The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-09
FROM "BUNKEyILLE."
The Game from a Bleacher's Seat
on the Polo Grounds.
Denizens OF The Left Field Roost
Criticise The Pay Freely.
Some Comments that Were Heard by
an "Evcnins World" Man.

n there In person in this big city
who has an Idea that there Is any moro
popular or better ball-playsr than
! Eddie Burke. he would do just as we'll.
and perhaps little better--for himself
If he kept out OF Burkeville while air
ing that same opinion. 1t would be dan
gerous to vent such sentiments there.
or course, followers OF the National
game IN this city know where Burkeville
Is. and why 1t was so named, but to thos"
who don't. 1t may be AS well to say
that II Is that portion of the Polo
! Grounds where the 25-ccnt seats are.
and where Eddie Burke chases flies.
In n few words. it is in left field.
TO attempt to describe Burkevilletes
and their peculiar notions Of baseball
| ls "A rather narl task. They are "A ptcu-
! liar lot Of fellows. When the Giants al"
| in the van they are generous gooi-nd-
tured and a rolicking. devil,m4y care
incest place for a lady 10 he in, for par
liamentary rules and etiquette don
count for much in BurkevIlit when
things are not running smoothly.
Yesterday Burkevllle was at its best
after the fourth inning. An "EvenlnB
World reporter was initiated into the
mysteries OF the place. As a general
rule strangers are not welcomed IN
regulars OF de roost" took the reporter
II tow 10 explain the points of the game.
! They were both gCod.ndtured. whole
souled fellows In their way, but their
ways differ AT times.
After managing to get in the hos like
structure and secure n good seat-a good
seat means in the front row, where one
is close to Ed lie Burke, and they are
| not easy to get.-the men began to eX-
pain Az first there Were several mem-
bers of the New York football team Al
practice. This didn't seem to interest
the crowd. and while waiting for the
orioles and the Giants to come out for
discussing Il number of players on the
two teams.
The. mark OF esteem that wa, CON
ieried upon a player was in accor lance
with nov he compared with Eddie
Burke. The latter has reached the mark
OF perfection. and he Is held up as the
criterion IN estimating ability,
Rusie wasn't about the best man on the
team. For that question he was nearly
ostracized, and 1t was only after numer-
waiter for three up, that his Burkeviile
companions thawed out. He was eau
toned not to saw that anybody was
better than Eddie Burke. They finally
but "Bolke" was par excellence.
Just then the Orioles came upon the
grounds for practice, and the merits of
McGraw, Brodie. Keller Robinson and,
in fact. all were discussed. They ca
Norted about the smooth lot with plenty
OF ginger, and one OF the men volunteer
play BALI to-day. The reporter sus.
pected this before but wisely made no
comments upon the Information.
Dere,S scrappy, old boy. oh, wouldn't
just like to git at him wild an axe.
I'd carve holes in his 'natomy," re-
marked a Burkevieite.
The reporter scanned his scorecard
very carefully. but failed to find any
h DIV nv tle. of 'Scranny'' ppi
Finally he asked one OF his new ccm-
panions who "Scrappy" was. and how
he figured in the game. After sew
from and II he hadn't better go back
the reporter was Informed dat
Scrappy' was gentleman by the name
baltimore. and that he was a dead
tough mug. wot was always looking for
scrap. and played dirty ball"
After few minutes. Burkeville sud
ing Justify, The reporter looked around,
but saw nothing startling. save that a
yGans man IN gray baseball uniform
had suddenly appeared on the field and
was coming towards Burkeville
What are they bowling for
That Innocent question settled II. The
reporters newly made companions gazed
at him In sympathetic sort of way,
then, slowly turned away. He after
wards learned that the bowlegged gen
Burke, the monarch of the ''roost"
In the first inning, Fuller and Van
lialtren made some errors, and Balti-
more made two runs. Things began to
take decidedly blue cast Ia Burke
vile, and as his companions had grown
rather belligcrent, the reporter grew
uneasy, and wished he were elsewhere.
Van Haltren and Fuller We're i'm
plored to telephone down and hire nets
| to gather up the flies, grounders." sc.
"A n 10
After Baltimore had been retired New
York came 10 the bat. Burkevllle arose
en- masse- Burkevillc always does this
at critical ,points-and somebody howled;
| Knock de cover .oif'n de ball, Eddie,
paste 1t in de eye"
Eddie wasn't equal to the occasion,
| on the ball he didn't paste 1t very hard.
for he knocked short fly and went out
Things kept growing decidedly bluer
about ai%G EHrkeyiIis up to the fourth IN.
blue. But New York got three runs in
the fourth and five in the NTH. Then
Burkeville thawed out, and II wasn't
so dangerous. Burkeville at no time is
really dangerous, II you know II, but 10
a stranger. there Is "A certain Japan
| CHINA air that pervades the place that
able.
They demand OF the Giants: Punch
her OUT Soak her" Get a move on
yerselr' and similar expressions When
one inning somebody howlcd: Why
youse can't run fast enough to make a
/ messenger boy"
Now, "Robbie"-ban players ali seem
TO have pet names-is very popular ar
is good bail player. and this remark
seemed unkiud.
Every move that Burke makes is an
plauded Justify, and as he caught three
tiles yesterday and tielded eXcellently
ms name was ON all Burkevilles Inns
After the game they all wanted to get
close 10 Eddie and gaze admiringly upor
MN. When Rurkcville wants ANYTIME
II Usually gets II, aud II any one dom
mink so he had better get In the road
4 me reporter did hut gut our niiirkar
Perhaps one Of the most spontanrous
movements in Burkeville's entire routin,
OF 'NpIuNonS occurs while the sides ,rr
changing positions after half an irIinp
mas been played. \ big man in the front
tnW Nels stretch" Every denizen ni
lhe roost rises with the precision of a
regiment or regulars. arms 20 OUT al
nun length, and strained muscles ARE
stretched To their utmost A peculiarly
OF this motion is In the tendency whiIS
IL mas 10 distend the Jaws, for II is MI
ways accompanied by prolicInus
yawn ,snbsidIug in a grunt Wher
hurkeNlll" yawns there is an opuor.
luhltN Tor a snapshot hend which has
been hitherto overlooked go
i lhe unlQu" expressions have 20 n,
n,trd u be appreciated GIT at 'pm"
a." de empires nav good. Eide wa,
safe, al, right all riphUw "Dat ma
Couldn't ketCh halloour" Look a d,,
II oaHtS nun an he goes an strikes out
An.r, nut 'cm over iare's hG'os I'M h..
bat. "What's dYt f,ttr I,,1i.,p 4, q 'l's