The morning times., 1896-07-26
MADE RUNS TILL THEY TIRED
Insurance Men Furnished Fun for
Themselves and the Crowd.
Baltimore ChanceTakers Defeated
the Home Men by Score of
81 to IS.

The game OF ball yesterday between
the Baltimore and Washington lite in
surance men was won by the former by
a score OF 81 to 20. The teams were com
posed of agents and employees OF tile
Equitable Life Ins surance Company, in
Baltimore and this city, and what they
did not know about baseball They had
plenty of time and opportunity to learn
between the beginning and ending OF yes
tcrday's game.
The captains of the teams knew what
they were doing when they called the
game for 2 O'Clock, for it was a game OF
merry go-round, and terminated in the
eighth inning, the mcst of the players
being completely exhausted after running
around the bases, and chasing the ball all
over the field for three and one-half hours.
The teams were out for practice early,
and 1t was evident from the showing made,
especially by the batteries, that the
game would be one from away buck, with
plenty OF hard hitting. go when and as
you please base running, and all in all
amusing in the extreme. Although the
players were all closely identified with
the life insurance business 1t was evident
from the way they studiously kept out OF
the way Of the ball, particularly il it
were hard hit or simply thrown. that their
own lives were not insured. Most OF the
players had not recovered from the sore
ness of limb caused by the last game, and
would go Empng around the bases or
chasing after the ball in the out field
like so many hobbled ROSTERS. The ef-
forts to capture fly balls were very
amusing, for no matter what the result
was the player invariably tumbled all
over himself, and would have to be as
sisted to his feet by some other player.
The teams, however. were out for fun
and they got it to a surfeit, it being very
doubtful il the players did not enjoy the
game as greatly as the spectators. There
was a crowd in the grand stand which
took lively part in the game, and the
good natured joking between them and the
players OF both teams kept the rest of the
crowd in continuous laughter.
Very early in the game both sides showed
signs OF weakening and before the END
OF the eighth inning, when the game ended.
the locals had changed pitchers four times,
not that one was not Just as good as the
other, but to rest up. The visitors only
changed once. In other positions. how
ever, there We're several changes and
substitutes made. In the second inning
Mr. Scarf went in III place of Lloyd, and
i'll the third inning Sam took tie place
of Mr.. Flockin and in the sixth Mr.. Allen
succeeded Mr.. Norris, who had gone to
first base after the third inning.
The urupiring was done by Messrs.
Ralph w. Lee, who attended to the balls
and strikes, and Oscar Schmidt. who
watched the bases. During the game he
had only one chance; he accepted it aAd
called the runner out for luck.
The teams were as follows:
Washington n-Fickien, 2b; Hebberd, r.
f.; Hubball. l. f.; Allen and Bowes, p.;
Roulette, 1b: .Broyles, C. f.; Cove, 3b;
Felheimer, S. s.; OIeary, C.
Baltimore -Bowes, 2b; Flockin and Sam"
r. f.; Scarf a1d Lloyd, l. f.. Norris. p.;
Allen and Kelley, 1b; Trimble CT; Snuff,
3b: Hobbies, S. s.; Corney, C.
Score by innings:
Baltimore ...33 1881 S7-37
Washington ......... 3 3 0 O13 1-25
Hits-Baltimore So, Washington 80.