Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-06-02
THE THREE BIS TOGETHER
BICYCL-ISTB' AND BASERALI
BOYs' NIGHT.
The Men Who Bestride the wheel
and Men who Hit the Ball En-
jOy the COLLATION. Given By the
Y. NJ &, A.

| Planned idea OF the association to brin
the sporting spirits OF the city togeth,
IN social event that elected the remar
"Well, this IS the finest body of men {
standing in the community that ha,
ever seen together in Asheville."
The guests were welcomed to the HON
OF the association in it's parlors by til
reception committee and until min
O'Clock the evening passed in introdu,
tions and in congratulations on Ash,
ville's success in the game of the after
noon at Allandale Field.
The company was ushered to the plea.
ures OF the banquet hall by W. b. Cast
chairman OF the reception committee
who in neat speech offered the hospi
talltles OF the evening in the name of tn
association to the representatives of tn
Ashcvillc Baseball club and Asheyillc'
Cycle club, and wished for each pues
the fullest enjoyment of the menu and O
the program.
As the supper began the meeting tel
under the control of Nat S. Rogers, th,
toastmaster of the evening.
The collation. was delicious ON,
dalntily served, and comprised rolls
bread, ham, chicken salad, pickles, olives
bananas, oranges, strawberries ant
cream, coffee.
The committee from the Ladies' aux
iliary who so acceptably provided and
dispensed the menu were: Mrs. L. L
Eagan, Mrs. W. II. renland, Mrs. |. f.
DIckcrson, Mrs. S. G. Bouis, Mrs. ii. C.
Hunt, Mrs. T. NJ. Starr, and Misses
Annie Kerr, Maggie Smith and Anna
Smith
In the discussion of the menu the
speeches OF the program were attempted
and the company melted into Jun. The
toastmaster's typewriter oratory was
tossed and battcd from the time it began
to tell of the early days of baseball in
the time OF Rip Van Winkle till the cover
came OIL in the laurels of the athlete club
OF Ashevlle. The criticism prevailed
that the speech was decidedly Jay and
the remai.ing orators on the list grew
wan and pale as they read what the
stars had in store for them.
Mr.. Eagan was the next victim, and was
introduced by the witty Nathanie! as
"Once when was an innocent and
beardlcss youth ! invested in a bicycle.
1t was in the days of the high wheel
1t was in the days when the header
'talked abroad DER the land. Many, oh
many, is the time that my anatomy has
struck the ground with a dul, AID
'ickening thud and well can | remember
one interview that held with a concrete
so hard. All this was in nv
lays OF bicycling for recreation. Bicvcl.
ng Tor rccreati0n--oh, what farce it
was then, and what a pleasure it must
oe now. MIR. +. L Eagan is down for
his toast. He has been through the
nil and no doubt has as many sears as
myself. Let us listen to his delicate and
lute-like tones"
Ny. Eagan's feelings we're trined with
" the tables, but he succeeded in getting
n some safe hits for the cause of the bike
md its good effects on the health of the
business man.
"One OF the most pitiiul sights" said
he toastmastcr, that it has ever been
ny unfortunate lot to witness is a hone
ess case of insanity brought on by
lahitual and persistent indulgence in
baseball. His mind is one hopeless ium.
he OF foul tips, base hits, errors, inshoots
lrops aud three baggers. In fact what
'e don't know about baseball would not
III the mlnutest cell in the brain of one
v Prof. Garncr's anthropoid apes. In
rs lucid moments he is harmless, and his
insanity being of mild form he is per-
hltted toroam at large. AS have been
associated with him for sew
raj months can vouch for the truth of
ny assertions. will now call upon him,
apt. +. b. Lewis, for short discourse
pom his tavoritc topic, Modern Base
all"
Captain Lewis gauged the crowd for
'ng and light hits that brought the
peaker rounds OF applause and he con-
Iuded with the statement go out to-
borrow and the boys will give Won
most interesting lecture on BASEBALL
Cycling tor fat men, called for a re. |
ponse from Lawrence =. McLoud, who
ad roll of Chinese MSS. which he |
almed to be the production of Henry
enland and three sheets of type
ritter which he admitted were his own.
lie speech dealt with the eternal fitness
things, Tillman, fast horses, stern
hydra headed monsters, Eli and |
oneysucklc. Mr.. McLoud got out |
ON under the hack badly disabled but
INDY as when he began.
Postmaster Kerr prepared for the in.
'itable early in the conflict by lubricat-
e his bird-like throat with lime drops.
e insisted that the confcctions were for
II attack OF hoarseness caught two
eeks ago while helping out his cousins
ON Avery's Crick, but everybody knew
,tter than that. Kerr would stand in
,eakin attitudes, run his fingers
trough the thinning wisps of his iron.
ray locks, bite off the ends OF his nous.
lchc and otherwise do himself bodily
arm.
Mr.. Kerr essaycd response to the
,ntiment' Baseball for the Business
lar, or "Reminiscences of the We'uus and
ou'us,' and the manner of his reception
lay be better imagined than described
hen it bccomCs known that the post-
aster retired with the declaration that
is dignity had been uuduly iostlcd and
lc respect due him had been unfeelipcly
ithhcld
John S. Peasants spoke to 1.-THE Rae.
y Man" and did it acceptablv. The
lvlous ones suggested that his dignity
,hind eyeglasses held the fun in check,
ut the majority decided for the excel.
nee OF the product.
George G. Stephens, the zgzag light
ng in the box of the Asheville Baseball
ub, was down for reply on "The All.
'und Athlete" and everybody fell in
We with Mr.. Stephens creation. His
zen eyes twinklcd as he arose to reply
nd shot an incurve at the allusion in
le toastmaster' S speech to the early ball
ayers by saying that the Scriptural
'sertion proved an earlier game, as the
cord was that Noah put dove out on
fly long before the days of Rip Van
'inkle, The sneaker continued hv r.,