interested in base ball. The school
boy, as the following letter, written
by a boy OF IA to his father in this
city, will show. The boy is spending
his vacation in Columbus, o., and had
promised to write to his father faith
ful accounts OF what he saw on the
road, and what was OF interest to
him in Columbus. He did so, and it
is easily seen by his letter where his
mind is at present. The letter is we'll
written and is well worth reading. It
is as sfollows:
COLUMBUS, o., July 16, 1856.
Dear Papa: i got here sale and sound
last evening ahoutdark Itwas a splendid
trip, and, according to promise, viii
write you alliabout it. The only thing I
regretted in leaving was that missed see
ing the last game OF the series between the
Allegiianys and the Nets; but we got a
telegram last night that the game went all
right What a dandy pitcher that Morris
is. Pa you should 90 to see some Of the
games; you don't know what you miss.
1oa might take ma, too, on Thursday; no
charge Tor ladies that day. generally sit
ON the right, where can see the fellows
put out at first. III you had been there the
other day and had seen Slomberg's three
baser, you'd have gone home wild. Shom-
berg is the new man-new first base Tor the
Alleghanys. But forget that you don t
know any thing about base ball.
The first place we stopped was at Roch-
ester, about 2S miles out. i don't think
they have q club there-though q boy
on the platform told me there was
one at Beaver, and another at New
Brighton, towns near by. am cory
| could not find just how they stood.
they are not in the association, any
h!, how. After awhile we got out Of the
hills, and when we got past Dennison,
and from that all the way to Colum-
bus. i never saw such a base ball
country. You may not believe me, but
there is just one field after another-only
most OF them were allowed to grow in corn
or wheat this year. This is the country
where the Sunday school olexcussionssh should
run to-plenty of room for all tho boys to
play, and no such thing as allowing only
two bags for u three baser when the balls
hit the rocks rs they are at Rock Point,
Alliquippa and those other places.
! suppose before the Columbus club was
sold to Pittsburg all these corn fields were
diamonds. 1t certainly looks desolate
now, with cattle roaming and nothing but
harvest hands trudging around.
like Columbus, but don't want to stay
here long. Next vacation please send mo
to Cleveland or some other place where
they have: q live club. Columbus is the
capital of Ohio-the proprietor oithehotel
told me that the place was called after
Christopher Columbus, who discovered
America in 1892. You see have done as
you said--got the history Of the place the
first thing. The Columbus people are al
most as proud OF the Allies rs we are;
guess they must be sorry they sold1out.
an, going to Newark on an excursion tose
the Newarks Va. the Zanesvitles this after
noon, and will write you description and
history OF that place also, as soon as 1 get
Love to MA, Willie, Sadie and Johnny =
Your aft. Son.
T. S.-Don't let Johnny have my pro.
iessional dead leauge to play with. The
water IN the gutter is terrible on horse
hide.