Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-11-24


ION. ,bnt Bill Nseford. the captain 81
our team. proba.,y nj come 90 bat
until the second inninr. w can't stop
the game before then. And 81 Bin
doesn't swat shat Williamson pitcher
hc ought 20 De- iaiitd i.r breaking the
sabbath and also for hcng an all
arouni lobster
Roth the Sunday schoo. superintsnd-
snt and the minister looked as 10 they
thought the deacon's language wasn't
exactly that Of IN ardent reformer. bu'
Just then ;he umpire called the game
and the deacon becc me too occupied e
pay much attention TO the effect OF hi'
speech.
"rhe first inning both teams failed {,
score. In the first half OF the second
Williamson succeeded in getting man
around the circuit of the bases. TO the
evident disgust Of the deacon. lu the
tccond hall. after two Of 'he home
players had ben retired. the third got
ais base on balls. Then Bi.l M.cford
tined the ball 10 deep left for three
bases. bringing In fhe man on first.
The next minute BiU scored on Wild
pitch
.'Woh. woh. woh.' yelled the worthy
deacon. forgetting the reason be had
come 20 the game. Good boy. BLE
Wen show those Williamson gszaboos
how 10 play hall. Its a disgusting
spectacle he added. suddenly rccollect.
ing with whom n was sitting. and,
turning 10 tine minister and tic sunday
school superintendent. a sight 20 make
man ashamed Of his fellow beings.
But that certainly Was peaeherino OF
a hit he added. emphaticaliy.
d HADN'T wc bett r. assert our aui hor-
ity end have the game stopped: IN.
quired the superintendent.
".Weu. I don't know that there is any
more sin in FIVE innings than there is in
two replied the deacon. doubtfully
The game wont count IL we stop IL
now. Our boys are ahead. let them
play out the five innings. Then We can
assert the sanctity OF the sabbath and
clinch the championship az the same
time
But when the fifth inning was fin
ishcd Williamson was two runs Go tbs
good. The deacon wouldn't listen q
any proposition 20 stop the game.
growled. in reply TO the arguments o
, The grieved minister and sunday schoo
superintendent. even II he IS FILE,
with the ambition 10 be a rcformer on'
stop an interesting exhibition of tn
national game. II you two are looking
10 do a truly righteous action youl
shoot that blind robher " no thinks he
performing the duties OF an umpire
II he had given us halfa show we woul
have had those NUTS from Villa mso
u beaten Gear out of sight by this time
"The minister and the sunday schoc
superintendent were shocked at th
e worldly expressions used by the dss
Z con. but. as he was Ia charge. the
q didn't like 20 take the responsibility &
& stopping the game contrary TO his d
rsctions.
= when the ninth inning came vi
l Hanson was three runs ahead. Tn
l. visitors came first 20 the bat and Wei
D retired in one. two. three order. *
.he home team. base hit. an error ;
I third and four balls filed the bass
m Then Bin Medford. the captain of n
l. home team. the pride of every root'
ie and the best batter in the county. can
X 10 bat. Tbs Sunday school superb
tendent, who dida't understand Il
Il" game. was shocked at the shout whiS
r went up as BiM picked up his bat
c "'Oh, its dreadful 10 have the cal
G. Of the sabbath interrupted by su'
ie noises he urged the deacon. 'Wouldr
NJ this be a good time to stop the game
u "But the coed deacon had been ca
sh ried away by his revived enthusias
ne over baseball. and instead OF aiiirmii
~ this pious plan. was enraged at the :
perintendent's suggestion.
'oi "'Stop the gameT be shouted. ST
ne the game with Bill Medford at bat al
lis three men on bases? Well. Of all &c
dering idiots you certainly are 1
g prize specimen. When YOU get insi
III the pearly gates aud the Heaven
'n hosts strike up their music l snppc
you will let out a plaintivs bee
please. Lord. stop :hem. They a
p making too much noise.
~ "The minister aud the superinter
& ent sighed over the deacon's fall fre
4 grace and moved 10 other seats.
OF the deacon didn't care.
gu "'Swat it. Bi..' he shouted. standi
up on his seat. waving his hat a
= with his gray hair blowing in the Wi
-, Line it out. Bill Tear the leather o
M Drive hole through that fat cen