The morning call., 1891-07-05
ORPHANS AT A
BALL GAME.
A Bewildering Round of Powder,
Punk and Peanuts.
The Newsboys Were Also Out in Force to See
Frisco Win Its Second Game.
Base Ball To-Day.

|
noon. 1t was childreI's day, and the chill
dren were there 400 strong, some dressed in
their best suit of clothes, while others we re
afraid to venture out in the wind for fear
their tags whould whip them too hard.
In one quarter of the big grand stand sat 700
little solemn-faced bright-eyed, neatly
clad human buds wlro CHI ewed peanuts with
the reckless abandon of a fondled child of
fortune, who feeds on the succulent goober
seven DAYS a week and chucks away the
empty shells according to the dictates of its
own sweet Will, with none to modest or
make it afraid.
These were the orphans from the different
asylums enjoying the hospitality of an invita-
ton seat in the grand stand, and actually de-
youring, free of charge, nuts for which other
and richer folks had to pay out their hard
money. 1t was most too good to be true,
| indeed it was.
Thanks to the goodness of Joe Langen-
derfer, p. and p 2. of p, which same
translated means Peanut and Popcorn
Prince of the Pacific, the homeless little
ones had a bully time. Several days ago
Joe nit himself smart rap ON the chest
with his hairy seal-brown fist and said to
the matrons, Send the youngsters as far as
the park gate and HE and the managers will
do the rest"
ASSORTED SIZES AND SEXES.
So the orphans turned out in assorted
sizes and sexes TO see the fellows play bali
real professional ball-they heard it was to
be. They reached the park in a high state
OF moisture and expe, tation, marching along
In pairs with their chubby hands clutched
close i'll the Sweaty gasp Of honest fellow
ship.
Two entire sections were filled with big
children and short, round, bunty, sweet
faced little girls in neat white caps tied
under the chin with wide ribbons.
Some of the tiny misses had legs so short
| that they stuck straight out in front when
| their owners were seated on the broad
! benches. But this detracted nothing from
| the delIrious ecstacy of the occasion aud it
| made a better and bigger lap to hold pea
| nuts in. Langenderfer passed out about a
| carload of nuts and candy, which soon went
| the way of all such.
| What it was all about they didn't know,
| except that 1l5 years ago a lot of Tidgey
| featured men seated themselves, pen in
| hand, aud said that hereafter we would be
| INDEPENDENT all OF which came TO pass as
| they had said. Hence the necessity for
| racket and paUades.
| HOW THEY ENJOYED IT.
| To be sure some of these tots couldn't tell
| the difference between a foul tip and a
| stolen base, but they howled at intervals,
| anyhow, to avoid giving themselves away
/ fence the little Hebrew orphans hung them
| selves up by the chin on the railing and
| yelled till their eyes bunged out. My,
/ what happy time it was.
| While watching Otto Young. lineal de-
| scendant of Bismarck, curl his crooked
| legs into knot and then explode them like
F! Jack-ln-the-bOX, the orphan children for
| got that they depended on charity for food
! and clothes and shelter, and that all the
| wealth in the world could never restore the
! Inst mOtlpY lOVa nd in tnnSp m ~ - M
| supreme bliss, when tall. thin George Stall
| linSs went sliding on his stomach from bag
| to bag, plowlng up the rich, alluvial soil of
| California with his wishbone, they never
| once thought Of the long, dark nights when
| their burning cheeks pressed a tear-soa ked
! pillow and the hungry little hearts yearned
| for that which even sweetmeats, SO dear TO
baby existence, could not satisfy.
1t was their day, and they made the most
| Of it-lOoklng at the game like grown folks,
| shooting of frecrackers and laughing out
loud at what each other said.
Amt DIS GREAT GRAFT.
| Over on the kindergarten bleachers to the
! left sat de gang" This comprised a squad
| Of 700 warty, leakv-nnsed human cyclones,
| full of pluck and energy, who go whrlng
and whizzing through the busy streets, kick
! ing up clouds of dust, mingled with shril
| sharp shrieks OF n professional, and with a
wad Of daily papers Wildly revolving in the
| vortex.
|
as some offspring We have met, but their
| hearts and brains are healthy, even though
| their trousers are not just what they ought
| to be in spots However, this makes no
| difference so long as he knows when the
| Fourth comes round. Each possesses wide
diversity of taste, and his practced eye can
readily discern and his cultured sense enjoy
| with equal felicity the entertaining points in
hall game, bull fight or boiler explosion.
| He is no stickler for the hollow forms of
| "a h., &c col -, I,
arm from the elbow down to Queens lace
| handkerchief, so lie does. Just watch him
| some chilly morning and see for yourself.
| No gratultous peanuts were distributed
: here among those men Of means. Not if
| they knew il with money in sight saved up
| on purpose for the Fourth. LangendeIfer
| gave them free tickets, and as his gentle
| manly agent passed up and down in his
striped jacket, many Il grimy fist relaxed its
death grip on nickel which went to refresh
| the inner man,
Thus and in kindred ways-mostly whist
| ling-did the newsbOys Of San Francisco
enjoy the treat so cheerfully and kindly
| given.
| WHAT THEY ALL SAW.
Now for the game of ball which the 1900
| happy children witnessed along with about
5000 other people, few Of whom knew what
| real pleasure is. Both San Jose and Frisco
| did the best they could to please, and
everybody was satisfied except Mike Finn,
Duke of Santa Clara. His men lost the
| game, and that isn't the worst of it, either
| They hooked the little end of the early
| morning Independence baseball carnival at
| the Halght-Street grounds
! The afternoon affair was what is some
times spoken Of as a c0Tker by those who
| know what corkerS are. 1t lasted IN hour
and half, bat was full of ginger and sur
| pIiSeS all the way through. Frisco won by
score of 9 to 8. and most of the runs were
| captured in a legitimate way.
The visitors started off we'll by scoring.a
| run in the first inning. McGucken got away
| on Hassamers error, took second on a hit,
! third on sacrifice and scored on passed
| bail. This didn't worry the Frisco men, who
sailed in and kept right on scoring after
they once got started until they had enough
to win the game.
| THAT LoOSE-JOINTED DUTCHMAN
One of the greatest surprises was the way
that loosr-iointed Dutch boy, Otto Young.
| conducted himself. He scored no less than
seven assists i'll the pitchers box, using first
| one hand. then the other, and sometimes his
legs. Anyway at all TO get the ball. Once
| IN the second inning LOokabaush sent a
straight line drive to Young who, instead
OF getting cut of the way, doubled
up like lemon-squeezar and caught the
ball in the joint. Another time he bent
| backward twisted round and caught a
bounding grounder at the back of his neck.
| On several occasions he showed his left arm
! out and made telescope stops of base hits to
| right when the ball was ten feet from him.
He also made a double and a three Dagger,
| and his friends expect TO see him carrying a
bat bag around the streets to-day.
Danny Sweeney further increased his pop
! 1larlty by wonderful running back catch.
| RUDE Levy set the bleachers wild by his
home-run drive and work in left field. Has
saner played a brilliant game at short.
| NICK Smith accepted a number of difficult
| chances, and Pop SWEET was in it all the
time he said. San Jose hit the ball in two
innings, scoring four runs, but outside of
this the Dutchnan had them at his mercy
| Stating played great game behind the
| bat. Tile score is as follows: