The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-16

WA 8 udy 70 hdo pOOAA oAesAsS |
OA form formed d.h into to- a IN nos. a,.
ly large and energetic force of compost
tors is laboring under a whole doctors.
book full of physical disabilities. They |
come and 60 from the shop in ambu'
lances and continue the work OF type
setting while reclining in cots, or where
the nature of the injury is such as to
prevent either sitting or standing, while
lashed to their cases like Farragut to the
mast. Splints and bandages lie scatter
ed about among the implements of the
"art preservative," and the loud odor of
arnica browns the Gathering of our new
Otto gas engine. Hence if the punctua.
ton or capitalization is defective. it is
because the compositors' thumbs are too
swollen to 60 into the comma box" and
their shoulders too tiff to reach the
supper case." Our hundreds of western
readers will conclude from this descrip-
ton that the Office has encountered a
cyclone, whereas it is only necessary to
explain that the boys have been engaged
in game of base ball.
Some time ago the printers issued
challenge to the tailors to meet them on
the deadly diamond and once for all re-
fute the ancient proverb that it takes
nine tailors to make q man. Here was
q chance for the members of the cross
legged profession to cast off the imputa.
ton which has rested on their craft for
centuries, but the score will show wheth-
er or not they succeeded. The rivalry
between the two trades is natural, for
while the tailor labors to adorn and
beautify mans physical understanding,
the printer ministers to the understand
ing of his inner nature. But in physical
prowess the knights of the goose proved
no match for the priests of enlighten.
ment and knowledge.
The printers nine was composed OF
the following good men and true: Brun.
ner, Erwin, Wedding, Schilley, Barrere,
Fullerton, DeBruin, Rowe and Lyle.
The tailors were represented by Hus-
ton, Hahn. Young, Kramer, Miller, Cohn,
Lemle, Shepherd, Rheinbold, motley
crowd of tailors and BARRIERS.
Fullerton pitched for the printers and
Brunner, the plucky young "devil" who
helps to make the News. HERALD the
best paper on earth, took them off the
bat. Lemle, the owner of the tailors
nine, did the catching and coaching, and
Hahn occupied the pitchers box. The
game was very amusing one. and, al
though the sun was broiling hot, the
crowd held out to the last with unallay
ed interest. Our own Drummer did fint
!, service in the cage, besides making I
> good record as swatter, bringing in TIVE
runs. Jud Erwin, our artistic foreman
laid the foundation for the handsome
pile of scores by making home run il
the first inning. Wedding, the bright
, eyed youngster who wastes his talen
: setting up rotten slush in the Gazett
a office, put up good game at short ant
made three runs. Schilley and Barrere
who manipulate the medical ads in tn
i, NEWS HERALD Office, each made tw'
runs. Pearl Rowe, our sorrel.toppet
compositor, sustained the reputation o
q the shop by getting in one run. Pear
8 is an illustrated edition done in red inl
and dazzling mark for any pitcher t.
throw at. Jack DeBruin and Reubel
a Lyle, back numbers from the Gazeh
, Office, did some very pretty Indian clu'
exercises with the bat, but managed t
bring in three talleys between them
! The printers scored II.
: The tailors didn't seem to know any
, thing about base ball, but they had
! game called bum ball which they playe,
. to perfection. Huston, Kramer an
. Lemle each brought in one score an
, Miller two. Blind throwing. wild bal
ting, poor catching and horrible bas
}, work were few of the causes of tn
! tailors' defeat. Hahn and Joe Mile
had it all to do, as they had to fgh
. their own side and the printers as well
The tailors were no good. They wer
, not in it.