The times., 1897-06-27
STATESMEN BALL -TOss[Rs
Tariff Contest to Give Way to
the Other National Game.
MINES OF WIDE RENoWN
First Baseman German May Take
His Old Place aud Coach Win
ming Team-Reed Thought of as
Cmpire-R hooters From the De-
partnents.

There is to be baseball game between
the Senate ard the House OF Representa-
tives one day during the second week of
July, the weekin whichitisnow w belevedth
tariff bill will he i'll the hands OF con-
ference committee, and men.bers OF both
bodies. with the exception Of this COM
nlittee, will he at leisure to play bail, OF
ENJOY themselves in any other way that
they see fit.
Last Friday night Senator Clark Of
Wyoming. and Representative Jones OF
Washington were talking charity. They
were discussing the tariff, and a number of
people that certain schedules of the tariff If
it became law, would throw out OF
work, ana a number of others for W hom
IL WAS hoped the tariff schedule would
find employment The general question OF
the unemployed tile question OF the 3Oo,-
900 tramps now peregrinating about the
country, and other phases OF the charity
problem, cam up.
ApIopos OF this discussion and at first
merely as u side issue, Senator Clark made
the proposition that there should be a
great game Of baseball between members
of the Senate and of the House. Charity
was almost lost sight Of. however, and
tie game between them became the i'm
poItSnt topic of this memorable Friday
evenings discussion.
The game is scheduled now and there is
no question that il Will come Off Senator
Clark has picked out his team, and alncst
secured the promises of nine Senators who
will take part
Representative Jones, though not quite
so fortunate, is making fine hzadwaS and
viii by Monday be able to announce his
aggregation also
Senators VINO have been spoken Of for
Mi. CLARK game, and some Of WHOM have
consented to act, are Thurstop, Allen, Mic
Lauiin, Roach, Mason, Turner, Hans
brougb, Petligrew, Clark Wilson, Heit-
feidt, Mallory, Smith, Murphy, German and
Cannon The Senate has at the present
time, it is said, more young and athletic
men on it's rolls than ever before in It's
history. great many OF those IN Ibis
list are between the ages of thirty-slx
ano fifty and are robust and quick and
fun of activity in the ordinary walks OF
life Senator Clark is OF the opinion tEat
out OF this material he can secure an
.excelIest ball aggregation.
Congressman Jones was .ntervie we'd last
night by Tines reporter with regard To
his team. Congressman Jones was him
self a fine hallriayer only few years
ago, and stlll has the fife of his youth
full enthusiasm in him. Il e has pla yed two
or three amateur games since he gave up
the sport az regular thing, and says that
ne put up quite swift article of ball
for several innings each time.
Il have not been able to see many of the
members of the House today" he sail,
and have not discussed the question
exhaustiyely with any one. | Will get
team, though, and it will he good one.
While the House is not In session, it is very
hard to get hold of the members, but on
Monday ] shall make "a canvass l have
picked out a list OF the men | shall try TO
secure, oIt shall keep them secret, as do
not wish the public to be disappointed If
fail to get any of them. However, the
House is much larger body than the
Senate, and has scores of young men, who
were good ball players only few years
ago. l haven't the slightest doubt that my
team will outclass the Senate in tlis de
bate In every point.
people among the Senators Senator Clark
himself was one of the best hallplayers in
the country a few years ago. He played
against Anson and spalding and all that
crowd and was a pretty warm article /
slant say anything about my own ability,
but am sure that haven t forgotten all
my cunning
Several suggestions have been made AZ
to rules governing this contest, and have
been tacitly adopted One is that no pre-
vious practice shall be INDUCED in by any
one. The reason of this is not that the
Goa ching would help a man along, butthat
1t would show him how little he could play
and cause him to give up the effort. One
Of the Senators has made the suggestion
that it shall be out of order for any one to
Join the game ho has played during the
last fifteen years. This Senator says that
If the younger members of the House, only
a few years out OF college, Join the House
team it would give them an advantage.
This rule may be adopted also.
One question is causing some agitation
in the minds of the gentlemen who are con
sidering the advisability of joining either
team. 1t has not yet been decided W neither
regulation ball suits shall be worn
Mr.. Reed has decline to become q mem
fer Of the House team. Several of the
Democratic members of the House have
desire to see him play game
OF ball, their preference being to witness
a slide between second and third bases, but
lie has expressed the opinion that bicy
cling Is the extent to which the dignity
Of his position will allow him to enter
into athletics. 1t is possible that if the
Senate Will allow it, he may become the
umpire of the contest. Reeds rules on
baseball might cause him some trouble.
however, as the diamond is fleer field,
giving more chance for the exercise OF
individual freedom than the House.
Discussing this game of ball somewhat
seriously last night, at Wizards, two or
three Congressmen brought up the ques
ton what kind of contest would it be
from purely professional point of view