The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-06-09


if one was organized it would open the
eyes of a great many fathers and
mothers, who have been ignorant as to
where their sons have been spending
their evenings. Let's have the league
by all means and as early as possible. |
Who will be the first to make start? |
Will it be the ministers of the town?
We hope so.
Why can't we get up base ball club
and challenge Nashville professional
team, "Teddy's Kittens" to play a
match game of ball at the Fourth of
july Celebration Mt South Side Park.
We could beat them too-every other
club does.
THE "CRINOLINES" FURLED.
The second game of ball between the
"Sun Bonnets" and the "Crinolines,"
played on the magnificent grounds in
front of Mr.. Owens residence on last
Friday afternoon, resulted III decided
victory for the "Sun Bonnets," AZ will
he seen from the official score published
in full below.
The game had been so much talked
of by parties who witnessed the first
crossing of bats of these clubs, and the
merits and dement's of each respective
club so freely discussed by their
friends, that the strong under current
OF intense interest was plainly mani,
tested, both by the number of "guys"
hurled ruthlessly at the umpire and the
large and excited audience assembled
TO witness this great championship
struggle.
"Piay ball!' were the familiar words
which at last rang out above the din
and tumult of the eager spectators, and,
had the voice of "Gabriels Trump"
sounded, it could not have produced a
more magical effect in the breathless
silence which followed.
"Play ball." was the order given, and
play ball they did. Brilliant plays, and
plays not so brilliant, shared alike in
the vociferous rounds of applause
which greeted every movement on the
diamond, till at length the "Crino-
lines" apparently weary of their ele-
mentary research and the astronomical
lesson afforded in their endeavor to
trace the flying leather, succumbed TO
the inevitable. AS was confidently eX-
poctod and predicted by your CORES
pondeDt, the "slugging" qualities of the
Sun Bonnets," proved entirely too
much for them, and the unmsrciful
pounding which they gave the ball, had
the rather ludicrous effect of sending
"crinollne" seemingly flying in every
direction, and at times ut half-mast, in
the wild pursuit OF the tiny sphere
DSisy-cutters, sky-sorapers, and "over.
the-fenoers," planted the "crinoline'
on every braeze, till, at last overcome
by the too violent exercise and yielding
to natures demand from the oppressive
heat, we saw it slowly but surely wilt
The stitlening, alas! was gone. Th'
starch WAS out, and now no more, NJ
more could be heard that soft musica
nesting like the melodies of wind a
play with a clotht slime, when, will
lthesome feet aud faces flushed, the,
fitted over the velvet sward in thei
eager chase for the truant ball.
Finally, the day was lost. The dit
was cast. The "crinoline" was furled
Nothing now remained for the "Sul
Bonnets" to do save to come fort
amidst the perfect Grafton of applaus
aud with "Bonnets" off, receive tn
victOr's crown, together with the wei
come plaudit from their many ad
mirers of we'll done good and faithful
"hammerers."
The "Crinolines," however, are
splendid team, and played rather
! brilliant and remarkably clever game
y We could not help but sympatbize wit
: them a little in their defeat, (whic
they received gracefully, and had the
g asked our advice before tackling ewes
, End" we could not, have refraine
g from telling them, "to mind how the
p riled her" tor we had always been toll
= she was "mighty hard chil'uns
: nuss."
l Capt. Woodbridge, we were told, e.
!, tended an invitation to Capt. James fC
z another game on last Tuesday, but fo
u some reason or other it was decline
3 with thanks.
g The appended score tells the tale.