New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-15
The Coming Tosy,
The Ball Game
By OUR OWN RUGGLEs or Pr, =

colonists that am able 10 endu,. -
without the shocks that experier,., wa
ing my first fortnight in the New VIZ
city. Scores Of strange custons :, sNs
and diction, which at first gave N. @
Of jolt, now contribute nothing !.
establishment. Injured am 70 thsi,
tricities. mean 70 say, am alno., 80
little Hepzibah to their STUFF s"'
After luncheon, which had consist,
thick soup, fairish chop, not 10 ~
and a plum tart, I brisked down :, q
Daily Morning New York City T,I..
Office, for a chat with Mr.. Geosrs,n
sons, an oldish josser, and one Of tb.i, :
editors. Dressed in a goodish lour,.
of tweeds he was, form-ftting but n,.~
sarily large, and with rather an air -
for his collar, which he allows to ,sr..
too wide apart at the middle. an as,
which might be eliminated by draw
closer the cravat.
Eyes, Mr.. Ruggles," he said. @ws,s.
the good word?"
1t was fair crumper Good Word,
had, and in abundance, for ones vOc,br
larry is ones thought-apparel; and -,
should be plenteously and yarion,,
equipped. It is a matter have h..
sedulous about, always I am. az On. :,
their illustrated weekies once said o, y,
at that particular point with the yo.,
Webster material.
Yet all Of a heap I was when Mr.. C.,..
fery-Parsons asked me for the exceD-,
word. His use Of the definite article n,
stunned me. Had he said "a good word,
! should have been able 20 instance m,
an hundred, but the limitation nonpus.s
me. However. / had learned habit q,
theirs-to answer one Of their queries VII
another. Rude it is, like returning a lett,
unopened. 1t would never do with US. B.,
had to pay him out.
Quite so, sir" said. How Is ever,
small thing"
rather had him there, for he elected !,
close the parley, leaving me a winner, Wit
the last word.
"How would you like 70 90 to the bas...
ball game he asked me, "and do Us b:
about it,"
Il should absobeastlylutely love II, Oh
dearo," I replied, resolved to see !,
throughout like a dead sportsman. F.,
although I was not without misgiving az
TO my knowledge Of this game, never hsy.
I ing seen a based-ball court even, yet I fel.
it would be an error TO confess to a lack o.
any knowledge or skill Of anything via,
soever. The North Americans simply d
not do it. They have tremendous conf.
dence and assurance of their power 70 pg.
things through, and, as they phrase it, tie
. generally make off with it. mean to a!
was bound to have a 90 at it and not t.
funk my fences.
Upon an air-tram I went, through whi.
would have been our Bloomsbury, pas
their Mapping Old Stairs, which they
call Harlem" Beside tarn, hard by a
bit Of a stream it was polo Ground
they called it, and groomed and lswned /.
was in a way that would have done VIM
bledon itself no discredt. Seats every
where there were, but | was taken into
the pressmen's cage, where the journal
. lists were engaged in taking notes OF the
encounter, which was, | learned, between
the Manhattans and the Brooklyns. These
are but boroughS of the same city, Jet
these North Americans, with that drolle'7
Of exaggeration they so frequently en-
ploy, term these players the Nations
League. Undeniably comic, but it wOuli
never DO with US.
AS to the rules Of the sport, | make 10
secret that do not grasp them The Man
hattans, they tell me, trounced the Brook
lyns by sixteen runs to three; yet n'
Brooklyns played nine innings" to M
Manhattans' eight. This. however, was M
only thing in which the Broohyns ap
peared to excel; and even in that depart
ment the discrepancy was slight.
Loud the exhortations were from 'h'
spectators. When Mr.. Pfeffer, the BROOK
lyns' throwing fellow appeared to be los
ing his skill, | heard all manner OF as
courteous remarks. Surely he must hs''
heard some, for once / distinctly obserVe0
him, when a chap cried, Eject him, he
rottingw give the NAVY jolly good gla,'
But the counsel seemed sound, for M'
Pfeffer was thereafter elected, and Ai
Schmutz, a stalwart looking North Ams'''
can, kindly did his throwing for NM
Friendly assistance Of this sort is common
believe, one man frequently batting u.
another who may feel misgiyings aO0''
his hitting out proves.
IN the pressmen's cage were many youAs
men, all discussing the sport. Jolly tnq
were, though careless in their dress. wv
only | saw who were vogue-Nr. Dsn',
Runyon, who wore a blue-silk ho~e''I
shirt and cravat that blended, buttohe'