The morning times., 1896-06-21
NICK PLAYED SECOND BASE.
Old Timers and the Mile Limits Met
for Bakers Benefit

There was fun at THE lKationa Baseball
Park yesterday afternoon. The Nile Lin
Is beat the Old Timers. with plenty of runs
to spare aud before the game was half over
iiau created several patents fer the doc
tors care. - s-
The appearance Of Nicaa Young with the
Old Timers called fcrthmuch applause from
the grand stand. All .the patrons of the
game yesterday eccupiedltbe grand stand.
There was no one in the bleachers.
The Old Timers were ccstumed IN the
same familiar Seuataria lswhite and black
suits, Nick Young being, the only exception.
He were pink neglige shirt, dark-bine
knickerbockers, and dank-biue stockings,
while q dark-blue cap was pulled down
tightly on his he ad. -Hepnyed second base
The game was benefit for Phil Baker,
one of the old-time Nationals, and Phil
greeted his friends behind the hat. The Old
Timers won the toss and went To the bat
first. Phil Baker brought In the iirst score
In the first inning. Barr followed and was
put cut; Kalfbus scored. and Nick Young
went out at first The side was retired by
Evers going out.
The Mile. Limits were retired in one. two,
three order, and in the second inning the
Old Timers scored through Allison. Heydier
created much amusement by skinning first
base by over ten feet and going to second.
The umpire w0qid On not ia e;l MN MN, OUT y IN sp.,e
came to the bat and scored two runs, Rup-
pert and Johnson coming home. The Oid
Timers made two more runs In the third
inning. as did also the Mile Limits. The
FORMER retired In the fourth without adding
to the score. but the latter half was marked
by continual hitting of the ball. two home
runs, one three-bagge and several base hits
In all the Mile Limits rolled up six>runs.
thus forging way ahead OF their competi-
tors Barr. who was pitching for the Old
Timers, was hit hard Nixon starting the
hau roIrfnV " a n nnn-hnSa Smith
knocked Out home run in left field. ans
Rupert did likewise. johnson scored and
Clifford put three-baeger In left field.
Allison. of the Old Timers. had his hand
split open and his place was taken by Ander-
son VINO proved crack-a-tack for the Old
Nationals. Barr madeone run for theiatter
in the fifth and shut out the Mile Limits in
the latter half and also in the sixth. In
the seventh Nick Young's followers made
three runs. but their cOmbatants crossed
the home plate nine times, and after two
runs in the eighth, the Old Timers stopped
after putting TWO more to their list. Inc
score stood at the close 10 to in favor
OF the Mile Limits.
The game was never a sleepy one and
there were sensational plays as well as
bushels OF errors. Noble made a great one
hand back catch OF Wylie's two-bagger
IN in the second, and Anderson. who was
any number OF times when it came his way
toward third base. He did this with such
regularity that the Mile Limits avoided
could do SO.
PoorNic Young. He did the best he could
and considering his age and the fact that it
has been over ten years since he last pla yed
ball, he did remarkably well on the pro-
feSsional diamond. His wife and daughter
one OF the boxes. and drove Lome
with him after the game. He said he
was very tired. House was umpire. The
errors were too numerous to keep tab on
aud the hits safe, single and double, were
Of the interesting, though not professional
Kind. Following is the score tablulated in
I'VE Olden time'f way: