The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-06-22
MAKING CLEAR A BASE BALL
GAME

French appear to be badly needed In
France these days, declares The Chi
cago Daily News, and II Chriaty
Mathewson goes over he might take
few along with him with pofit.
Below will be found an account of a
game recently played somewhere In
France between two teams of Yankee
Soldier Boys.
The article which follows was writ
ten by Adolphe Max. u distinguished
war correspondent, and appeared In n
recent issue of LIE Mauvais Pari-
STEM:
This game, of which our beloved
comrades In arms speak In terms
grand. is of puzzle to the uninlti-
ated and 1t is this reason that |,
who have come at once from one Of
the combats, should make all clear.
Briefly, this game is performed with
out the houses and long instru-
ment--she is of wood and Is jocular-
ly denomianted 'bat'--with which the
players, of which there are eighteen,
divided In half, make collision with
the ball, thereby escaping injuries
serious. Stationed where they cannot
interfere with the viewpoint OF the
spectators are the players.
Now, my dear friends. that you
plaar cnn, nra bouaiou ~ thio uauno
have gained, shall proceed as the
sportsmen writer's American do and
apportion the battle into nine phases:
Inning No ALERT! Nine of
these players have the field tra-
yersed. Each OF them have with eau
tion protected their hands right and
one has had wisdom superb to safe
guard his anatomique with cushion
pneumatique. Again, alert! gen
tleman IN uniform speaks with feel
ing Of the artillery Tin the technique
OF the game 1t is announced the bat
teries). a player takes posture fac
Ing him and waves the bat
1t is possible he conspircs to kill
his Opponent No. 9-he OF the cush-
ion pneumatique, who stands directly
TO the rear. All yes, that Il is-for
see Opponent No /, with thought OF
quickness. hurls the
ball madly at this would be Apache. |
Sacrel He has missed, But fast does |
he of the cushion pneumatique re-
turn the ball grenade to his savior !,
And the player with the great club? |
Palermo! he is hardened and |
plays with his victim, saying. III get |
him on the next
the ball grenade is again In the air |
IN. What rapidity! What certainty |
of aim-ar, quake thou. Apache ras-
al of the club! But no! How this is
rhe william degraded has cunningly
nit the grenade with his club, the
'pectators by half are wildly indig-
lant shouting 'Toubaggere, toubag-
sere,' meaning, one OF them informed
ma, reyenge).
Their clubber. his dark heart, II
s no doubt to me, palpitatlng, takes
o his heels. He runs with splendid
thickness direct at player, who Is
on a mat. II is apparent
his player is confederate, for the
'ile Apache eonverses with him ami
ably and stays there, Il is no doubt
o me, TO form a league for evil fur
her.
IL Is clear. observes the Chicago
newspaper that here NJ. Max's atten-
ion was diverted to something be-
ides the Apache" and, incidentally,
he game, because he closes Inning
10. Il by saying, tine players re-
'erse their positions and a sign sig
lificant to zero was hung up to an
compartment OF cheers"
Discussing the spectators, Max
ioted their strained expressions and
ttributed them to "the practice OF
rinking favored water carbonique
rom bottles" He states that ho was
hese bottles at the gentleman in
urprised to flnd spectators throwing
he uniform OF blue" and he finally
inquired about It. A very polite
'oldier who had just hurled his bot
lie told Max that the gentleman was
Inspected OF being a Boche.
Concluding his account, the French
ournalist assures his readers that
he hint about the gentleman being
'oche didn't get past him and that
e had Immediately placed the gem
leman az suspect" with che nearest
fficer of the intelligence Service.
Report has 1t that federal authori-
les have removed from a safety de-
osit vault In New York $3.50, 900