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

& ana perhaps lltllr bettef-Ibt hiiil"tll
/ If he kept ont of Burkevilie while air
/ ing tina, same opinion. 1t would be dan
gerous to vent such sentiments there.
/ OF course, followers of the National
game In this city know where Burkeville
/ is. and why 1t was so named, but to those
who don't, 1t may be as well to say
/ that it is that portion of the POLO
Grounds where the 2j-cent seats are,
and where Eddie Burke ChaseS flies.
/ In Il few words. it Is in left field
! To attempt to describe BurkevilieiteSi
ana their peculiar notions of baseball
/ is a rather hard task. They are pScu-
/ liar lot of fellows. When the Giants are
in the van they are generous, SOod-na-
/ tured and rolliCking dcNil-may-carc
lot, but otherwise 1t wouldn't be the
incest place for lady to be in, for par
liamentary rules and etiquette don
count for much in BnrkeytliIe when
! Yesterday Burkeville was at its best
after the fourth inning; An Evening
World" reporter was initiated into the
mysteries Of the place. As a general
rule strangers are not welcomed IN
/ Eddie Burke's corner. but couple of
regulars Of de roost" took the reporter
! They were both good natured, whole
soued fellows in their way. but their
ways differ at times.
! After managing to get in the boN-like
! structure and secure a good saat-a SOOa
seat means in the front row, where ono
is close to Eddie Burke, and they are
pain. At first there were several mems
/ bors 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
| Practice the "roost amused itself by
discussing number of players on the
| two teams.
The mark of esteem that was con
! ierled upon a player was in accordance
| with how he compared with Eddie
I 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 If Amos
Ruaie wasn't about the best man on the
team. For that question he was nearly
ostraclzed. and it was only after numer-
Gus apologies, and a call upon the
waiter for three up" that his Burkeville
toned not to say 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
McGraw, I5rodle, Keller, Robinson and,
in fact, all were discussed. They ca
vorted about the smooth lot with plenty
OF ginger, and one of the men volunteer
! ed the Information that they would
PLAY baIl' to-day, The reporter, sus
comments upon the information.
"Deres Scrappy, old boy. oh, wouldn't
! just like to get ut him wild an, axe.
marked Il Burkvilieite
The reporter scanned his scorecard
very very, carefully. hut failed to ma any
Finally he, asked one Of his new com
punions who "Scrappy" was. and how
he figured in the game, After sev-
eral inquiries as to whore he mad come
the reporter was informed dat
Scrappy' was gentleman by the name
OF McGraw. who covered third base for
Baltimore. and tina the was Il dead
| tough mug. wot was always looking for
II scrap, and played dirty bail"
After few minutes Burkeville sud-
! denly arose in body and began cheer
ing Justify. The reporter looked around
but saw nothing startling. save that "A
young, man in ag ray baseball uniform,
with bow-legs and a determined look,
! had suddenly appeared on the field, and
! was coming towards BuTkCVille.
What are they bowling for
| That innocent question settled 1t. The
reporters newly made companions ga2ed
| at him in Il sympathetic sort of way,
then slowly turned away. He after
wards learned that the, how-leEgea gen
burke, the monarch Of the "roost."
In the first inning, Fuller and Van
Haltren made some errors, and Ralu-
more made two runs. Things began to
take a decidedly blue cast in Burke
vile, and as his companions had grown
rather halligerent,, the reporter grew
=
Van Haitrcn and Fuller We're i'm
plored to telephone down and hire nets
to gather up the flies, grounders.". &c.
lasses be presented TO the men.
After Baltimore had been retired New
/ York came TO the bat Rurkevillc arose
en- masso-Burkeville always does this
at critical ,points-and somebody howed:
" Knock de cover off'n de ball. Eddie;
paste 1t in de eye"
Eddie wasn't equal to the occasion,
. hnWnNpV hpr he
ball he didn't paste 1t very hard, for he
knocked a, short fly and wen! out.
Things kept growing decidedly biuer
ming. Even the air, had become quite
blue. But New York got three, runs in
the fourth and FIVE in the NTH. Then
so dangerous. Burkeville at no time is
really dangerous, if You know it, but to
a stranger, there is a certain Japan
China air that ,peyades the place, that
al times 1t is slightly uncomfortable.
her OUT" Soak herr" Get Il move on
Robinson attempted to steal second in
one inning somebody howled: why
youse can't run fast enough TO make a
messenger boy
Now, "Robbie"-ball players all seem
to have pet names-is very popular and
Is good BAN player, and this remark
Every move that Burke makes is APP
plaudcd Justify, and as he caught three
flies yesterday and heldei eXcellen;ly
his name was on all Burkevill"S lips
After the game they all wanted to get
close 10 Eddie and gaze aimir!ngly upon
him. When BurkeNillC wants anything
II usually gets 1t, ana II any one don't
think SO he had better get In the road
The reporter did. but got out quicker.
| Perhaps one of the most spontaneous
movements In Burkuville's entire routine
Of cvoutiOns occurs while the sides are
changing positions after half an inning
has been played. \ hig man in the front
row ycls 'strt1Ch" Every lenl2en of
the ''rnost' rises with the precision OF a
regiment OF regulars, arms 20 out ut
fun leaEth, md strained muscles are
stretched 10 tn ir utmost. p,rulinrity
of this motion is In tn tendency which
II has 10 diStend the jaws, for II is al
ways accompanied ny prIdiyious
Ndwu subsidinS in a prult When
! bUrErvil'" Nawns there Is an Oppor-
tun.ty for a snapshot fcni which has
! been hitherto overlooked.
The unique expressions have to be-
heard 10 Ice appreciated. or at EN-"
"N-w, de empires nav good. Eddie wa
safe, all RIGHT al riU9t. pat mus
couldn't kutCh u balloon Look a. dat
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