Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-11
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
FEMININE BASEBALL.

FEMININE BASEBALL.
 Ladies, Indulged in the National <.up,e
 With the increasing popularity of base
 oall, 1t is not at all wonderful that women
 should fall victims to the National conta-
 gion, and go out on the bright green soli
 talre diamond to try their snowy hands at
 the game.
 Not many days ago a very interestino
 match, which has not been reported in the
 papers, took place between the picked
 nlnes o1 two female" colleges, as they are
 called. We will allude to them simnIv as Macassar and Pumpsley. The match took
 place on the grounds of the latter. and the
 game was called at three p. m with Macas-
 sar at the bat. The umpire was Lily Ind
 son '92, in beautiful sage-tea gown and
 leghorn hat. Eva Hodgkins, the Pumpsley
 pitcher, wore vail to keep the sun ont of
 her eyes; the first ball she shot over the plate was sent to Lulu Johnson, the third
 paseiady. who in attempting to throw it across to first landed 1t in the catcher's hands, and the batslady, Myra Grimm. would have reached second if she had not returned to first to pick up her hat pin. May Jones then popped one Tn the air, and the short stopper got under it and essayed to catch 1t Tn her outspread apron, which it went through, and Miss Jones got to first and sent Myra Grimm to second. Ella Gratz then took first on balls, and the can tainess rushed over to the umpire and com: menced to again kick.
 Una Birch went out on a foul tip. which knocked the diamond out of the engage ment ring of the Pumisleys' catcher, Car men Rundio. Julia Sykes went out on the fly at second, the ball being held in Jemina Atkins bonnet, and Martha Giles struck hn goose egg, amid great cheers, the packers of Pumpsley winning many plates of ice cream.
 Mary Judson stepped to the plate for Pumpsley and, after two strikes, asked for an intermission of three minutes until she could fasten up her back halr. Then she sent liner to first base, which was not taken, as the first baselady was at that mo- ment busily engaged in removing the wrap per from cube of chewing gum. Miss Judson thus got around to third, all the Macassars shouting their derisive oh, good ness! at the discomfted first baseIady. But Mary Judson was not destined to get home, for while she was breathing upon her latest bangle, the ball was put to third and she was caught mapping. Lizzie Marsh went out on foul, and Abigail Winfield sent one to third, and would have reached first, ii she had not had on her French high heels. A goose egg for Pumpsley caused the friends of Macassar to shout themselves hoarse.
 And so the game went on, the excitement keeping up to the very end, when Pumpsley won by score of IS to II. In commenting on the game we must say it was very inter- esting, and should be repeated. Some of it's features were bit lauehable, but that oniv added to It's general charm. Eveline Jones made wild error when out at center field, when she allowed ball to pass, because she was afraid of a cow that was then crossing the field. Lily Judson, the um- pure, deserved ali the censure she received Tor taking paper from her pocket, when the bases were covered in the fifth inning, to read about bargain sale that was ad- yertised to take place in day or two. At the same time it was not dignifed or sports-lady-like for both hines to run at her with bats, and dislocate her bangs and frighten her into mysteries, and accuse her of having boxes of bon bons bet on the game. One of the finest achievements of the game was Peachy Snydcr's beautiful slide for the home plate in the eighth in- hing. But her fielding was defective, es- peoially when she stopped to wipe the mud Qh the ball before sending it to first. Alice Bell is beautiful runner, as well as one that runs beautifully, but when she runs as SAo UAu HI tno seventh inning, when she maqe home run, she should not attain such speed that she can only stop by run hing into the arms of a bashfui young man. as she did on that occasion
 Amy Grant should not be put in the field again, she Is near-sighted, and never thinks to put herglasses on to fnd the ball until after t has passed her in the long grass. And then she is too timid, as any one on the field l could see when she let three baseladies | home in the third inning, because field l mouse frightened her into climbing up and l remaining on top of rail fence for several | minutes.
 The catchers both made mistakes in wear ng six-button kid gloves, instead of the | kitd Intended to be worn in their positions; md the fact that the players ate ice cream l while at the bat and peanuts while in the | ield is to be drowned down upon as an inno- | ration that Is perilous to victory. Bessie .anRhorn had three teeth knocked out in he fourth inning. She would be the object 'f much heartfelt sympathy if they were lot what we may call, out of courtesy, her hird or five-dollar teeth.
 After the game the hines cheered each ther lustily, and the Pumpsleys bore of in triumph the coveted prize of ten boxes of he best French candy-one for each player nd fop fho E l