Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-05

debris OF tho largest structures. has re-
suited in the glorious success chron-
icled to-day, which is nothing less than
the discovery OF numbers OF the daily
papers under dates in September and
October, Of the year 1885. They give
long accounts OF 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
"battle Of the giants" and the declara-
ton Is made that in the first game. Mo
Cormick, who must havo been very
celebrated man. will "pitch for the
home team" What o held for opera.
tions in scientific research has opened
before us! Let us find out something
authentic in regard TO the stature OF
these giants; let us ascertain what
tho featurcs Of this game of so called
'base.ball" were; let us rob tho express
SONS: "Ansou's hot-liner." "Welch's
sky-scraper' and "Kelly's daisy-cut-
ter" Of the mystery which surrounds
.hcm. When we shall have been able
TO comprehend the meaning OF ''a rank
do ,ision by the umpire" the statement
that ''Dorgau was given a base on
balls" tho report that "Williamson
flew out to Gcrhardt.' and the em-
phntic accusation tina. ''Gore took
chances, and stole second" we shall.
doubtless, hayo clear insight to tho
peculiar customs and characteristics OF
the people who lived in Chicago in that
ancient epoch. together with somo
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 1t not take to master the sig
niticancc OF expressions liku these:
''Spalding's Salvationist5 followed
amid tremendous enthu 4iasm;' "An-
sons infants have gained all tho glory
there Is in the world" "New York's
boodle-bcarers have dropped both god
and glory;" "lhc mascot stood on his
head;" "'Dal let Gerhardt throw him
out at first;n Gillespie hit four bases"
[now that man must have been a
''giant"l; ''Counor stole ono base on
-
Sunday" [this makes 1t clear that their
moral natures were sadly piuntedl
"Aelly's home-run was received with
mighty yeli' ctc
2 The pu.zling quotations give but Q
faint idea of the bow ldering mass Of
material Prof. Schliemann has secured
among the ruins of Chicago. a city.
which. iuioinp by Me rsport that '.fiye
thousand people were around the dia
mond, mu t have been one oil gigantic
sspiendor ana unequaled resources Wt
nave reason 70 congratu'a,e ourseiye'
on the Drliiiant results OF rrot Schne
manns iaoor and upon the valuable
ADDITION ne mas mlde 70 the history q
America true enough, II may p'
years before We snail get az the preo,se
meaning OF inc assertion tnat IN tt,
pool-rooms men went mad, which sac
cohditon OF anairs' tncy tell u.s. wa
brought about by betting on run Or ne
run 10 the e ghth inning In anothe'
account u Is stated that the pooi-roon
was suddenly emptied. aud Tor q few
minutes loose teeth and bloody nose
were very plenty in the alley. All thl
occurred in connection with wha
was known as ''base;ball'' and tn
.meeting OF the. giants. From
this We should Judge that thei
national game was OF barbara
nature, and that the people wer
fond OF Violence This idea Is born
out by the report that "kelly wante'
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