Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-28

notes, which Wheeler tried to reach in
unison with him, but couldn't. Wilson,
| who had reached third while the louc
pedal was open. was lulled to sleep by
the sweet strains and caught mapping by
Gibbie. Dorner sent a whistler out To
Talkington. who muffed it, and the sing
ing practice was over. Score, -.
| The report of the game went on in this
new language and he was proud of his
effort When he had finished he turned In
his copy. A few minutes after he reached
home he was called to the telephone. IL
was Prof. Bennett speaking and he asked
| Tim if he could come around and see him
right away. He had something to talk
| with him about. When he reached the
professors office he found him sitting
| with puzzled expression looking at some
| manuscript which Tim thought was his
1t was. ~,
| nose ii is a report of the base ball game
with Barber yesterday"
| That's it, said Tim. Don't you think
It's pretty good?'
Have they changed the base bail terms
recently? I hadn't heard of 1t. II not
| and this is only an original way Of yours
of reporting what took place at the game.
I'm afraid that we will have to dispense .e
with it. I'm afraid that coming out as 1t
/ does with the o. X. of the department OF
| English, the Lowell reporter will be dis
| credited among the alumni"
Il hope You won't cut 1T out said Tim.
| Yesterdays game was mostly a one
| sided and dull affair, and l thought I'd
! liven it up a bit by putting some spirit
| into the report.
| well, but the words and terms You use
are not understandable.
Il think you are mistaken, professor.
about that. / think even the smallest
| boy who knows anything at all about
| base ball could understand perfectly what
| is meant.
said
| the professor, and let me see IL l can get
| an idea what It is all about. Now, right
at the beginning you say, Jones, one of
| the big family q understand that.
the first to swing the willow for the en-
envy ETC., what do you mean by that:
asked the professor.
WELL" answered Tim. the bat is
made of willow; the Barber nine is our
enemy for the time being. grass cutter
is ball that is rolled swiftly over the
grass. Jones hit a ground ball to short
stop. who picked it up and threw it to
first base"
Good" said the professor. Now, lets
see the rest of it. Knight hit a sun
scraper into meridian and Gibbie peck
eted it on the return trip.
Perfectly plain, professor said Tim
"A high building is skEscra per: then
a high ball might be sunscraper. The
meridian is directly overhead isn't it?
Then this ball that knight hit went
straight up in the air. very high Gibbie,
the catcher, caught it easily when 1t came
down."
Not bad said the professor. Lets
take the next line. Wilson stung the pei
let to Rockville, which Ty annexed with
out leaving his office. What"
That means" continued Tim, that
Wilson hit the ball hard to right field,
where 'Tyrus Robb plays. and hit it abso-
lutely into his hands. He didn't have to
leave his Office means he didn't have to
move to get it,
Il begin to be interested in your new
style of English 1t seems all right if
you have key handy. Are you going
to furnish a glossary of terms with each
of your reports after this. Murnin?
Suppose we go on. Now, then, you
say. Ross launched Lusitania to Am
berg. which broke down in midocean.
What possible connection can there be
between a fast liner and ball game?"
You have it. Fine! Don't you see how
quickly the meaning comes to you when
you get start? Lusitania-a fast liner
launched to AnIberg-went straight for
him, broke down in midocean--it stopped
when it got to Amberg, who stopped it,
Good! Now, let's see if l can figure it
out myself. Everson loafed (waited)
around the rubber Ghe plate) for four
misfits -four balls, / guess Little Ar
thur must be Delvin) stung a beauty "a
good one) over the near station-near sta
ton? ooh, yes. Third base) which took