The morning times., 1896-06-10

Uncle Arson, in view OF his experience
with the Senators Monday afternoon,
did not call Bridget pouohue'S face into
service yesterday as a mascot against the
rain which threatened National Park at an
early hour after lunch.
Uncle kept his catcher with the strongly
outlined Hlberuian physognomy under cover
until the clouds began to leak IN earnest
and then Bridget stayed under as much 10y
force OF circumstances a he dld OF us own
accord.
Nothing. not even Donohues face, could
have stopped tie Hood that had welied up
in the west and that took a notion 10 Dap-
tie Washington about ! O'Clock. While
not exactly u cloud burst, ii was drenchcr
and dowupour that bafflcd umbrellas and
made rubber coats weep.
Under the SpUuting the diamond was con
yerted into Il Worlds Fair lagoon and only
ducks and Paul Boyutons could have played
ball. or rather water polo, on the swimming
sward.
But THE COLTS WERE THERE.
Notwithstanding the unfavorable out
look Uncle Anse and his Colts were pres
ent the covered chariots that he always
uses in ira nsporting bis freight from note!
to park saving them from wettng from
the showers that fell en- route.
The Senators uniformed for play. but by
the time they had buckied their belts ana
tied their shoes II was evident thatno game
could ht PLAYED. The boys looked at the
descending torrents rucfuliy and as mhdE
as possible cUssed their luck over the loss Ui
a game they were confident OF winning.
When the hour OF half past was past
and there was no sign OF a let up, tie
rain coming IN torrents at the time, tie
Senators removed their field attire and
rchabilitdted themselves In the neat anG
natty street clothes that have caused them
TO be rcma rled ut home and abroad as the
best dressed club in the League.
Just how many ladies would have passed
through the gates of the park yesterday VIII
always remain q matter of conjecture. u
is safe to say. however, that all previous
records would have been broken.
LADIES DARED THE CLOUDS
Though the rain was falling in sheets
and no promise hardly of a cessation.
as many as a thousand fair fans took
chances on the wea Their and their pretty
clothes that they might see the Senators
take second fan out OF Anson's famous
Colts.
II the weather mans ears didn't burn
he certainly had them swathed
in cotton baDdages STEPPED in sweet oil.
The eXCcratlOnS FEMININE That were hurieI
at him by maid and mdtron had a sting
in every word and hot iron i'll every
sentence.
The mean old thing said hundreds Of
voices in high key, keeps back his old
valves. He should drown; indeed he
should" Then they would hoist their
skirts daintily and look daggers at TIE
clouds and everything else.
Mr. Wagner is a wise man In his day
and generation. He knows his business
he knows that the average man likes
baseball and he is also aware that the
average mortal Of the masculine gender
likes the ladies: and the ladies like music.
As Sherlock Holmes would have said be-
fore Conan Doyle killed him. now for q
deduction. Mr. Wagner furnishes The
baseball, provides the ladies with free.
passes and hires band-reSult plenty
of men at fifty and seventy five cents per
head. Great philosopher, that Mr. Wag-
ner See?
When Capt. Arson arrived at the grounds
he walked up the chute and found a soft
seat on grand stand sofa, aIongside
or Gus SChmelZ. Though the wind was
moving cool II didn't take long for GINS
and Anse to get to flaming -
Both cuSSed and discussed the rain from
dlfferent StandpointS. Gus stoutly averred
that the bad afternoon prevented ~
Senators from making il two straight and
Uncle was as positive that Chicago was
robbed OF sure thing Then they mil
osophlZed owe rbaseball in general until
sudden change in the wind slot a shower
ath warttheir backs and then the stole a bas
toward the center OF the grand stand
The same gust that moved Anse further
Gown In the pavilion fetched a very clever
looking bevy of young la dies into the visa wis
or the greatest OF all living field athletes
and the girls did not hesitate in getting on
good terms with Pop
Evidently on the idea that" Pom wasa
privileged character, they only waited for
MN TO make an opening and then they