The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-09-18
His Ruling Passion.

1t ls not only the young man who ie
deeply interested in base ball. The
school boy, as the following letter,
written by boy of IA to his father in
this city, will show. The boy is spend
ing his vacation in Columbus, o., and
had promised to write to his father
faithful 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 well writ
ten and is we'll worth reading. 1t is as
follows:
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 16, 1886.
DEAR PAPA:-I got here safe and
sound last evening about dark. 1t
was a splendid trip, and according to
promise | will write you all about it..
The only thing | regretted in leaving
was that / missed seeing the last game
OF the series between the Alleghenys
and the Nets; but we got a telegram
last night that thegame went all right.
What g dandy pitcher that Morris is.
Pa, you should 90 and see some of the
games: you don't know what you
miss. You might take ma, too, on
Thursdays; no charge for ladies that
day. | generally sit on the right,
where 7 can see the fellows put out at
first. II you had been there the other
day and seen Shomberg's three-baser
you'd have gone home wild. Shom-
beTgi5 the new man-new first base for
the Allegheny. But I forget that you
don't know anything about base ball
The first place We stopped was at
Rochester, about tWenty-eigh miles
out. I don't think they have club
there-though boy on the cars said
there was one at Beaver and another
at New Brighton, towns near by.
am sorry / could net find out just how
they stood; they are not IN the asso-
citation anyhow. After awhile we got
out OF the bills, and we got past Den
nison, and from that all the way to
Columbus Inever saw such base ball
country. You may not believe me,
but there is Just oneield after another
only most OF them were allowed to
grow IN corn or wheat this year. This
is the country where Sunday school
excursions should run to-plenty OF
room for all the boys to play, and no
such thing as allowing only two bags
for q three-baser when the balls hit
the rocks, as they are at Rock Point,
Alliquippa and other places.
I suppose before the Columbus Club
was sold to PittsbuTg all these corn
fields were diamonds. 1t certainly
looks desolate now with cattle roam
ing and nothing but harvest hands
trudging around.
| like Columbus but don't want to
stay here long. Next vacation send
me to Cleveland or some other place
where they have live club. Colum-
bus is the capital of Ohio-tbe pro-
prietor OF the hotel told me that the
place was called after Christopher
Columbus, who discovered Anne lea in
1892. You see | have done as you
said-got the history of the place the
first thing. The Columbus people are
almost as proud OF the Allies as we
are; guess they must besorry they sold
out. am going to Newark on an ex-
cursion to see the Newarks vs. Zanes-
villes this afternoon, and will write
you description and q history OF
that place also, as soon as l get back.
Love to ma, Willie, Sadie and John
ny-Your affectionate son.
P. S.-Don't let Johnny have my
professional dead league to play with.
The water in the gutter is terrible on
horse hide