Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-15
QUEER ANTICS.
The Baseball Enthusiasts
Have Them at Times.
Especially When They are Ur-
der the Magic Spell
OF Close and Exciting Game Of Their
Favorte Sport and Pastine.

In the eignih innl13 o. 4 close anl
exciting ban game a. American League
PARK last summer K,.eler. OF the New
York team. WAS on second base. and
jimmy Wilkins at The. bat. The New
1orks needed hat run badly. for the
score was % i. Williams made hit
TO left field ana keeler cur loose for the
home plate. Itcelel. is fast as 4 streak
on thr bases. bat no man IS fast enough
I" beat a thr1"n ball. and The opposing
| left fielder was 4 fine throwcr.
| Hurry. VILE, youte gol 10 hurry"
yelled big. Iai. smaoth-faced rnot-r
| VINO occupied M aisle seat back Of first
base. Willie hurried
slide . Sill" shriekeG the rooters
tho big man yelling the loudest and
getting up in his seat viii: arm waving.
| kecler timed his slid. to = nicctv. slid
| in safe by an ey"laah. ana the far
rootcr slid H:itn him. The latter ha1
one foot reaching half way across tha
isle when kcrl"r dived for the rubber
and in the excitement D.. tho moment
lie slid clear across the aisle to keen
company with the ruliier and help him
home The same thing often harpanS
in billiard games. when some Spectator
unthnkingly moves hi; Lcdy with the
cIie bah. putting on what is known as
body English
Nowhere as Al bIsebali games do
people do 50 many cCd ?nd amusing
things. some because of pet SuperSt-
tions. some because carried away by
excitement or joy.
The Polo Grounds IN New York have
two or thr'e patrons who insist on
viewing every game while leaning
against the railing Of the platform at
tfe Eighth avenue enhance. Thav
have but distant View oi the contest
ont tn"N WOulfln't 20 anywhere else
for worlds. In this class is one ofd
gentleman. wh1 Al ~ ,ry game fnr sew
cr1l years oa.;;. has i.aid his ~ cents
Grand stand f"". but wh" meyer sits in
the grand starl Before the game hr
goes in the "!andstanl and visits with
his feliOE cr3ni5s. Int Just before tho
third boil rings ~ takes ms denarturn.
lie makes his way along the walk in
front q the riaht faii biz lchers. and
having reached tho open ground,
rerches himself up hiea on the en-
bankrent nna" tn" club offices. and
game rs hugely as Tho most confirmed
occupant of 4 front seat
The fact is. on sees tho games from
different angles. according to the lara-
tion Of his seat and getting used to
those ANGLES. disiikcs to change PLAYS
lock considerably different when one is
sitting back Of third base than when
sitting back pf first base. and many an
! ~ l.;
decisions ara the result of different
Ni"HInints. Probably III" hest place to
judg" fielding plays is back Of first
h1se. with the fielder facinG You.
A most rrnarkabi. demonstration Of
emotional height attained by baseball
enthusiasts Wa' at Ill" PnlO GrouudS
last summer w.len JACK Warner won
game for the New York by making a
home run in the ninth inning No
sooner was tn" winning run in than
cushions rained on the field from all
raltS of the grand stand. There was n
shower OF cushions lll the way To The
entrance bur the demonstration dill not
stop here. cushions were found two
blocks down Eighth avenue and a few
Up on the tracks of tho elevate road.
The dyed in / hc-Wool crank resen:s
ignorance of he game and players as a
clrdinai sin. ana iokarc frequently take
advantage Cf this fd,.. TO- have Il bit Of
f,'n. TWO or three OF thein will get be-
bind the crank ana purrcsely miscall
TIE names of the players. They never
fHil to gel 4 rise out Of the crank, who
informs them that such ignoramuscs
ought to b" in &n asylum. An actof
iiaying 9 leading role in q comedy n:
or" o. the New York thcat,rs broke all
records for ignor anca Of the game there
last summer New York was playing
81; Louis. and the actor. after trying
rot to appear bored. turned to a party
behind him and asked. What teams
are they that are playing?" ''One OF /
them is st. Louis. I think YOU might |
guess the other" was the reply to the T,
actors question.
Cincinnati has rooter who sports Il
SILK hat to every Gar,c AID in warm
weather has 4 daily habit Of sitting
barehnaded At the games. He puts tho
silk til" on the aisle b. his seat. ani IS