The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03

| He was her eout-of-town'' sutton.
He had arrived that morning and inn
mediately called her up over the phone
and extended a cordial invitation to lunch.
/ No sooner had he done 80 than it sud
denly dawned upon him that there was
a ball game on and he wanted 10 go that
afternoon.
"Of course, she knows nothing about
lbaseball-women never do-and she'll want
to go to the matinee or a pink tea or
some other fool thing like that ne
soliloquized and sighed patheticallly.
Miss Trixie Hazelmere (Which isn't her
name), wasn't the languishing sort ana
her appetite was peculiarly keen that oay
and she ordered a luncheon that would
have done credit to a regiment OF sololers.
| Her "suitor" sat and patiently waited
for course after course to be served, won
dering all the time how he could man
age to get to the game for the last in
ming. if no more. Finally he mustered
up courage and said;
Lovely little ball team you've got this
season."
"Er-ah-yes," said Miss Trixie Hazel
mere, serving herself for the second time
to the asparagus holandaise
Don't suppose you ever take In
gamer he suggested HerVouSiy'
| PRIVATELY the ..s,itor', was thinking.
| Gee! I wish she was a fan! Then she
he crazy about going out to the park this
afternoon"
| But. man-like, he was too busy with
his own thoughts to notice at that mo
ment what was passing in the mind OF
the young lady.
Now. wouldn't l have a lot of time
to go to ball games?" she said, sitting
I'D and taking notice, for she had de-
cided then and there to nave nt'ie
fun out of this chap, with all the So
cial life demands of men and besides the
weather is so hot and sultry I've often
wondered why they don't play baseball
in the winter"
With Disguised expression on MS race
the man said under his BREATH.
"Confound women--isn't that just like
'em?"
| Aloud he remarked:
"Do YOU know that the Pelicans play
here this afternoon
why is that so2" said the young iaoy
as she peeped in her vanity box and took
out dainty little pap1er oouore an"
smoothed her face over.
Dear me! They say they're playing
dandy ball this season. why CAM we
see the game today
This was joy for him.
| He eagerly grasped the opportunity De-
fore she had a chance to cnange her
mind. and said:
| "Just wait till l ring for taxi, ana
we'll be there In 10 minutes, ana 'tnen
he consulted his watch and say that ait
er all they handn't been at lunch very
long. to-. ,,..,.
you've got the making of nifty little
hall team" said the man expansively, a.
thew seated themselves In the grandstand
and the game was called. Dye you 1ol-
low the moves of the team in the paper
| mo. wouldn't I have a lot of time TO
be reading about ball games? repned
Miss Trixie Hazlemere as she gazed
around to see who's who ana VINO "as
there, and who wasn't.
| Gee! Miss Hazlemere, wish you
were bug!'
"Er-bug? Ugh! Why, how dreadful"
said that young woman as she llfted ner
finely arched eyebrows and gave him
glance that would, have annihilated most
people.
going to be something doing here this att
| ernoon. and If you were only a crazy bug
you'd have more fun out of IT. he said
"Er-crazy?' inquired Miss Hazlemere.
"Nutty-batty-about baseball, you
know" he explained.
! IT thought only men folk got that
way said she as he handed her pro-
gramme which she glanced at ike IL was
printed in Sanscrit
| "Oh. no. said he, II know a lot Of
girls who are just daffy about ball; take
| in all the games; read all the dope
Funny you never got the habit with
Birmingham so wild over baseball"
Now, wouldn't be crazy sure enough
wasting my time learning the game r.
In, voth a
comnittal tone, and II her escort hadn't
been SO busy looking over the programme
] he might have suspected something from
| the manner In which she delivered this
speech.
well, now, I'll tell you the main
points about the game before they begin
to play" said he kindly. land, I'll bet
after you've seen half dozen games
you'll be eating, drinking and dreaming
baseball like the rest Of US
"Oh, do!' pleaded Miss Hazelmere, with
| faraway gaze at the scoreboard.
"Well. it's just this way" he said,
and plunged into the long rigamarole
which men employ, with variations when
they seek TO enlighten women folk as to
the way baseball is played.
There are nine men on one side and
| nine on the other, ysee, and the idea Is
| to make runs. run Is when the batter
gets all the way around on bases to the
| home plate Unless he gets hit by the
pitcher or gets his base on balls Gil ex-
plain about balls and strikes when the
game begins) the batter has got to make
hit to get on first base. and then its
up to the other batters to bat him around
see? OF course, the pitcher is the
whole show. II the pitcher is cracker
Jack and the other gang can't hit his
stuff, why then, he's the whole cheese.
The big Pole is going to pitch today. and
he usually sews the other side up in a
burlap bag from the minute he takes
Tho mound but we may bump him today,
and
W-E?"- said Miss Hazlemere, with
'ecided rising infection Of her pretty
voice.
Oh excuse me!'' stammered the gen.
tleman ,'Of course. you know I'm not
roofing for Birmingham and"
IF you mean by roofing wanting Bir-
min CHAM to win.' announced Miss Trixis,
with sort of resolute affability. why
then I'm a perfectly good lady rooter.''
They're beginning" said the man and
Just then His Jumps sang out:
"Batter up" +4s
Aud one Of the biz fellows leading or