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Show j SAM JONES YS. BASE BALL. j The "San's" Kstlmate of His Opln- . j ion on the National Game.--- Rev, Samuel Jones, a reformer of such i unbridled earnestness that he ia sometimes some-times known as the Georgia Snakewaker, has emitted this uncomplimentary and unjust sentiment regarding base ball players: ' j "I wouldn't wipe my feet on a profes- j sional base ball player." j It is well known, says the New ork j Sun, that tho reason - the blacksmith : whipped the parson was because he , wanted to and because he . could. , On that principle one good . reason ; why Brother Jones wouldn't wipe j his feet on a base ball player is because j he couldn't. This is the view of several of our esteemed contemporaries, but that j isn't the point. Jones is mistaken m his estimate of base ball players.. They aro; a hard-working lot of young men, and while practicing their profession with m-4 dustry, in almost every case they are j honorable and conscientious and strictly j loyal to their employes and tho public who go to see them do thoir best. Probably Prob-ably on some davs, taking the country through, 50,000 people go to see tho games of base . ball, ana ' they enjoy it mightily, for they are all ready to go again. Any set Of young fellows fel-lows who honestly exhibit their skill to the delectation and benefit of their fellow nM.nna niinnnt Via VH1-V Dmfltablft tar- ; gets for the shafts of such a smashing, ripsnorting reformer as' Brother Jones.! While collecting his varied and startling material wherewith to exhibit convincingly convinc-ingly the world's wickedness, Brother Jones has doubtless seen a great deal, but from his expressions we should say that he bad never seen a base ball match. If he hasn't, we advise him to go and see one as soon as possible and this advice holds good for everybody, of whatsoever race, color or condition, previous or present. .: - , . |