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Big Six · 03-16-2009, 05:49 PM

Tuscarawas County, Ohio
June 11, 1880

Ellen Williams shook her head. "Nancy, there is nothing that man can do right now except get in the way, and you know it."

"He can get off that ball field and get back home while his wife delivers his child. That's what he can do!"

Aunt Nancy wasn't backing down an inch. While Mary Callahan lay in bed, giving birth to her first child, her husband John was a mile or so away at the town ball diamond, standing in center field.

Aunt Nancy stuck her head out the door of the tidy frame farmhouse where the Callahans lived and called out to the twelve-year-old boy who was romping nearby with a frisky spotted dog. "Joshua, run down to that God-forsaken ball field and get your Uncle John," Aunt Nancy told him.

"And don't you stop until he is on his way back to this house as fast as he can run, you hear me?" she added.

John Callahan left the game in the bottom of the seventh inning, with the Bachelors leading the Married Men, 4-3. The husbands had placed the tying run on third base with two men out. By the time he reached home, his wife had given birth to a healthy, strong baby boy.

"He's a fine young fellow, he is," said Hiram Williams, whose wife Ellen had assisted Mary with her labors.

"You're right about that, Hiram," replied the new father. "I'm betting right now that he'll be a ball player one day."

03-16-2009, 05:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
Big Six Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 2,015 Thanked 16x in 15 posts	Proud father Tuscarawas County, Ohio June 11, 1880 Ellen Williams shook her head. "Nancy, there is nothing that man can do right now except get in the way, and you know it." "He can get off that ball field and get back home while his wife delivers his child. That's what he can do!" Aunt Nancy wasn't backing down an inch. While Mary Callahan lay in bed, giving birth to her first child, her husband John was a mile or so away at the town ball diamond, standing in center field. Aunt Nancy stuck her head out the door of the tidy frame farmhouse where the Callahans lived and called out to the twelve-year-old boy who was romping nearby with a frisky spotted dog. "Joshua, run down to that God-forsaken ball field and get your Uncle John," Aunt Nancy told him. "And don't you stop until he is on his way back to this house as fast as he can run, you hear me?" she added. John Callahan left the game in the bottom of the seventh inning, with the Bachelors leading the Married Men, 4-3. The husbands had placed the tying run on third base with two men out. By the time he reached home, his wife had given birth to a healthy, strong baby boy. "He's a fine young fellow, he is," said Hiram Williams, whose wife Ellen had assisted Mary with her labors. "You're right about that, Hiram," replied the new father. "I'm betting right now that he'll be a ball player one day." __________________ My current OOTP dynasties: The Base Ball Life of Patrick O'Farrell: where it all began What Could Have Been: a semi-historical dynasty The Finger Lakes League: better than before Become a Hall of Fame voter for What Could Have Been!!