The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-03
HUNGRY FoN a CANE.
An oid.TituS Dali Eathu,lhstL amsRts tn,
Dteadenea Of the Day.


pteadsnea Of the Day.
lie vas esreEorn aud carried himself
with lanEuid air, and IL his face had
not been familiar 10 the reporter be
would have been qualified that he vas
4 dIIgusted dolerier OF Gllyin's cohorts.
Having seen him under circumstances
when his eye flashed ard his voice was
raised TO swell the taunders Of applause
that rote like wave from the grand
stand OF the old base ball park, the re.
porter in threc-b1se.hi, voice aIked
him Why he looked like hunted ball.
"Oh," said the whilom fan, "the
Zines arc on; OF joint. Where arc the
good old times We used 70 have here?
No longer you hear tho musical CRY Of
the eoaeher, and the Au,oeratic vote OF
the Umpire is forever husbej. what's
the use ot-llying when ! man can't see
I ball game without being held up FOL.
bis fare 20 PiItsburgh7 Oh, but IL
makes me weary, Rnd | iain would lay
me down 10 resI and dream sweet
dreams Of home runs and base hits. !
an hungry for game. Yes, that's
whats the matter with me: ! an
actually starving for the eight oil ball
deld and the deuoniac symphony OF
the b.eAchers aud the enhancing arias
Of the grand stand. Why, would live
: nickel 70 even see . man wiki we'll.
defined case Of Charley hgrle.'''
Here was a case for sympathy. indeed.
! MAJ OF pa:tS. aad who once had j
most cheerful disposition and al en-.
ihusiasn that bordered on naniaeai
disorder. He loved the heroes OF the
bal! field for the dangers they had
passed through, and now he vas affected
with the dry rot OF inaciion and ~
satisfied passion
Just think OF the glory oil the old
DAYS said be, waking from 4 trance
Ike apathy, the fire Of other days fa4h.
ing in his eyes" Do you renemb Der way
back in abe '70s, when the old Stan
dsrd club defeated the celebrated Ne
shamrock club Of New Castle, Pa. BY !
score Of 1870 o? Poor Charley Bennett,
the champion catcher OF Boston, was
the backsiop for the visitors in tha:
game"
The reporter remembered sha. occa-
sion we'll enough.
Then there were two games with
the Indianapolis club-.he frat 10
and the second to 0 in iavo. OF the
visitors. They played ball in those
days. Then the Cincinnati club came
sailing 'souod and we're takea in camp
by the Standards TO the tune OF II 10 {.
Then came professional base ball, and
how my heart did thump when We laid
low the Pittsburghs aud Philadelphia
IN exhibition games. That was the time
to be on earth and ENJOY
the fu!laess thereof. Do you
know what true glory and lame
is? I'll tell you. 1: is the last inning;
your team needs three 10 tie and four
10 win. The bases are full; you are at
bat with two men out and two strikes
called on you. What hush there is
silence among the spectators COM
pared 70 which choas was noisy. The
strain IL terrible, cheeks pale, and even
hearts almost cease 10 beat. Every
thing depends on you. The opposing
pitcher ia affected BIZ the situation.
Then the ball comes from his hand in
line that would cut the plate in half.
You swing your bat which meets the
sphere square on the nose and away it
goes sailing fsr over the heads OF the
telders, and the twinkiiny legs OF iour
men make the circuit and you stop on
the home plate and listen TO the sweet
ea: music OF the spheres and look upon
q swAYing, frantic mass OF humanity
splitting the very air with roar as
mighty and resonant as that o; the cat
aract OF Niagara. That's glory, that's
fame more precious than gold and more
enduring than brass. You are
q composite hero-Leonidas, IIo.atius,
Cesar and Washington rolled into one.
You can give the bully boy with the
glass eye points; you owu the town;
you don't have to sigh ike Alexander,
for you have conquered the earth, moon
and stars and harneised the comets OF
space Bu! likA the late State Senator
David COT who wanted to see oae more
general muster OF the militia before he
passed away to the final review, I would
willing lay down my ba. in obedience to
the three strikes and out OF the Great
Umpire above, could l sec but once
more an old time fourteen inning game
With my money placed on the winning
team"