The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-03


I.smme tell you. De 'Cademy Kids beat
dis Locomotives an de Bullheads, and
de Grass Eaters, an two schools, an
saw, Dey fought dey was good enough
for de League So we sends dem chal-
lenge. an ses dey, We axcep' dat chal-
Ienge Come an play on our groun'. So
we goes an plays on dere groun', an
,yhaddye tink? Dey has de pilice dere,
an de teachers an der faders an mud
ders.
Gould we play ball like dat? Nix, not
on yer life. An dey keeps de gang out
cause dey amt got da price. Charges
'em 10 cents for admish, de nun to go to
charity. say, is dat de way we is used to
playin ball?
De first man up to bat on our side
makes a swipe at de umpire cause he
calls a strike. What does dey do? Does
dey come right out an scrap? Nav! De
umpire rules him out, dey orders him off
de groun', an when he won't go de po-
liceman lifts him long by de ear. Is
dat de way we play ball? Nav, nit, nix
Some de boys was fer sailin' right IN
den wild de bats an swipen 'em all; but
SEES l. 'Nawg Don't do nothin Their kind.
De gangs all on de outside. We'd get
pulled. Let's do what de Englshman
So saws l to de cap of de 'Cademy boys,
'You's was right fer to put dat teller out
but its broke up de team W. am 80!
no substitute. We gives you de same al
no hard feeln's, an if you'll come down
on de lots on Saturday next Wese Il play
wen We'll, - de la'' Cap goes off wild de oders
awhile an den comes back an ses, Mt.
Flanagan, we aXcep. Wese II pc uere' lie
s"'Djat's wot he ses, Mr.. Flanaganr De
kids kinder laughed, but ses |, DAT
'ereeable' Den we packs up our pats an
way we goes, givin' dem cheer' an uSy
groun' deres all de gang wiz stories as
big as dere fists. Up comes reg heily an
sWots de matter, Flanagan? Did We
line de Sunday school an de Temperance
shut up. We kid ses I, ''r'n give We
biff in de puss Yer plum, sesee. 50
let'm have it in de smeller an in de WIND,
an while e was bitin' holes IN de AIR
e9%sSsW ots de matter. Flanagan? ses de
oder kids, an ses /; ~, -,
T6t ye az KEEP SaRs ysr Beyse Comm down
de lots to play us next Saturday.
Den you ought ter seen seen d daI game gdne
buggy. Dey was Woody, dey had de 9lg-
gers dat bad dey stopped de trolley cars
meath AM sees he, You hurried me-
Flanagan you hurted me bad, but it's all
right, if you let me stand on de pig pen
q I will dat, Kelly SEES 1, an I'm sor-
~ as hurried YOU !. ,.aa+ boad On
"Ses he, 'Yous got de great heaq on
YOU. Flanagan. If I'd been in your place,
ia gone scrappin' round to-day an spoil
1.Ses / peg. dere's some feller's wots
horn to be soldiers an some wots born
to be generals, an It don't do Tor de SOL
diers to try generallin'.
well de mex Saturday down comes
de 'Cademy boys in a big coach wild
six horses an a English driSeh. Dey was
all Reginalds, and Clarences, Rutuses an
dem uniforms was all new an white, an
dev had boots an stockin's. Wot dye
rink Of it? Comm to P eSrs IN az dew had
names. 400. Michael an Patrick an
Peter, but we'se don't go much on duue
names like dem. De names dat dey wore
was de names dat dey got on de lots
James Flanagan is de name Wot me mud
der says 1 own, but Blink tlanaSah is
wot de boys call me, an dat good nun.
I'm de captain, an l covers first base; den
dere's Skate Connors, second base; tlp
Casey. third base; Shad Dunnigan, fourth
base: Puck Connolly, right field Muggsy
Burke center field; Bleacher OLanerty,
left field; Snip O'Rourke, catcher Inn
ODay. pitcher, and Ratsy Hannlgan,
shortstop. De substitutes was Bat Null
Inns, Piggy Hogan Mud Riley
Say. y'ought seen dem lots. All de kids
from Shantytown an Mudyile was sit
tin on top de big dumps lookin a us.
Some der gals had ribbon in der hair,
but der wasn't stocKin, in DEL, crowd:
an Ball wot keeps de SALOONS.
well. de first scrap was bout de UNI
pire. We wants Casey, d de wants sa doa
says Casey don't go. 'Tlast der Cap ses:
Any fair man'll do me-. Dye know
de young Teller wild de Gamer
Well he'll do SEES de Cap;
Young feller. ses I, .Yous de UNI
pire. Dye know yer book
so he steps up likesif he'd been der
Teller wOt done it all an ses he:
~ goes zoe first to de bat an de long leg
ged white-headed 'Cademy Kid wot was
twirlin' begun to pay dust an look
he let's fly skinner wot nearly knocks
hunk out;
All de people wot was round yells
an groans:
" Shoot de umpirer
Slug EN-, FianaganP
Put i'm out! He don't know his bus
inessr
De umpire. he ies' chews gum an
Den de 'Cademy kid heaves annud-
der chooter. n / hists it. Say, y'ought
ter hear dem yell.
Look out dere. you'll fall on de
'Hi-i-i-i-i-i-v
HO-o-C-o4o-on
'Na-a-a-a-a-ar
IT rec of dem run inter wan 'nudder,
a teJ 4OSI de BALL Den we all yellS.
DE mex bail wot comes l soaks in de
crowd, an de t'ird baseman goes for IT.
don't see 10 more of him till l gets
rcun' den out he comes.
Cap SEES he, Dere's a red-headed
I@ler wot got de ball an trowed it way
Foulr ses dere captain, we claims
Nix, ses l., 'dere wasn't no foul
our man can't field
De umpire ses dat he didn't see no
foul So ne let's it go at dat
Den Flip Casey makes a run an so
does Puck Connolly an Shad Dunnigan,
Ut Muggsy Burke an Hannigan an
% Day gets out first. De runs was all
aope runs fer de gang is wild US, an
hen de bail goes inter de crowd de Cad
my Kid wot goes after it stays quite
rWhilC. He has d 'gagement t eat Gin
ers fer FIVE minutes, see? When he gets
9at NE can't see Muffin an dey has to put
-t.der kid in his place.
Well de oder fellers had der innins.
an whadGyer tink? Dey makes five runs.
pc sang helps us all dey can, stoppin'
ger ball ans histin' it back. but dey was
,.-ao enter O'Day's curves. Dey jist killed
en-