The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-23
FrLSky Florence and Mere Man See
the Game; So Does the Innocent One
AdeHne Stanley Carrick, Coached BY the
Office Boy, Learns Some Baseball Terms
and Becomes Enthusiastic Fan--Rooters
Doom Merry Wdou' Hat BY RidtcuLe.

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uncertainty rose TO his feet. and. with
a sweeping bow, presented me with his
seat, modestly informing me that ne
was always a "gen'lman," and never
kept his seat in a car when a lady was
ION 'er feet"
In the course of time we struck the
grounds, amid a cloud of dust and a
mob of small boys. who, alas. were
quarterless and had to stand with
aching, longing eyes and watch the
lucky ones go in. As I took my seat in
the grandstand and looked in wonder
at the thousands who jammed every
available corner, 1t seemed TO me as if
all of the circuses and Wild West shows
l had aver seen were rolled into one.
A thrill came over me such as / used
to feel when the first roll of the circus
drums, preceding the procession,
sounded in my ears, and then and there
1 decided that l was glad l came, or
rather went.
1 seemed to be the only ignoramus in
the place. Two women sat in front of
me and discussed the games of last
year and the year before in a way that
astonished me. And you may be sure
that l kept very still, oppressed by my
ignorance, until Tommy (the office boy)
began to tell me things. hen my fool
questions ave me dead away.
By the way. Stallings looks just as
fine from the g%randstand as I said he
would. When he marched out with
Governor Fort and the umpire to start
the game all of the femininity around
me palpitated with interest. isn't
he grand; look at those s~houlders!'
said one fair blonde, lettering danger
ously on the edge of her seat. Gee,
he'd make a swell pitcher" exclaimed
Tommy, "he's the goods, all right"
And so he is.
Fort a "Bum" Pitcher.
Governor Fort may shine as Chief
Executive of our State, but he cannot
throw a ball. When he threw the first
ball of the season yesterday, the UNI
pire did not even catch it. 1 thought
it was a pretty good throw, even at
that, but I boy with Tommy informed
~ earnestly that it was ION the
Fritz"
A batter does not bat a ball; he
bangs" it, or hits it. Never say
bat" when o mean hit
The pitcher has a right to call the
umpire anything he wants to. Pardee
did.
A foul ball is one that goes over the
roof or hits somebody in the b~leachers.
A bunt is al declare, | can't remem-
Der what a bunt is, but it is not inn
portant, l think, anyway.
If a batter bats, l mean hits a ball,
and starts to run for the first base,
which is a most desirable corner, by the
way-all of the batters try to go there
first-and somebody catches the ball
and touches him with it, he's out,
though it does not seem to me that Is
quite fair, after he tried so hard. But
perhaps | do not understand.
Sometimes a pitcher has to bat, or be
a batter. This is rather a come-down,
for 1 believe that being pitcher is as
important as being captain. Pardee
had % be batter a couple of times, and
the boy with Tommy told me en-
Enthusiastically that he done noble" 1t
seems that Pardee does not know very
much about batting. Tommy said he
only made sixty-five hits all last sea-
son. That seems a great many to me,
but Tommy decidedly sneered at it. s
But Pardee and Mailing won the
game, anyway. Everybody says SO,
which goes to prove hat you can be
mistaken in everyone sometimes, even
a crack pitcher.
'rMerry Widows" Are Guyed.
The Merry Widow" hats were there,
but they'll never go again, I'm sure.
They were the subject of too much
forcible from the men be-
hind. Governor Fort sat right in front
of me. In the course of the game he
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a mite of a cap which just covered his
bald spot. Mayor Haussling din't mind
the breezes. His bald pate was left
uncovered. They left just as the ninth
inning concluded. mid the jeers and
| shouts of the mob, who informed them
that although they were all right, they
were not real fans to leave a game at
the crisis.
Something else I learned: That q
sacrifice hit is made sometimes to let a
batter-ancthe" batter, The one who
| started around the field before the
other batter took the bat-am 1 clear?
get around to hum, or home.
you'll learn sometime assured
Tommy. you amt so slow to catch on
as some"
"Sure, you'll learn" supplemented
Tommy's friend. ut takes a smart
person to know all about it," and he
beamed in conscious pride.
"I hope I'll learn was my meek an
swer. I was overwhelmed by my ig-
oranc But just wait until the end
of the season. I'll WAGER that by hen
I'll not only be able to write a real
baseball story, but I'll know every bit
of the proper slang.