The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-07-15

u pulling those old chestnuts abol
women not understanding ba
games" Old Bill Misgivens de
clared. "Of course there are pei
haps few women that baseball ma
seem a bit complicated to, but wan
I to go on record for Mrs. Misgiven
by stating that she's right there wheI
it comes to the national pastime.
Understands it, does she?" Oh
Crouch inquired.
ooh, boy, oh, boy" Old Bill ex
claimed, "just like sister in the
lodge does the password.
"Pll admit that she had some trou.
bic fathoming the lilly bid in bridge
But this baseball thing she took to
just as natural as young girl to
hair ribbons.
"Did it in a hurry, too" Old Bill
continued. 81 took her to the open
ing game and she didn't know wild
pitch from a wild duck. She also got
her sport phrases twisted and was
talking about rounds instead of inn
ings. But the last one | took her to
she certainly surprised me with her
of the old game.
where's the band?" Mrs. Misgiv
ems inquired right off the reel. |
think she was trying to show her
friends that she was an experienced
fan and knew something was missing.
"'What do think this Isl | asked,
a cabaret?'
"'Well, they had one the opening
lay, she replied in a chagrined tone
If voice, and they also had better
ooking umpires, she added as she
amped the arbiter. Isn't that sad
ooking little shrimp? designating the
umpire that was slated. He looks like
N undertaker's assistant
81 finally explained to her that
ands were merely an opening feature
nd that umpires didn't have to pass
ither a physical test, like joining the
rmy, or to be handsome enough for
floorwalker's job" remarked Old
ILL.,
"Mrs. Bill got so busy discussing
lie sewing circle and dresses and hats
rat four innings were over before
,e came to. The visitors were muir
,ring our pitchers. They were soak
% the ball to all corners of the dia-
ond. Our athletes apparently could
IT hit a COW with shovel. The visi-
RS pitcher had everything. He had
hon to his fast one, his curves were c
Itting the corners, his splitter was I
ocean wave, and he hadn't laid a
t one in the alley for five innings. S
" We'll, we've got the best pitchers, G
rs Bill naively suggested. 1--WE can
their bats whenever we want to. L
at visiting pitcher don't seem to be n
Ich good. l don't see why they Il
ep him
8 Hes an awful hunk of cheese l s.
sured her. The big hum can't
oh lick. But he's an orphan, and Il
thew released Kim he wouldn't have L
y Mace to 90. | understand that a.
chcr's father used to know the
mayer of this team and he made st
manager promise one day that If m
the manager-ever got a ball
b he'd give this boy job v
We'll, his father must have done w
manager an awful favor Mrs.
| declared, because he certainly tn
It throw ball where many of m
m can hit it,
Probably saved the managers p
or something | retorted. ga
Maybe so, Mrs. Bill assented and OF
n subsidized for two more innings. as
Three of the home boys in row
unded to the visitors second tn
eman and were thrown out at re'
tn;
why don't they try knocking the a
to someone else?' Mrs. Bill cut ty
Don't they see they can't get the
past that little fellow. Why not
that lazy guy out there'-indicat- sic
the right felder-'something to JOY
He amt done thing since the
e started. the
Yes. and its also been pretty bet