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Show Lincoln at Play. It Is natural to And that Lincoln, the most American of all Amorlcans, should havo played tho most national of nil American garaos, baseball. An old neighbor ot Lincoln's, who U now n switchman In nn Indiana town, remembers re-members how Lincoln plajed "tho grcatost gamo." Hla namo Is Roonoy, nnd his story, ns tho Cincinnati Commercial Com-mercial Trlbuno tolls It, gives a hearty s account of tho mnn, who, oven ns President, wns ready to unbend to trlvnl nmusement. Whon Lincoln was practlclrg law In Springfield ho lived a tow doora from Ilooney, who usod to wiosilo with him. Wnonovor Lincoln saw a chance for a gnino of ball he rushct out ot hl olrico, with his tall silk hat and long-ta'led long-ta'led oont, anil Joined tho upon. Durlrg tho wrettllng mntch that of ton fallowed wrestling vus Lin- K. i'oIii'b fnvoiilo sport 1 incoln s hat. " oat, cravat nnd brncos hung on tho lence. Hla tall hat was n target for tho ball, nnd many a silk' tllo was ruined by (ho plnyors. In reaching fob IrAllo. I Incoln's hnig arms did pood orv7co. H'o 'played tho pimo is ho ilayod all gitmes will all hi n ''M ' |