Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-06-20

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It's hard. awfully hard, TO locate any
body In ball park. and the task would
be twice as hard for some foreigner,
who wouldn't even know how 20 nnd
his way around the stands We want
I'd 20 kill time IN Jersey City till eve
ning-where could We kin u more
pleasantly or more safely2"
Some Of your ideas. dear Ramon.
denote almost human intelligence. II
listens good TO me. But. say-we are
just rolling into Jersey City now. Wait
q bit-sheTi slacken a nttle-NOWi~
The boys sprang from their chairs
and bolted down the aisle. An as
tonished negro tried 20 intercept them
with a CRY OF Hold on boss-we Amt
IA de station yeti" but only received
a shoulder and an elbow as reward.
SolanO unhesitatingly leaped. struck
on gravelly spot went 20 his knees,
and then shot forward on his palms.
Brookett swung OF a shade more care
fully. landed fairly on his feet. and.
after staggering a dozen yards. re-
gained his balance.
ANY bones broken. Ramona"
Nothing but q suspcnder and my
pet pipe. Little gravel ia my knees
and hands. III bet they think We are
a pair Of escaped crooks. but they
cant back up the train. Hurry-lets
get vigorous move ont"
Twenty minutes later the messen-
gers OF state were buried IN a mass
OF bowling fans at the Jersey City
ball park, where ancient rivalries with
the Newark team were being settled.
They picked a position halfway from
the front OF the bleachers. and the
swarm OF fanatics al around them
formed a veil that would have baf-
fed a VidOcQ and an X-rsy 20 pierce
through. Here. safe from pursuit or
treachery. they gave themselves up 20
their favorite delight. and enjoyed the
battle 70 their hearts content Both,
OF course. we're absolutely non-par-
tisan when they entered the park
the troubles Of Newark and Jersey
City were nothing 20 them. Before the
game was half an inning old. however,
they had become rabid huge" and
were abusing each other IN the glori-
Gus fashion that only lovers OF the
game can know. Solan0 became an
ardent admirer or the Jersey City
club; Brockett allied himself with
Newark. and each cast virulent asper-
sion on the others Judgment opinions
and personality.
Newark, 20 the intense delight OF
Harry Brockett. drew ahead and won
out. while Solano. after declaring that
his friend was q base-born idiot. that
the umpires were a pOrch-climber and
a door-mat thief, respectively. and that
the Jersey cry manager was solid
stone above the shoulders, Gained
down, smote a tat man two rows
ahead OF him with bag OF peanuts,
and looked innocently at the setting
western sun Then the boys, vastly
refreshed and cheered BY the after
Moons diversion. mingled with the
outgoing myriads. AS they poured
across the neld IN the ruck. they
crossed the track OF the Newark play
ers. bearing their bats triumphantly
away. A gray-sleeved arm reached
out from the group OF victors and
caught BrOckett By the shoulder. The
boz turned and looked into the grim.
veathsr-beaten fRcs OF Iron Man Joe
EcGinnity.
You're Young Brockett. the eoIlege
slugger. aren't your" growIed the
Iron Man. IN what he meant for an
amiable and conciliatory tone. -Uh
huh. ] thought 30. You zee. Bon. I
don't often forget faces, specially when
they belong % kids VINO did what you
did to my pitching two ycars $50. I
rather expected you'd take ID the
game when you lsst college"
Scores Of cuYSoua fans were senrfaR
At the Iron Man and Ghs bcyH. Tha
grating voice q Joe MOCinnity car
rted long distance. md II there was
anyone within twenty yards who
hadn't hSAFe him that psrson must
have been EtOna deaf from childhood.
Brockett, nervous and agitatod az this
7 loud announcement o. his name. Pet
secretly pleased at the patronage OF
the great old warrior, flushed and
stammsred, while Solano's eyes BE-
spoke chagTin and apprehension
Tell you somsthing. Brockett.- ne
IRON Man went on. I know = bali
player when see one. and II you want
10 take up the game yo1 don't have
70 start with any Glass 2 leagues. III
take you on tomorrow. II you want.
Come sec me IN Newark during tbs
day. win your
Soiano's eyes telesrarhed a mes
sage. and Brockstt understood. Speak.
Ing IN . voice loc6 enough To b
heard halfway TO the ErApdstaza. hs
answered. Yes Two o'c7ork ~ AZ
rtGhtf III Be there" and then. shak-
Ing the Ircn Mans hand. rstrsEeod
oncs more % the sheltsr q TIE crowd.
Annoying luck, that" remarked
6olano. II anyone wa hautin9 ~ a