The Washington times., 1895-06-22

not last Is everywhere apparent. Long
rows OF neat. well-built tenement houses
are standing vacant. while the doors OF
a piano mandatory, erected at a cost
OF 5000; furniture, wagon and tack
mandatory, all three handsome build
ings, are closed.
This tells the visitor of the failure
OF the 1880 boom. Capt. Barbour himself
is part owner of the ground on which the
camp is located, and Is now getting
probably the only return for bis invest
ment
Capt. Irving A Buck called to see the
boys, his beautiful and historic residence,
built in 1875, being Just across the road
from camp. He was adtutant general on
Major Gen. P. R Cleburne's staff. and
has IN his possession the original report
Of that officer OF the battle OF Pickett
Settlement. May q. 1864
Another most interesting paper in Capt.
| Bucks collection OF valuable war records
is Gen. Beauregard's original report OF
the battle OF Manassas. or first battle OF
Bull Run, July 21, 1851 Tbis report is
by Gen. Beauregard. At the time of the
battle referred to Capt. Buck was clerk
at the generals headquarters.
The rain crow peTChed himself upon a
tree IN the vicinity OF the camp yesterday
and made its plaintive CRY for rain. which
! j. low UOl ldE OIL so lUdF lJ y AlhelN
the troop Will have a taste OF the kind
OF weather to which since its organiza-
ton II has been so accustomed
UNIQUE BASEBALL
Several hundred of the residents, among
whom We're many OF the beautiful girls for
which Front Royal is so famous. turned out
baseball between the Front Royal nine and
yesterday afternoon TO witness u game OF
nine from the Presidents Troop Capt
"a
the audaCity OF the baseball CTankS 10
attempting, the day after a thirty-one mile
march to tackle team which has quite
reputation for good playing around here.
But IL was only one other instance OF the
pluck and endurance of the troopers, and. II
they did not win, they had lots Of fun and
furnished a great deal OF amusement %
their opponents and the spectators They
had never played together, and II the error
column was printed DO might be surmiSed
that some or them had never played game
ii their lives.
The local team went first to bat. and it
was quickly apparent from the start that
the soldier boys were going TO get badly
whipped Even the whispered threats of the
captain, who was an interested spectator,
stating be would give the troops repre-
sentaJives al sorts OF extra duty 10 per
form if they lost the game, failed 20 put
that ginger in them necessary 20 win IT,
The playing OF Leslie ana StOUffeT was
unique The former, however. surprised
himself ard everybody else by holding on
To a high fly from the bat of one of the
Front Royal men P oetzmann was a
stone wall at first base, and allowed moth
ing to get past him which came his way,
while Mat Carpenters work at second was
first class.
Joe Rupert made two sensational plays
in the sixth inning which were phenomenal,
and which brought forth repeated md pro-
iorged applause. which continued until
the little shOrt-stop dOffed his hat, placed
his right hand on his heart, ana made the
politest kind OF a bow.
The game was a good one Up to the
seventh inning, when the boys in blue, or
rather in white, for they wore their stable
suits went to pieces, after which 1T was
somewhat of a farce. Smiths pitching
during most of the game was of the gilt
edge order. as was also the catching OF
Blush Acton on third, StouffeT in left.
Eubank in center. and Leslie IN right did
the best they knew how.
Following is the score by innings;
Front ROYAL 4 i o o s 5-26
Pres. Troop o o o o O. s
II is probable that a return game viii be
PLAYED to-day.
At present every one belje=es that the
troop viii remain here until tomorrow
morning, but Capt Barbour has such a
habit of sprnging surprises on the men
that your correspondent is rather looking
for camp to be struck during the night. and
the march for Winchester taken up. How
ever 1t may be, the troop VIII be in
Winchester tO-moTF6w