National Republican., 1888-05-31
NOW THIS is PLAYING BALL
THE wAsnINGToSs TAKE TWO
GAMES FROM TIE CuICAGos.
Immense Crowds Welcome the States
men Home and They Appreciate II
by Putting Zip Two Splendid Games
The other Games.

At intervals, during past years, but cspc.
Cially since the present base ball season
opencd, there have been complaints made us
TO the manner in which base ball games have
been reported. II Is but just TO state that
the complaints have come only from those
who have no expert knowledge Of the game,
and the basis for their growl Is in the profes.
sional language invariably used by the base
ball reporter. Always accommodating, the
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN detailed the religious
editor to attend the League game yesterday
morning, and his report will doubtless he en-.
joyed by the reader who knoweth not the diff.
ference between grand stand and a "Charley
horse
When the rcligiously.minded attache took
his seat In the chicken coop on the roof of the
grand stand among those newspaper men who
had been exiled from below because of their
noisy conduct, the game was about TO begin.
The gentlemen from Chicago were dlvosting
themselves of their dress coats, and were cvl.
IDENTIFY bent on doing something awful with
the poor unfortunate Washington men, who,
mysterously denominated tail enders."
On this occasion, probably because II was a
holiday, the Washington club played. with
only nine men, and at the particular time to
which reference has been made, Mr.. Daily, a
prominent member of the local congregation,
was standing near white, diamond shaped
plate" by some Of the reporters. Mr. Dailys
attitude was a striking one and all that could
he seen Of his features from the rear denoted
= asettled determination on his part TO allow
a new white ball the stick which he
Mr: Daily held. in his hands. Mr. Dailys
striking attitude became more marked, and
was applauded when the ballrebounded from
the stick professionally termed a 'bat) and
rolled sufficiently far away to allow him to
reach canvas bag, twenty,four feet distant;
capUan ym %us Whn Was @ sd bv bSrs e rsh enEn
saSt to be "Tst T TS basto. t Ths IS movemont ds e o
the part Of MIR, Daily was resented by the
gentleman who had thrown the ball-a Mr.,
proceeded viciousy TO throw II real hard at
Mr.. WilmOt, who bravey did his best
TO prevent the, sphere from annihilating
his eyes in an endeavor TO peer at the capitol
through wire mask into which he had intro.
duced his manly features. Even the sight of
catcher" failed to frighten Mr. Baldwin, and
have, succeeded in accomplishing his fell dc,
sign had @ not Nlr Wilmot struck II very hard
was looking for 1t, Mr.. Wilmot ran after Mr..
Daily. past Mr.. Anson. and up to Mr..
Pieiier wh9i for wr time, succeeded ,, in
Daily, as he evidently wanted to, For some
reason or other Mr. Daily desired to return
10 the place from whence he had been called
utoInloTlupIG scuI on u nencH-,Duu one Oh
the Chicago players, a Mr.. Burns, insisted on
his remaining with him until Mr.. O'Brien, of
Washington, knocked the ball past Mr.. VII.
liamson, of Chicago, and when this had been
done Mr.. Daily and Mr.. Wilmot both took a
seat on the coveted bench.
lat this point we are informed that some
expert remarked that the WashngtOns had
made two runs, and the effect of this cXtraor.
dinary news on the religious editor was so eX.
hilrating that his enthusiasm made him for.
get his assignment. Those persons who
would know more of the game will please re-
fer to the appended score. In future the re.
lgious editor will do nothing beside sermons,
but all baseball rames will be reported by the
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