The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-30
TAKES GREEN" GIRL
TO BASEBALL GAME
Well Known Fan has His
Hands Full.
is Kept Busy Explaining the Finer
Points of the Game to
His Companion.

II all took pace yesterday at
Webb park during the interesting
game between the Lime Burners
and Lancaster.
Charley --- of East Center
treet had taken his best girl to
see her FIRST game of baseball. He
Will never take Maude again.
The writer's attention was dlvid-
ID impartially between the girl
md the game and it's hard guess
o say which furnished the better
amusement. She was real "new "
Dne and pity welled up in my
1eait for the young man when she
ct loose her Gatling gun upon
lim, and then began a rapid fire
" questions.
She opened up by demanding
/ description of the duties Of each
nan on the diamond. including the
umpire. which information was inn
partcd to her by the young man
in q very lucid manner. The girl
stumbled over one or two of his
phrases. however, and made him
20 back.
"About that pitcher. Mr.. Will
helm. Why does he curl himself
Ill up like that when he throws
the ballq"
"Oh. he does that TO get more
speed into his delivery and fool
the batter. "
Delivery! WHAT'S that? And
how can he fool the batter that
way2" {
just then Heller smashed halr-
sizzer at Mylett who went to his
knees in the effort to get it. II
was transplanted to first in due
time to nab the runner and the
bcachers set up howl of APP
probation. The young man himself
warmed up at the exploit and was
leaning forward IN suspense
through the operation. The girl
drew his fascinated attention from
the game with another hummer.
"Is that ball hard, Charlie?"
"IIard's brick.n
1T must have hurt Tommy to
catch it so then. didn't H?"
"Don't think so. He's got a
glove on and any way he's used to
'em.
The next man chopped q hole in
the atmosphere going after one OF
Lefty's necL breakers and the lun-
pire yelled, "Strike one. "
"Wlly did that man say striker
What : strike. "
"If batter hits at ball and
doesn't touch it. it's strike at
it it counts anyway. F."
What IS a good ball9"
cone straight over the plate be-
tween the bntter's knees and
"
"But whtt's the plate. Charley
don't see any plate. "
"The home base. The home
base.
"Oh. -
The girl was little hurt by the
rude answer and she was silent for
some time. The writer by peek
over Ills shoulder however discern
ed by her pcTplexed frown that
other questions were soon coming.
They came. With the locals at
bat Flood stung the horsehide for
single and purloined second. The
bleachers responded once more and
the girl had to give way 10 her
The young man had re-
seated himself after having given
vent ITO his excitement in n vigorous
"Whoop Gee" and wild swinging
Of his arms. He was Just lamming
out the stove in his hat which had
come in contact with the roof
beams above when the girl asked
"Wlrat did they yell for that
time Charley7"
"When he went down ON his
When he fell in the dirt. Charley,
is that what you meant"
Yes that's 1t.
"But why did you call it steal
ing a base?"
The young man was momentar-
ily delivered, however, by the re-
tirement Of the side only to bo
thrust deeper into the pit later on
when a beautiful double was per-
base, put his out also. The girl