The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-03
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innings. Dey made fifteen an we made
t'irteen. Den I sends Ratsey Hannigan
to de bat. Ratsey had de only pair shoes
on our side. He didn't have no stockin's
Jist shoes. Dis wus de fust innings he
put 'em on, cause we didn't know if we'd
need EN-. IL we could er knocked der hail
out where de gang 'ud kill der helders
den we wouldn't need de boots see? But
der pitcher was too smart.
Ratsy hits de ball a rap an SCOTS fer
first, but de ball gets dere before him
Al Al dc mob was Jumpin' an yellin' to make
de baseman drop der ball, but he has his
trap set an his eye on it an 1 guess it
was all day wild Ratsy if it hadn't been
Tor Peg Kelly; Peg trun a stone big's yer
INST an caught he baseman on de nut
II knocked him kickin an Ratsy gets his
Say, de 'Cademy Kids kicked like
'whadder talkin' to me fer? Did
trun de stone| SEE l. 'Whaddyer talkin'
flanagan spiked de secun' an t'ird
Daseman as he went by an dey hollered
murder Hadn't he a right to spikes on
ms shoes? De 'Cademy Kids all had
spikes an we didn't say nuthin. Say!
We'll, we gets two more runs De
gang got her helders an used 'em up so
dey don't find de ball till de right time.
Dere Kick Wot stops de game fer five
minutes an de 'Cademys gets black eyes.
an den Whaddyer t'ink? Dat umpire calls
me out on strikes.
SEES l, Say, young felerl Did 1 hear
dat right? Me out on strikes?'
pat right, ses he.
hauls de bat long an goes right up
tw'ere he were leanin' on his cane m
Dat mus be mistake De Bloody Hol-
iers never strikes out on dere own groun'?
Dere's umpires wot thinks dey does. some
times, but dey never does.
Yer out! ses he; send up de mex bat
Yer lireF ses I. reachin' fern wild de
Say! De fust ting I knows somet'in'
hlts me on de conk. Den de cart Jumps
an swlpes me. When | gets up again
umpire. Could he scrap? Well. say! l
got de fourt lick on de Jaw, an. SEES /
AZ ~ SIT right here, now, an think bout
als RatSy flanagan an Puck Connol-
~ come long an swipes al de umpire
an ne lays EN- out cold, den de mob gets
MN man, an. we don't see him no more.
Does de 'Cademy boys scrap? Well
{est! when dey sees .dey haster dey gets
back ter back an hits out Sayi Dev
mus mus ha ,l run, Al de kids in Shantytown
got In an pulled dem apart an dey had
u \. out down IN de mu, an yought ter seen
Peg Kelly had de greatest time y'ever
saw wild de rocks on de piggery. He
neayed EN- right inter de crowd; didn't
make no difference where, till casey
climbs Up wild a stick an trumps him nm
yS, e could hear him yell clear over to Mud
De clip got from de umpire kinder lost
me der circus. BY der time l was lively
gain all der 'Cademy kids had gone cen
one nj ne had n 'gagement wild five er
SiA Mot was punchin him. De oders left
KINDER sudden an didn't take derb ats
an tlngs erlong. Some went one Wav
some nudder. Tree run down troo Mud
vllie, nj guess frum de way dey was
goln dere runnin' vii.
Dey didn't t,ink ter go home by way
9Sr coach, so Casey an Ball invites de
Enslsh driver down an when | seen 'em
last dey was dancin' on him. Dey wouldn't
SS ee niHl STUN dere lonely. Dat amt
SO OATS de way we beats de'Cad-
envy, Kids. Mebbe dey can play cricket.
mebpe dey can play dat odder game
via de cross sticks an de bat? / dunnol
But dey can't play ball list little bit
on der own groun's wild de teachers am
police mebbe dey can play But on der
lots? Nav! Nawl De Bloody Hollers can
peat EN- outer sight.
80 OATS how we got de champion
snip, an OATS where we got de CAPS an
de mask an chest pertector an de gloves!
champions of der lots, now, an dere
amt nobody dast play us. l rink we
could do de league team if we got EN-
here wild de gang.
Did we have a good time dat day?
Dld WEI Well! Ye never sawed a man
,njoy sport like Casey an Ball Dey
laughed till dey near fell down when
dey saw de gang git after de 'Cadenmy
fellers. When it were all over an de
ambulance had looked der Englishman
er.way dey calls US in an taps a key.
Boys will be boys! SEES dey. OATS
wot dey said. So we all goes in an
fiushes de cinders out of our t'roats.
Say! I forgot ter tell yer bout. dat
fedderweight scrapper. Dat was a hard
game fer me. Sayl
Did we do de 'Cademies? Well, I tink!
We dood EN- fer fair l b'Peve we kin do
de league team if dey comes here an
plays US. Jis gimme anudder pair er
spike shoes an time 'nuff to get der gang
togedder an we kin do de league team.
sydney Reid