Show BASE BALL VII CARDS An Exciting GJIIIIO by Which the Young Ijadics may Catch On to the Slang of the Diamond The question What is base ball with cards 1 being so frequently asked by the curious and more especially the young ladies who want to know i it is a game they can play at without dressing in suits and running a 90foot base on the square it may be a satisfaction to learn a few of the main features of the popular game by reading the following The game consists of thirtysix cards nine strikers nine plays with red cornersand eighteen perfecting plays with blue corners At the outset the principle of the game is to show that a striker is at the bat as in the real field game of base ball This is done by the compulsory lead of a card striker and a striker must be led in every trick after various plays and captures from the different hands as if they were base An umpire is represented repre-sented as well as all the actual players in a game of ball fly catch Ufy muff foul catch foul muff pick up wild throw and all such expressions i are used throughout the U diffornnt tnfP ciforrmt mQV of the game The cards contain pictures of players bats balls etc The game can be played by two four or a greater number of players I is full of chance and ski and call on the memory judgment rapidity of thought and affords much interest throughout Messrs Roberts Leiden they have sold say many pack |