Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-09-14
oLp-T,ME BASEBALL.
The Fat Man Describes One Game In Whict
lie Took an Active Part.

lie Took an Active Part.
II don't suppose" says the man who
weighs two hundred and twenty-five,
that you fellows would believe it if |
told you that one time, and not so
many.years ago at that, was crack
baseball player. There wasn't man
in our county who could play second
base as well as could. ] went ont to
see game of ball the other day. 1t
was the first had an opportunity of
seeing in about ten years. 1t wasn't
much like the ball we used to play, ]
can tell you.
II remember one game in particular.
1t was between the village nine, the
Hunky Dorys, and nine chosen from
the hose company. One Of the leading
citizens of the village had donated a
silver-mounted rosewood bat and a
silver ball as trophy, and the Hunky
Dorys and the hose company nine met
to do battle for it, The hose company
nine had some good players, but they
were obliged to fill out with one or two
fellows who didn't know much about
the game, but who were big and strong
and capable of losing the ball every
time they hit it.
''The pitchers had no knowledge of
curves in those days. They had to
deliver straight underhand ball, and,
while delivering it, they were not al
lowed to bring their hand above the
knee. Some of them could send in a
pretty swift ball; but it was straight,
and once you got the knack of hit
ting it you could bang it all around
the lot. That's what made the scores
SO big. AS | was saying, the Hunky
Dorys and the hose company nine met
to fight for the trophy. The game
got along to the ninth inning and the
score stood thirty-one to twenty-seven
in favor of the Hunky Dorys The
whole town was there to see the game,
and excitement was running pretty
high, as the partisans of the club
were about equally divided.
zone of the hose company men came
to the bat. 1t was do or die with them
then. They had four runs to make to
tie and five to win. The batter was a
big, broad shouldered marble cutter,
and he caught hold of his bat with
both hands, took fresh chew of to-
oacco and prepared to knock the cover
off the ball. The pitcher sent in a nice
straight one. There was a sound like
a fat woman falling off front door
step and the ball sailed over the fence
and out of sight. The hose company
people yelled like maniacs and the
marble cutter began to make the cir
cult of the Bases He ran around ano
got home before the ball was found
although six of the HunlSy Dorys were
searching in the grass for it. Then hi
started and ran around again. HI
went around those bases five times ant
I then dropped from exhaustion. TIL,
captain of the hose company nine de
manded that the scorers score five
runs for the marble-cutter, insisting
that he was entitled to have them, al
lie had made the bases five time
before the ball was found. TIL,
! hose boys claimed they had wol
the game by score of 81 to 81. o
course, we were not going to stand an.
such monkey business as that and w
| made kick. The upshot of the who'll
matter was that half of the village hat
/ free fight with the other half, tn
! opposing sides led by two ball clubs
who used their bats with terrific effect
! That was fight for mans life, AM
till this day all the wounds made Their
have not healed.
'All of which" concluded the mai
who weighs two hundred and twenty
five, makes me feel that baseball now
+. adays is as calm and peaceful as sum
mer day compared with what it use'
to be. Chicago Post.