The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-04-21

those girls over there, believe know
one of them. wonder where she got
that shirt waist2 I've been trying to
get one like it for a week"
"Mrs. H." said calmly as I could.
"do you mean to say that you can
think of shirt waists when Fatty Rob-
inson is making home runp"
eyes," she faltered, "but when he
does it again LII watch him."
"Give him run on your card"
said I.
"No indeedy, 1 only give runs when
see them, so If they want runs they'll
have to be sure am looking"
"Mrs. H., this is foolishness, you in
veigled me into taking you to see the
game and now you refuse to keep a
straight score"
She remained adamant and just then
player knocked foul ball which
bounded against the net to Mrs. H!'s
dismay. She wanted me to take her
to seats on the bleachers away from
the ball. Right there was where L as
serted my superior right, and by firm
decision 1 induced her to remain.
Foul balls were soon forgotten, for
we both were paying strict attention
to the game.
"Who is that man in the blue suit ?"
asked she.
'That is the Car of the Diamond.
His merest thought is absolute law.
If man is safe and the czar says he's
out, why, he's out. He is called the
} umpire to,his face, but wouldn't care
} to repeat what the baseball fends
sometimes call him behind his back"
"What do they let him decide every
thing for?"
: because some one must decide, for
all do not agree. This place would
look like an abattoir if there were no
J umpire, and it often looks as bad be-
, cause there is one."
, "Then he's no good after all, is he?''
she said.
"Well, the bleachers say so occasion
: ally" replied.
/ Soon a player got caught between
two basemen, and the usual tactics...re.
3 suited to escape capture. Mrs. H. got
!. excited. "Run misterr she screamed
: "run, or they will catch you!" The
/. player did escape by miracle. One
7 baseman threw the ball little too high
and the other fumbted after he got it
: so that the runner got to third base in
safety. Mrs. H. asked his name.
: "Clarke," L replied. Aud to my
: wonder she proceeded to give Clarke {
run.
"Not yet" 1 demonstrated, che is no
home, wait and see if he gets home al
right"
J mo indeedy." she replied, "if an!
man deserves run he does. Didn't hi
: get away from two men? He reall!
}! ought to have two runs, but I'll onl!
|. give him one."
d Fatty Robinson was on the coaching
n lines and stood behind the runner wh'
?, had gained third base. His voice wa
waited from time to time to US. Tn,
e batsman finally hit the ball; it was
u beautiful fly and the centre fielde
made fine one-hand catch of it. Th
e runner on third base had started hom
IS but went back when he saw the chanc
n of being put out. He died at thirG
a Mrs. II. with choked voice declared
d wasn't fair and she told the umpire sc
l. but that gentleman has mot replie'
yet.
e We were nearing the end of tn
J. game. Our boys had one more innin
to play. The Bostons had played thei
rs last. McGraw came to the bat an
made first base on bunt. Billy Keis
le ter took the stick and struck he
w grounder to short, who fumbled an
d. McGraw got second safe, with Keiste
I'd on his heels at first. At that time th
it. score was to 8 IN favor of Bostol
IN Wee Willie KeeIer followed Keiste
id and made two-bagger, bringing M
l Graw home with Keister to third. U
Id came Robinson, and politely fame
SO out. Smithers made first on bun
Next came new man, substitut
to who got base on balls forcing Kei
ter home and Keeler to third. Robil
son took the bat instead of Cross who
he turn 1t was. Heput the ball on Il
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