News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-04
TIL Ely NEVER MISS A GAME.
A New York Family that is Devoted
to Baseball.

The last time the Giants and the
Bean aters-sometime known as the
New York and Boston baseball teams
met each other on the Polo Grounds
turf and fought one of the championship
battles, tall, well made man of middle
age was in the long line of enthusiasts
who slowly squeezed through the One
Hundred and Tenth street turnstile He
didn't worry or shove, rs most of the
people around him were doing, but NOV
ed along peacefully and quietly. Major
Vought, the box office man, smiled when
he saw him and said, Give to-day ;"
The tall man nodded and went on with
the tickets and climbed to the front
upper row of seats in the One Hundred
and Tenth street wing of the grand stand.
Here he found his wife and three boys.
The family settled down to a solid two
hours enjoyment of the national game
aud spoke but little while it went on.
They were Mr. and Mrs. Robert G..
Watson, of Hunts Point, Westchester
County, with their children, who always
go to the game with them.
Every day for the past four years tho
same five seats in the top front row of
the grand stand on the extreme left have
DSth ShNGu lOF Jll6 watson family. a
long time ago Mr.. Watson became deep
ly interested in baseball. The more he
watched and studied the game, the mors
he found himself attached to it. How
many years he has attended the annual
championship battles he does not recol-
lect, but five years ago he began to at
tend every game, and he hasn't missed
any since. In May, 1884, Mr.. Watson 5
family visited the Polo Grounds with
him for the first time. Mrs. Watson
soon learned all about the points of the
game, and her opinion of the work of
any player was well worth attention.
The three boys, of whom the eldest is
still under fourteen years of age, were
were enthusiast, from the first. 1t
didn't take them more than a week to
learn how to keep score. They have had
as fine a baseball education in the past
four years as any one could desire, ANY
member Of the family can tell you all
about the record of any PLAYER Won
name, not only among the Giants, but
III any OF the League teams Their
greatest charm, i'll the estimation of all
true lovers of baseb Ill, is that they never
''kick" at the decisions of the umpire
Therein they differ radically from the
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about them and observe the League
games. Whenever, as occasionally hap
pens, the umpires dictum is apparently
unjust, Mrs. Watson looks sad, her hus-
band trowns ever so slightly, and the
boys bite their lips with vexation. But
never a sound or a sign escapes them
when clamoring thousands on every hand
are denouncing the umpire as low, ma
nt I, sc
goes unrewarded, though Whether the
man who distinguishes himself be Giant
or visitor, the Watsons are always the
first to applaud his clever work.
No other family in this country have
shown so much devotion to baseball as
have the Watsons. Hunts Point. where
their summer house is, is nearly two
hours drive from the Polo Ground.
Whether the day of the game be wet or
dry, or cold or sultry, the Watson sur
"ey rolls placidly down Lenox avenue
quarter OF an hour b fore the bell is
sung. The horses are put away at Rob