The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-29
PLAYED BASE BALL.
GRAND ARMY BOYS IRE TO CHAL.
LENGE THE GRAYS.
They Got Into Condition by n Practice
Game Yesterday-Dinner Interrupted
the Proceedings.

The game OF baseball, played by two
picked mines from among the many old
soldiers that speut the day at Rhodes
yesterday, Is worthy of a place In the his
tory of tie state, inasmuch as nearly
every department in the state. county
aud city government was represented.
It was decided that they would
resort to the old method OF drafting.
The teams were arranged as folio VS.:
Hall Q, Grant 20, Lamson p. Willis 3b,
Egan 1b, Thompson RI. Spencer II,
Frankland IS, 10y CT. The destines of
this tea a were placed In the hands Of
Comrade Hall, one OF the smallest In
stature but the largest baseball captain In
the Department OF Rhode Island. The
other side of the question was argued by
Gray p, Christie c, Pomroy RI. Horton 3b,
Spencer 1b, Clarkson IL. Abbott 3b. Allen
IS, Drinan Ct.
The Hallitts were first at the bat. and
the scorer. with the assistance of a small
boy, a resident of the vicinity, managed
to get down three tallies for the team
Then came Captain Cray. He had no
fear OF his opponents.
Got Lost During the Game.
Little Hall got behind the bat, and
Lansin the pitcher had hard work to see,
lOI Will bGc Dde was ONcE tho PiutC iio ~
was out of sight, as nothing but the
sion), could be seen. One OF his most
intimate friends gave hi.n credit for
catching one bail during the game. Alb
bott, the first baseman, proved to be the
heavy hitter of both teais.
In the last inning, ne saw just the kind
Of a ball ming that he had been waiting
for. So he spit on both hands, rubbed
them in the dirt. aud then with one
mighty effort, he hit tue ball that woke
up every man on the bases. This was Il
genuine three base hf, and it was only
through his great love for his comrades
that be did not make 1t home run.
Egan, on the otner side. got good rap
at the bali and made two bases and
s arted for the third, but he got lost on
the route, as he had no idea of the direc-
tion in which the bag lay, and the other
side evidently did not know that he was
playing. for one of the coacners was sent
out ana Egan was eiven mis- course anu
he scored Ia due season.
For the sake or an argument 1t was
allowed that any where from ono o five
men would be sufficient t. put u side out;
both sides agreed to this, and it was II
very pleasant feature in the game.
On making up the score the errors aud
wild throws were equ ally divided, aud the
runs were 8 to1, DuS both sides claimed
the highest number. aud the umpire SO
decided. The umpire, George L. Godale.
and the scorer, &. =. Allen, were both
from Boston.
Omitted Drowning the Umpire.
1t has been the costume OF the boys
upon an occasion of this kind to drown
the umpire. but as Comraie Godale was
from Bostor aud ou the Comma n der.in-
chiefs staff, It was decided that this
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this occa sion. During the ga ae Past
Department Cam mander Charles IL.
Williams and Ch " es X. Brayton had
charge of the "circus" Commander aud
did "A strong business. j. A. Abbott had
charge OF battery A. zone gu } which was
made by Mr.. Abbott, but whether it was
made upon government time or on Mr..
Abb tits time no one knows.
"After the Ball Was Over"
Next came the dinner, which was one
of the Lest. After the inner man had
been satisfied Colonel Daniel r. Ballow
called the gathering to order and In a
very pleasing manner presented Com
mander-in-Chief Wessent with Rhode
Island past department commanders
badge. The response was short but ex.
treinely pleasing. Addresses were also
made by Adjutant General A. q. Gray,
Inspector General u. L. Godale and
Department Commander George T..
Crau uston. About 6 O'Clock the party let
for home, the honored visitors were well
cared for during the evening, and this
morning at o'clock they left the city for
Boston. Messrs. Wessent and Gray will
leave for their homes in Milwaukee,
Wis. this after oon. Past Department
Commanders B. II. Child. B. +. Davis.
c. II. williams, c. &. Gray: Inspector
w. T.. Stone, treasurer; Chi,f Musling
Officer j. A. Abbott, secretary, were the
committee Of arrangements