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


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If there Is II person IN THIS big city
who has an idea that there Is any more
,..,,,,I,r ar q, h.,t.r h.,II-nI.ver than
P'P''". "'''' P'N'N 80,
Eddie BURKE ne Woulh 40 just as well
and perhaps a little better-for himself
If IA. Kent ont of Burkryille while air
| ing that same opinion. IL would u" IAN
gerous to vent such sentiments there.
or course, followers of the National
game IN this city know where BurkePi''e
! is and why 1t was 40 named, but to those
vbo dnn't II may he ns well to say
w. ,,,,, -, ,ho pnIn
mat II IL that portioh VI '"e wv
! Grounds where the 25-Cent seats are.
and where Eddia Rurk. chases flies.
IN n faw words II ia in left field.
IN Ie" "oruS' IL IN III 'it "''''
To attempt to describe Burkevilleites
and their peculiar notions of baseball
go ,a,,, ,rho,, are a necu.
IL rather haru Iash' ihoS "e
liar lot of fellows. When the Giants are
| in the van they are generous. Bood-na-
tured and a rolicking, devil may care
lot but otherwise il woSdht f6 be p the
liamentary rules and etiquette don
count for much In Burkeville when
things are not running smoothly.
Yesterday Burkcville was at its best
after the fourth inning. An Evening
World" reporter was Initiated into the
mysteries of the place. As a general
|
Eddie Burke's corner, but u couple OF
regulars of de roost" took the reporter
in tow to explain the points OF the game.
They were both good .natured. whole
ways difrer at times
After managing to get in tho box-like
structure and secure a good seat-a good
seat means In the front row, where one
is close to I'D lie" Burke and they are
not easy to get-the men began to ex-
plain. At first there were several mem
| bers Of the New York football team at
practice. This didn't seem to interest
! the crowd, and while waiting for the
orioles and the Giants to come out for
arsstlse the roost amused Itself by
two teams.
The. mark of esteem that was con
feried upon a player was in accordance
with how he compared with Eddie
Burke. The latter has reached the mark
of perfection. and he Is held up as the
criterion in estimating ability, -.
The reporter ventured to ask II Amos
RusIe wasn't about the best man on the
team. For that question he was nearly
ostracizcd, and 1t was only after numer'
GUS apologies, and call upon the
companions thhwed out. He was eau
toned not TO saw that anybody was
better than Eddie Burke. They finally
admitted that Annie was purity good,
but "Boike" was par excellence.
just then the Orioles came upon the
grounds for practice, and the. merits OF
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vorted about the smooth lot with plenty
of ginger, and one OF the men volunteer;
ed the rformaion h that rI they would
pected this before, but wisely made nc
comments upon the Information:
I'd carve holes in his 'natomy." re.
marked u Burkvilleite.
The reporter scanned his scorecart
body by the name of "Scrapy" on Il
Finally he asked one of his new com
panions who "Scrappy" was, and how
he figured in the game. After sew
eral Inquiries MS to where he had com,
from and If he hadn't better 10 back
the reporter was Informed ''da
Of McGraw. who covered third base fol
baltimore, and tina the was a ''deat
tough mug, wot was always looking fol
"a scrap. and played dirty ball"
denly arose In u body and began cheer
ing Justify. The reporter looked around
but saw nothing startling. save that
with bow-leKs and n determined look
had suddenly appeared on the field. ant
was coming towards Burkeville
} That Innocent question settled IL, TIL
reporters newly made companions gaze,
at him in a sympathetic sort OF way
= then slowly turned away, He after
:
tleman was none other than Eddi
, Burke, the monarch OF the "roost."
| In the first Inning Fuller and VA
Haitren made some errors, and Balti
. more made two runs. Things began /
take n decidedly blue cast in Burke
1 VILE, and as his COMPANIONS had grow
4 rather belligerent. the reporter gre,
a uneasy and wished he were elsewhere
Van Haltren and Fuller were i'm
4 plored to telephone down and hire net
to gather up the flies, grounders." 90
n one man suggested that a can OF mo
. laSses he presented to the men
After Baltimore had been retired Ne,
: York came to the bat Rurkeville aros
) en- mnsse-Burkeyllle ALWAYS does thI
= at critical points-and somebody howled
J. Knock de cover off'n de ball Eddie
n paste IL in dc eye"
a Eddie wasn't equal TO the occasio,
n however, and IL there had been on IN
n ball he didn't paste 1t very hard for h
a knocked short fly and went out.
: Things kept growing decidedly blue
Il about Rurkevile, up to the fourth II
j blue. But New York got three runs
the fourth and Ave in the nth. The
Bmkcyille thawed out, and II WASH
so DANGEROUS. Burkevlile al no time
$ really dangerous, IL you know IL, but
I a stranger, there is a certain Lanai
! China air that perVndes the place this
Il at times ii is slightly uncomfortable
i They demand of the Giants: Pune
e her out" Soak her" Get a move q
: yerself" and similar expressions Whe
i Robinson ATTEMPTED TO steal second
r one inning somebody howied: 'W'h'
u youse can't run fast enough TO make