The sun., 1897-07-05
CORBETTPLAYS BASEBALL.
a Hra CROWD OF GRAVES HAZE
FUE At WEELLAWKEN.

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Rna ns-Chnuipion sahientea to . RunninG EIro
or Communicable Plays n Good Game, and
the SPECTATOR Cheer Him Toward the Fad
-nesuits OF Other Games rlnyea Teaterdhy.
, VII, r,.,.. ,..h.u aud
-, =. ,s., 80 "a. h.s onroosd In ,,,nnv con.
pio "0n, vO % ~ s..,,,.r, hnt i, ,vo.
eos'e ~ ~ =. - ~ ~. "a LIT.
my VIZ 'o 'i - .,, - a. 80, os,,,tor
tooe,,ou an nn..'s... - 600 "a a 600 no.
on I''o n uihno". ss., ~ ,,e xvnst So,r
80 ,r,',. S,.',. yvsa,o,,,,or ,o soo Corbott
S,o. a.. - tor ,ho ho,,o ,no,,, aooinst thu
~ hrsC o"sV ~ ~ o roa.i,.,t So, Ioae,,o
SiokopoE's Vi nv -, IL o,Da,,sb. Th,
s I'enaso" -. iii. q, oocor,,odoto snch
-, nnd 40 = ros,,lt tho outfcld limits Iyoro
HofoM. "nu '.,.,'. a co.. arda hont ~ tho din
sonn'" s ns W. VIII" at,t,,rs ,yoro orderly. hut tbey
Horn 90 ,ny,ops to poor into the pugilist's face
n torribl, lob 70 Keep enough opon space upon
which n' to NAV law the snmc.
Here he comesr' yelled tho crowd as shortly
before 3 O'Clock n closed carriage was driven
rapidly into tho field and Coroea, ATTENDED @ ny
Billy Brady and sevcsal others, jumped out Hc
wore plaid Ro,i % cap, ana rIsu"u0n S''' N'i'''''
"e s1lo SUIT 1l. Ina ISS bow. Tour hsath "sny Jm
der yer tink yer kin p,y dis gamer kin yer
fer yer socy ploxisl' How fast can yer runi"
.will ycr slide fer us. SO we can see yer spoedf'
These. ind hundred other similar remarks
yverc hurled Mt CorbeUt rs he walked to the dia-
,,,nd ard bepan to practice He was good
natnroS however. and laughed heartily ut each
sally.
"i,, .bo,v ,cm how good 1 n,n,' ho remarked
>. ~ ,.na tboy,u bo surnris,d.'
He uses that big nitt rs well as Pop Anson
too. But lots walt ana see "hc.her he eah n4'
the ball, for that's tho real test
Tho Brldseports who looked as, as II they had
slept II, 'noi' uiioi- I %nS, a. -, ha ,,,,t o
the mask and chest protector. and posed be-
si,s ,ha hot
hind the >pat.
when do you coine to the bat, Jimi Ivo
netting at at CorbSttii s>n,o;nos q man who had
he oats se'en.1l! 'l en AZ, rso"rd q i'"N N' "N
'hs on est sstrS S@fS orks S retired without
In in the first nhs m @ sa fT eSns Mfps 'e ehanee BY
catching thrown ball fr lr2 i9S PtGnRS Tno
picked up gronnder rom ttw!rc ,,noa N hov
fou cauSht that ali tiSiL.,, III ~, ,1assi = O.
IN tho crowd but there be GtheTsd iaSiyd vGf
nal in the grand stand yelled: l., pu,,,.
don't you t remSoep pn L1UlS o to opt NAV III pooI
the felsr what taught you mpw e 10 ssn his pe
Spects. II you can play ball as well as you can
play pool, You re oeaut; ~ ,or,n,,r to t,lo
was now nS tor S the eyben hs Wnked ke mn
there WAS rP round nm "ffr b Ier OF applause
s%ns yt yer hight M and then put in left jnbl"
side step am and t bang n6 nm nnnnclion ON .nf 1a~'
Se fhat Ts t9h herS phs2 Sullivan look and
scare are himr ,,,e ~ ,h. s,,n,ror
This sort OF advice would have We gone on doIt for
had not CTFSGt s%nns ns of Sa dsvrh sS bs
tween tSe bat and %fti the ball. and the Yelled
derisively. -. ,.,,oor,,, roor.a r,o, who
Yer cant hit 9aG9n Ss TosFed Mae
The next ball was also missed Sst py loG n4 @nI
there ,T was ;birG more hall Was Vide and man
cried out: o, s,,,,.,.
That's good ,S auck; Ii;,bor ,v.s .o,,;no nm his
easily 800 pounds shrieked: ,,,.- o,,,,,,,c oro,
Look out jim! Here filz clihoiiS o'eF
Gorbctt missed the next ball and was as.sGh out.
crs:., Corbett laughed and ret9rted ., :,
I'm ag9 gong ng 70 use sho'ei 'ne neA' 'in''' Il
During this, inning the ball began, J., to play
with the ab so one S man 1hs n
three being swept of F" fence enc by hot
Line foul n hen a ows rappnr IN ana do ronS on on
tths tie sroaed slSi TWO s0o"s s'4pp.4s anu iOls ..
out there ana InE nm on ca iSa
chin whskSrs was VA, haying mo end % Of rG frs
TO push the people oack, put was IN IN cGoh , IN,
stance repuiSeu' lho cro"o oreohtiis ih'o
Meg, ,eg-eg-es-eG! IN mn lmitIli0h 9 Si "a nanny amy
goats oeaS ii tao o ast aH ha snd on receve hird
plenty of compliments. The next play w was So
wide throw to ~ @ %h9 b got ms root on 'ho Dag
"How is it2" cried Corbett rs he ran over to
the umpire. ,,, ,,,,,n ,.o,,os .,o ,.,,ra
Don't hit him, JIM! yeied the crowd
Its out!" answered the umpire, who was
edging nearer the crowd. tio,, u.,o.,,., C,.,o..
AN right, sir! politely rcmarKed Corbett,
and the game went on. When jim came up In
the fourth inning he heard IT. THIS request; do
the BAH into hIle0 tRo crowd for base and danced
n tig when he reached nrst.
got an eye like an eagIel Don't got ketched!"
howled an admirer who began to coach tht
ng nghter trom the STAND. jim got as tar as Sec
There were men on second and thiTd bases
when Corbett came TO the Dat In the ntth Inn