Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 131, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1916 — LINGO OF AUSTRALIA [ARTICLE]

LINGO OF AUSTRALIA

Description of a Baseball Game Is Quite Unique. Pitcher “Mounts the Box” and “Treats Batter With Respect”—“Came With Brilliant Hit Right Out to Left Field/' The following description of a baseball game played recently in Australia between native and American resident nines gives an excellent idea of antipodean baseball vernacular: “The American mounted the box first, sending Marre to face the attack. The pitcher treated, him with respect, allowing him to walk to first. Casey followed, and Hearnden’s error enabled him to p§sch second in safety. Caswell then threw wildly at first bag, and before the ball was recovered Marre and Casey had sprinted across the plate. Tucker, meanwhile, had made good on the diamond, but Bragg s fly, which was muffed, gave the fieldsman an opportunity of cutting the runner off at third. Bragg consequently scored on Brown’s hit to the country, making three runs for the inning. "Australia sent Hearndon to the box first, but a putout at first base was registered. Comber followed and Marre’s bad throw saw him safely landed at first. Golby then came with a brilliant hit right out to left field, bringing Comber home. Spiller, who had been missed by the catcher, made his way to third and a passed ball completed the distance for him. In the next term America could not get off the box, and then Australia made a determined effort to draw level in tire succeeding term. Hearndon brilliantly smashed to the left “garden” for a two-bagger, and a passed ball sent him on to third. Another passed ball completed the journey for him, and the score read three-all.

“Spiller was indulging in daring pilfering on the diamond, and a well judged steal gave him second base, from where he was sent flying across the plate on Golby’s clout, which Casey allowed to get past. Golby had reached third when .Lambert went into bat, and the Leichhardt player brought him home on a fine outfield hit, which produced two bags. Caswell then brought Lambert home, making four runs for the session.”