The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-17
A VERY CLOSE GAME.
Lawyers and Ministers Play
Ball for Charity.
REV. oILBERT's BAsE-RUNNING.
Judge Jacobs Fine Play at Second
Judge McGfIvra's Demurrer Over
ruled-Rev. Clark Davis Apology.

The ministers and lawyers met in base
hall combat yesterday afternoon, and
though the latter had slightly the best of
Il. the former team made a gallant strug-
Gle. and several times during the game
were quite dangerously close to wrestling
victory from the jaws of defeat. There
was large delegation of baseball cranks
IN the grand stand and on the bleachers,
snd q bot time was in anticipation, as
Umpire Frank Wrestling, on his way out,
hsa mysteriously let fall some remark
that Indicated that he had been privately
approached BY representatives. of both
rams The exact nature of the offers made
him he would not say. The first portion
Of the game was played between the min
listers and the team composed of younger
lawyers. The later innings, how
ever, were made entertaining by
the presence OF Judge Orange
Jacobs, Judge J. J. McGilvra, Judge
Eben Smith, Mr.. G. h. Jenner,
Hon. j. T. Ronald aud Mr.. John Wiley.
These staid limbs of the law removed silk
hats, donned the striped regulation cap
and marched into the field with the proud
determination to defeat the gentlemen of
the cloth, and from their tactics it did ap-
pear that they intended to win by good
paving or otherwise.
The main features of the game were the
base running of the Rev. Levi Gilbert and
Judge Jacobs second base play. There
were other brilliant plays but these caused
more favorable comment than any other.
The Rev. Clark Davis, in the fifth in
ming, knocked ball to the fence and
made home run. after which he gravely
walked up to the pitcher of the opposing
team and somebody said he looked as if he
were apologizing for hitting the ball SO
hard and giving so much trouble.
In the latter half of the same inning
Judge McGilvra on a small grounder shot
with the speed OF professional sprinter
down toward second and the umpire
declared him out. The Judge entered a
demurrer, which Judge Jacobs, forgetting
that it was for his own team. over ruled
tie nlsfter was appealed and will be heard
before Judge Lichtenberg today.
When DR.. Gilbert came TO the bat in the
sixth inning he had his eye on the ball.
and with two men on bases he felt that 1t
behooved him To show what he could do.
He hit the ball s9uarely, it shot down
second, right through the legs of Judge
Jacobs. All the nine of the lawyers started
TO capture the ball and all three men
scored. Mr.. Gilbert was Immediately sur
rounded by his admirers who assured him
be had saved the game
Mr.. John Wiley did some great work
behind the bat. He looked as though he
regretted being so tall. but the way he lei
balls go past him showed that he had no
respect at all for precedent in baseball
methods.
Mr.. Q. X. Jenner, who occupied first base
for the lawyers. is also a very fine base
waddler. He had considerable difficulty
in stopping balls twenty feet above his
head but he did as well as could be
expected under the circumstances.
Judge Smith made an active third base
man and Mr.. J. Il. Ronald, who gyrated
between short stop and second base made