The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-21
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A BASEBALL REPORT.
A Pathological Society Finds Wondroui
Beauties in the English Language.

Theological Society Finds W0ndrOus
Beauties in the English Language.
Kansas City Times.
can conceive of no more delightful study for
the philologist and metaphorist than a modern
account of the great national game of base ball
Never before have realized the wondrous pos
sibilities of the English language
you will observe, my friends" began, that
the points were occupied by Whitney and Hack
EFT our battery. and that Grasshopper jim
filled the pitchers box. battery consists OF q
batterer and battered. the batter standing be-
tween"
"Why do they put the pitcher in a boxl" ia
quired the young lady with bang
81 don't know" answered, doubtfully, ''un-
less it is measure of economy. Pitchers come
high -, 49,,
lectual curvature Of the nose; 'it is to keep the
opposing players from hurting him. read in
the paper the other day that when Radbourne
stepped out of the box Captain Rowe hoped onto
him with both feet"
very likely" I replied; ''but to continue
Hornung got base on balls and Sutton pasted
q corker to BaSsett. who threw to second, doub-
ling Horuung up"
"What is a base on balls2" asked fair girl in
white lawn. Il thought they always strapped
the bases down."
What did Hornung do after he was doubled
up9' inquired the young woman with the bang
did 1t hurt him very muchl'
IL presume not" said the girl with the intel
lectual nose. 81 saw the other day that Donnel-
ly let ball go through him, and yet he went
right on playing as coolly as if nothing had hap
pened."
Dear me, its all so strange" said the repre-
sentative of sentiment.
Then went on not needing the Interrupt
ton, Wise hit a la la to Meyers, and went out
whats la laY" cried the girls in chorus.
Opinions differ l replied. when Rowe
made that home run on the Kansas City grounds
heard o. P. Dickinson say it was a la la, but E.
e. Wilson observed that it was ILL., When
authorities cannot agree / don't profess to be
able to decide"
''Kansas City came to the bat," con-
tinued, ''and found Stemmyer at once. They
got onto him in great shape and pounded him all
over the field"
..How brutal!n exclaimed the girls. 'Why
didn't he hide in the Doxa'
''That doesn't seem to make any difference. !"
said the intellectual girl. Didn't you see how
they knocked Clarkson out of his box the other
day in New York? Why, the papers say they
just went for him aud slugged him right and
left
eyes," said the girl with the bang. ''my
brother told me that when the Chicagos were in
Washington Mr.. Crane tried TO pitch. and made
him, and they actually laid him out cold in the
nnfftth inning"
True" said the sentimental girl, George
was telling me some time ago that the Kansas
City boys were just laying, as he called it, for
Buf6nton, and were going to knock the life out
of him."
'It must be terrible thing to be pitcher
said the fair young thing in white Papa told
me he wasn't going to any more ball matches,
because he was tired of seeing our pitchers ham,
mered"
eff you will give ME your attention, ladies'"
said little severely, I'VE will proceed with the
last half of the first inning. The boys were on
their muscle and welded the willow with fine
effect After two runs had been scored Lille
was called out on strikes and kicked vigorously
at the umpire
"What is the umpre9n inquired the senti
mental girl.
20 know that" replied the fair one in
white. "He's the little man who does all the
talking and whom the boys call rats"
i th!n.s It's YER wrong to kick him." said
an amiable girl spessing for the first time; Il
have no doubt he meant to DO what's right
1.-The inning closed with three runs for Kan
sas City," went on, "and after THAI the Bos-
tons had picnic"
20 wasn't that NIGEL" cried the girls 81 hope
they invited the umpire"