New-York tribune., 1886-05-26
ACTORS TRY To PLAY BALL.
FUN FOR THEM, BUrMoRa i FOR THE CRowo.
COMEDIANS OUTLAY 1IiE TRAGEDiANs ~"
MICA" ~ GREAT ~ MAND

COMEDIANS OUTLAY lnE TRAGrDIANs Az
MICA" ~ GREAT MANp.
Pcoplc who visited the theatres last ulght
and did not visit the Pol" Grounds IN the afcrn"on
could not understand why the comedians insisted upon
acting traccaiiy while the tragcdisus did conoy'
About 2:30 p tally ho coacn filled with actors e!t
the Bou Opera House for the Polo Grounds where they
intended to play a game OF baseball for the benefit -"
BARLEY Campbell. They hal provided themselves win
immense horns which were freely used The driver s'
excited and the coach into Broaiway car. tearing
away nearly whole da hboarl of the car. The eoach
arrived at the Polo Grounds about O'Clock
and the crowd cheercd th. they
hurried TO the dressing. rooms in low
minutes set OF cnrous.looking men tumoed
over the fence into the diamond field Nat c. Good
win headed line. dressed The Profe ssor in Ihe
skating Rink" Burr Mcintosh. IN hi- old Princeton Col
icge uniform, the second man over tho Fence.
George C. bonfce. IN blue tights called forth ainlI'ng
exclmaons De WoI Hopper Vas. vas made ,,yPi,p up a.
was dressed as a naval officer James T. Powers APP
pearcd as hats In "Thc Tin Soldier" Alexander
i"icrnes.' winch the chilly wind blew through easily
H. Hllliard oosrd fascinating as NGnki Poo. H. T.
Gus Hecklcr was chosen umpire and John A. Mick4y
official some OF the actors had playrd th
cane Two kegs label ed "Arnlcs" were placed ut
I1iri. what they contained was OF an amber
e.ng effects from r frrqGe Gssa ,Ss Sg'Gs%s game
with Tie comedians the bat and the tragedisns shve
ing In the ont field The comedians showed that thry
were the better players from The start and on four bse
hs auI about score OF errors they scored nine runs
The umprs under the rules hoy were out, a.
tnol- "A but had been put out IN reality. INC
comedians rusned upon the umpire ami soon made MS
silk hat 4 shapeless mass The umpire defended III MN u
sef with an immense CLUB MAJ Goodwin struck ont III
this inning and slug the umpire for satisiAcuO
| The tragedians went to the bat In great as
| order ANA the official scorer threw down
| his score card in disgust They made two
runs In the second inning the comedians made four
rms on nits by Hopper GooIwin Iiliard, Power. an
| IIermon. assisted by numerous errors MT OF any
KIND wa. a nome II the batter Only kcpi on run
ninc Nobody cond throw the bail straight AMI nobody
conld catch II If thrown straight The conriit'
| held the lead throughout and won easily. wilson
| nrlled well, but could not have nit the bal! WIN Il
cricket bat. Oe Wolf Hopper took big shield 10 10
| first base assist hun In stopping pans.
Rng the pitcher OF the rasedisns. was struck IN tnc
right eye hy foul tip the fourth inning. Ana tie
sle OF his face looked II he had been Int win ciup
s,vni caused roar time no went to the pat ~"
always insisted upon running toward third base. err
because he wished TO ge nrar the arnca. or occauH
| he knew 40 better II the general OplhlOu lhat
Io. Frankan would not kn how To play Dascbal II ho
| nr.cri. ed forty wears There many actresses
| present " ". A.. ., -, ,,o a,,b
inning hccause the players getting 40 sun h"l
| they coult hardly stand. Ine full SCORE nn''
! many errors, Is as follows: