The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-30
STATESMEN TO PLAY.
BALL CAME BETWEEN SENATOR'S
AND CONGRESSMAN.
A Contest Ii Beinx Arranged. tho
Receipts TO he Devoted to
Charitable Purposes.

Washington. Juuc ga game OF base
ball between the senate and the house Of
| representatives Is being planned. senator
clark OF WYOMING Is arranging the de-
ta'is ana PROMISES to pull OF his match
While the tariff bill Is In conference ana
the statesmen have little or nothing to do
me game Is 10 be for charity.
The question OF game between the
two houses came ur in u controversy bc.
tween Senetor Clark and Congressman
Jones of Washington. A challenge was
immediately Issued ty Senator CLARK ana
accented by the Washington representa-
tive.
Sc a,or Clark has boon busy today az
rang ns The tcam that will represent the
senate. aud has so far succoedcl in get
tihe HE whole or partial consent OF nine
senators tc take part in the game. He
saws he Is satisfied that he "sl be able
10 AM az le1St fourteen senators on the
heii tiow many VIII be brought away Is
a question that Is now agitating the soma
'orial besel@ll enthusiasts.
me nue. mon thus lar IN view are Sen
ators TlNiston, Allen. McLaurN, Reach.
MnS 81, =, Turner. Haisbrough, Petagrew
nl. ark is now dtckering with other
senators so as to secure the flower OF the
sei Ate N ms great contest. He has not
~ tll'tlttA'l8tf1 An .lliAtllt nut Is aux
ious to secure the Sou,h Carolina senator
as pitcher or 10 do business ON The coach
er's line
PREFERENCES FOR POSITIONS.
a number of senators who have already
consented 20 play have signlhed Their
preferences for places on the team. SEN
ator Ihurston. one OF the greatest base
bali enthusiasts in the senate. wants first
haze. Mr. McLaurin wants to catch. Mr..
Roach wants right field. Mr. Mason has
his eve on second base. Mr. Turner wants
a field pace. as he is d good sprinter, MIR.
Pettilrew, if he : able to Nay. is said
to want INV position which will put him
as far away from The bah as possible.
The rrnhabilty l., that IL Senator Mason
blaNS second base Senator allen VIII play
third. thus .-iNing twO men on second and
third b"e''s thal the o9po sing players
would not he able to get around.
Senator McLalrin is one of the young
est nemhels on the team and was former
IL IL well known catcher on his CU.!ee.
team. Among other senators who were
hlll PLAYERS in their Younger days AMI
who are often to be seen at the National
lorv. Smith. Murphy, German and Can
non. Senator German frequently refers
TO the fact that he played hall in his boy
hood DAVIS on the lot tack OF the White
House AHA around the Washington monu-
ment.
THuRSTON WOULD AMEND RULES.
Senator Thurston says that some linita-
lions to the game will have to be ar
RAJ ged. lie saws the team which makes
over thrtv-three runs In one inning ought
10 be counted out for that inning He Is
also IN favor of chest protectors for all
the pl2yers. hoit does not believe that any
of then. ought to be allowed buckets in
A., taI, oh ~. 10
1t is rot known who viii make up tho
house team. Among the prominent mem
ters OF the house who greatly enjoy ball
game and who are known as "rooters" Tor
their respective cities. are Mussrs. Fayne.
sherman and Bennoat of New York, Cen
eral Grosvenor Of Ohio and MIR. cooper OF
Texas General Grosvenor Is a Cine nnau
enthusiast. and whenever that team plays
n " asnlnGton he Is 70 he seen al The
gone al all times.
Speaker Reed is a great lover of the
NaiiOi1al sasrre- sDd often goes to National
mark. While ha might not play ON the
house team. il is said that he would prob
ably like TO umpire the game.
The senatorial managers have already
filed an objection TO Mr.. Reed MS umpire.
They saw they Will stand no show to win
b.. hall do n, n.lt or