The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-10
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Bill Nyc Recently umpircd a Gamc--Ho
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Minneapolis, led by Dr. Hunter OF that city,
with request that would umpire a game
ofbase ball to be played on the ensuing day
between the Allopaths and Homo opaths Of
Minneapolis for the championship Of tho
northwest, the proceeds 10 60 10 the Hom~o-
pathic hospital N
told DR. Hunter that an all wise proyi-
dence had not seen &c 10 endow mo With
great deal Of baseball wisdom, but that
was passionaiely fond Of the game, recogniz-
ing, as did. that it denoted q wonderful de-
gree OF progress and gradual leading up
fror, lsoan bag and two-old-cat towards tho
earpes,ncss. the throb and thrill aud such
things ms that Of the true athlete.
DR. Hunter said bad The right idea Of tho
game. he thought, and he would get Mr..
ConEin. Of the Grand Opera house, to do
the active part Of the umpiring, leaving me
mostly 10 SIT under the shade OF large sun
umbrella. outside the orbit Of hot balls and
engaged in thought. lie said that great
many people bad noticed m me The faculty
Of being able % assume q thinkful air whilo
really engaged in something else lie said
people like that in any body, and especially
IN an umpire
ambuianccs and chose up for Gins The Al
lopatbs-got tho bat
Each club had q separate pail out Of which
they drank when in need of anything IL that
line the Homnopaihs took thors at q
third dlution every twenty minutes out Of a
graduate, and the Allopaths drank out Of
large tin dipper until relieved.
presume the different players would not
caro- % have me use their names here and so
/ viii substitute fictitious names.
The AllOuaths wore uniform consisting of
different kinds IF clothes but very becoming
indeed. 4 few baseball uniforms scattered
through tire two clubs gave life and pi-
quancy 70 the game and made it more diff
cult for the umpire 20 tell which side was in.
DR.. Gray wore drab small clothes, light
high hat with WIDE black band and long
ashes Of roses mohair dustCr, held in place by
means Of a string
Dr. Wmlymeier wore blue flannel sail
or's suit. with inhamed revers of same.
Dr. Pendereast wore low neck and short
sleeve knit lingerie, with checkercd panta-
looms and wad Of tut at the throat. Ho
wore a tarpaulin bat and no ornaments.
Dr. Becker wore a pair Of all wool trou-
sers. with wedge Of shrimp pink satin set in
the back between his suspender buttons;
white, open back shirt, pin stripe suspenders
and Alpine hat
Dr. Early wore a street costume, with fire.
mans hat and varioloid necktie.
Dr. Pangborn wore Prince Albert coat,
knickerbockers and fore and aft steamer hat
of small blue and white plaid, with squirrel
skin ear tabs tied rogushly over the top. He
wore no ornaments ut the beginning of the
game but at the third inning appeared in q
stellated. comminuted confusion just east Of
the parotid gland.
Dr. Pemberthy wore a tennis suit with silk
hat and crocheted slippers He made a very
fine apnearance on the beautiful green ball
ground. but generally persisted before be
reached second In batting Dr. Pemberthy
almost always struck at the ball after tho
catcher had 10 ia bis pocket, and be always
erred in diagnosing the general direction Of
the ball. and his treatment Of it was vision
arv and theoretical IN the extreme. had to
reprimaud him three times for these things
publicly.
The game was called at 3 O'Clock, and with
two large shingles 10 keep tally Oh, told the
BOYS TO sail in.
Dr. Mills Of the Allopaths, went first to
bat. He was dressed simply in u suit Of blue
flannel, with richly beaded moccasns and
high crowned stlf black shiny straw hat. He
spat on both hands, then caught up quart
of sand, which be applied to the handle Of the
bat, brcathed IN ali the air between himself
and the center fielder, asked for an abdom-
inal ball aud got so near what be requested
that il was some time before ! could signal
Mr.. Ccnklm TO go on with the game. He
was given his base on balls, | believe, and
made q homo run in the ambulance When
he got in be tailed and took a bismuth pow
der that would have settled the stomach of a
whole livery stable.
Dr. Dixon then came 10 the bat He was
dressed in a morning costume Of brown chev-
lot with maroon fable franchise sleeve Innings
which had crooked his linen in places, but
did not burt tie general effect. He wore 10
ornaments aside from society emblem Of
solid GOLD attached to his watch chain which
weighed two or three pounds. He asked for
a claviclo ball, which he missed by a right
smart. The pitcher prescribed another cap
sule for him, which he struck at Just few
moments beiore it got 10 him, and with such
force as 10 whirl him around on the homo
plate with great violence. AS soon as he had
recovered from his giddiness and vertigo
called time again, and this time be swatted
the ball so high that it was a glorious chance
for the center fielder to get under it, as it
was long timo in the air and came down as
straight as o shot. but the center fielder was
Just fitting a new stopper to bis stethoscope,
which he had lost out on his way to the
grounds and so muiFed it, as we would say
The general error made by physicians in
playing this game find, in both schools,
is not so much a lack of proper
knowledge Of its histology, physiol-
Ogy, mcroscophy, chemistry, pothol-
ogy, physiological medicine, pharmacy or
therapeutics, for all schools seem TO treat
hot ball in about the same manner, fayoring
in most cases 4 conservative course until the
temperature Of tho ball is reduced, but the
common error seems 10 be- the same as that
made in the Garfield case, viz, an incorrect
diagnosis as TO the course and location Of the
ball.
Space at this time will not permit an ex-
tended description Of the game as played,
but a hasty recapitulation shows that the
Als}pathsare more IL favor Of outward appli-
cation, and that they are further advanced,
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