A Church which has lost its memory is in a sad state of senility. |
Base Ball, to be played thoroughly, requires the possession of muscular strength, great agility, quickness of eye, readiness of hand, and many other faculties of mind and body that mark the man of nerve. |
It was built when public architecture mattered, ... Now, it would be called wasteful spending. |
It was not long before I was struck with the idea that base ball was just the game for a national sport for Americans. |
Most Americans think Abner Doubleday invented the game but he had little or nothing to do with cricket. |
Not only is it good for your soul, it's good for local economic development, |
The game was being sharply played on both sides, and I watched it with deeper interest than any previous ball match between clubs I had seen. |