. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 1883 iglte fgrmlev and J-pxrrtswatt. 59 BASE BALL. Woonsockets and Twilights. Looking at tlie Napa Twilight club practicing one would be inclined to think it would make a formidable showing in a match game. Fine healthy looking young fellows, neatly and tastefully dressed in a spick-span new uniform of white and blue, they presented a pleasing and attractive appearance and the ease and grace with which they batted and fielded, and lithely jumped over the ground, was inspiring enough to bet on. But when it came down to solid business in the game played last Sund
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 1883 iglte fgrmlev and J-pxrrtswatt. 59 BASE BALL. Woonsockets and Twilights. Looking at tlie Napa Twilight club practicing one would be inclined to think it would make a formidable showing in a match game. Fine healthy looking young fellows, neatly and tastefully dressed in a spick-span new uniform of white and blue, they presented a pleasing and attractive appearance and the ease and grace with which they batted and fielded, and lithely jumped over the ground, was inspiring enough to bet on. But when it came down to solid business in the game played last Sunday afternoon at the Kecreation Grounds with the Woonsockets, it became at once apparent to the critical that something was lacking, and that some- thing was evidently experience and more practice. In that game the Twilights first went to the bat and Norton led off for them by striking out, a pleasing performance which he twice repeated subsequently. Smith, who followed him, knocked a daisy cutter into Bigelow's hands, but Bigelow fumbled the ball so long that Smith made his first base. Then commenced a curious performance which Pinn, the pitcher, and Eagan, at first could not quite understand, but which later movements discovered to be the Napa style of playing between bases. The runner clutches his cap in one hand and by a few spasmodic jerks attracts the pitcher's at- tention, who is thereby warned that some rich developments in the 2,000-foot level of base-run ning may soon be expected. Having accomplished this praiseworthy object to the entire satisfaction of the first row of small boys who obsequiously yell "Hi! Hi!" the runner prances three or four feet from the bag, and then prances back. This has a tendency to distract the aim of the pitcher. Now come some more fran- tic motions with the cap, and a hilarious hopping away from the base. Meanwhile the pitcher, if he be new to this style of running, stands paralyzed, waiting for the shadow-like object which flits
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