The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-17
HEZA HICK

Knowing that the prevalent per.
petuallty OF my pecuniary poverty
would preclude my taking a vacation
trip this summer, the city editor out
of the kindness Of his heart assigned
me to take a little airing yesterday
afternoon and watch the "Bloomer
Girls" play ball with the Mining Ma.
chine team at South Side stadium;
and incidentally see II 1 could turn in
some sort of human interest tale to
give the sport page a little change
from the old line dope about the
Pirates dropping q game by one run in
the tenth.
| Well, went out. / onl. ystayed for
six innings, and don't know just how
the game stood when left; but l had
very enjoyable six innings and being
as l did not have to pay to get in,
am not going to raise howl.
When the game started the Bloom.
er team had five girls and four men
in the lineup, when left there were
five men and four girls; and for all
know they may have all been men by
the end Of the Of the game. And do
you know. those girls can play ball.
They threw the old apple around pro.
miscuous like big league rummies
what get big salaries for doing It. And
they stand up to the plate and scratch
the earth with the spikes, spit on their
hands, rub dirt on the bat and step
into the ball Just like the real goods.
The funniest thing, though, is to see
the girlies coming In from the field
reach around in their hustle pocket
like as IL they was going to put in \
fresh chew.
And, Holy Smokes. how they pan the
umpire. Why | could be arrested for
thinking what some OF them girls
thought OF the umpire yesterday after
noon. | was sitting near their bench
and could hear what they said when
they came back after striking out, and,
take 1t from father, II had some zip
to Il. $500.
Before the game, / thought | would
joke some with the Mining Machine
team players. So says to 2. Davis:
"Aint you ashamed OF yourself?" And
he took It to heart and said that he
was, and ] was afraid he would break
down, SO ! went back and sat down
and joked with myself.
| But the Bloomer team would not be
worth three whoops In Wopwallopen
II II were not for SAL" | was for
SAL from the start, even before !
knew she could play ball like she can.
And everybody in the park, they was
Just US much for "Sal" as. was. She
Is the firstbaseman for the Boomers,
and she Is there with bells on. Not
only can she play. first base, but she
Is blond, with powerful smart blue
eyes what go right through you like
dose OF electric voltage.
Well, this girl she Just runs the
whole show. She made three marvel.
Gus one-handed catches knocked In a
run, stole base and put one umpire
out Of business In six innings that
was there, which is not so bad for one
person.
The umpire business was funny.
whoever dug up the umpire should get
the BOBBY prize for his selection. He
may have been In a ball park before;
but 1t must have been after night. As
an umpire he, was some cheese, as
they say. After His Jumps had "Lim.
/ hnF0nradb khn OF 10
innings, "Sal" decided 1t was about
time to get somebody in as counter
irritant. So she walks over to the UNI
pire and says 1--WE were not close
enough to hear, but this is what we
think she said): ".Just a minute, Just
a minute. A little change OF. scenery
for you. Me and you amt going to
stay In this ball yard with you calling
balls and strikes, and don't figure
I'll leave until the ninth. You wouldn't
know a highball II you met 1t In a
saloon, and you couldn't tell q strike
from a pacifist meeting. II ivory were
only worth two cents q pound you
have enough in your dome to make
you a millionaire. They shot Lincoln
and let you live. Goodnight"
And SAL had her way. A new UNI.
plre was put in to help the other fel.
low.
Somebody told me last night that
the Mining Machine team won and
that the game was called before nine
innings on account Of rain, but don't
know whether 1t Is the truth or not,
and don't care. Maybe the game on
account OF cold, because a fellow In
back OF me said Just before left that
III was an awful frost