Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-26
a nAsE BALL RERoRT.
a Philologieal Society Finds New and
Won9foue DeAutleo In the Engllsh Lan-
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From the Kansas CITY Tines
can conceive Of no more delightDni study for
the phfloaogist and metaphorist than Q modern
account of the great national game Of baseball
Never befors have rsalized the wondrous pos
stbilitiss of the English language.
you VIII observe, my friends," began,
"that the points were occupied BY Whitney
and HaekeIt a. our battery, and that Grass
hopper Jim allsd the pitchers box. A battery
consists OF batterer and battered, the batter
standing between"
why do they put the pitcher In . boxs" In
quired the young lady with bang.
81 don't know" answered doubtfully, "un-
high"
II know" said the young woman with intel
1ectual curvature OF the nose; ait IL TO keep the
opposing players from hurting him. read in
the paper the other day that when Radbourne
him with both feet"
Very likely" I replied; .'but 70 continue,
2 corker to Bassett, who thew to second. doub-
What is q bass on balls," asked fair girl in
M sha Lawn vI thought they always strapped
What did Hornung do after he was doubled
IBID it hurt him very macns' "' WAC N'
lsctual nose II saw the otter day that Do on
lie
right on playing a. coolIy as ii nothing had hap
besr i.,s all 50 strange said the repre-
''rnen,"' Went on, not needing the Interrupt
tion. Wise hit Ia Ia to Meyers and went out
WAITS Ia lap cried the girls in chorus.
"Opinions differ" replied. "When Rowe
made that home run on the Kansas City grounds
E. E. Wilson observed that it was a Iii. When
s h,a cannot agree don't profess to be
"ksnsas City now came to the bat" con-
tinued, "and found Stemmyer at once. They
got on 70 nim In great shape and pounded him
chow bru!siS Acclaimed the girls. "why
didn't he hide in the box?'
THAT doesn't seem TO make any difference"
saio the intellect ual girl. "Didn't you see how
they knocked Garrison out Of his boz the other
day In New York? Why, the papers say they
lust went for him and slugged him right and
Yes" said the girl with the bang, "my
nrotner told me that when the Ch'cagos were
made the Cl,ieagos mad, and every one OF them
mt nim, ana they actually laid him out cold in
true" said the sentimental girl. "Georee
was telling me some time ago that the Kansas
City ooys were just laying, as he called IL, for
buinnton. and were going to knock the life out
ut must be terrible thing to be pitcher"
saad the lair young thing In white. Papa told
me he wasn't going TO any more ball matches,
because he was tired OF seeing our pitchers
hammered"
I'll you will give me your attention, ladies'"
said little severely, tive will proceed with
the last half Of the first inning. The boys were
on their muscle, and welded the willow with
nne effect After two runs had been scored
Lille WAS called out ON strikes and kicked Wig
orously at the umpire"
what Is the umpire?' inquired the senti.
mental girl.
"Oh, know that" replied the fair one in
white; mes the little man who does all the
talking and whom the boys call rats"
Il think Its very wrong TO kick him." said
an amiable girl, speaking for the first time. 81
have no doubt he meant 10 do what's right"
"Ine inning closed with three runs for Kan.
sas city,, went ON, land after that the Bos-
tons had a picnic"
"Oh. wasn't that nice!" cried the girls, 81
nope they invited the umpire"