Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-26
GREATEST ON RECORD
The Proposed Congressional Ban Ball
Match.
Senator Clark II Arranging It-Rro.
ceeds to Go to Some Local
Charitable Object.

Senator Clark Of Wyoming is arranging
a big base ball contest between the House
and Senate, to take place when the tariff
bill Is In conference. Senator Clark says
that he thinks there will be no difficulty in
securing players for each side, and he is
sure the game will be one of the greatest
ever played In this country. The PROPOSE
ton is to play the game at National Base
Ball Park. and to devote the proceeds to
charitable Institutions or charitable pur-
poses in the District of Columbia
| The question Of a game between the two
| houses came up last night in a controversy
| between Senator Clark and Representative
| Jones of Washington, and a challenge was
| Immediately issued by Senator Clark and
| accepted by the Washington representa-
| tive.
| Senator Clark has been busy today ar
| ranging the team that will represent the
Senate, and has so far succeeded in getting
| the whole or partial consent of nine sena-
| tors to take part in the game.
Senator Clark says that he fs satisfied
| that he will be able to take at least four
| teen senators on the field. How many will
be brought away is a question that is now
agitating the senatorial base ball enthusi-
asts. The nine men who have given either
whole or partial consent to playing are
Roacb Mason Trner Aanabroua6 Pa
l
grew nd Clark.
Senator Clark is now dickering with other
| senators so as to secure the flower Of the
Senate in this great contest. He has not
yet approached Senator Tillman, but is
anxious to secure the South Carolina SEN
ator as pitcher or to do business on the
coach line. He Is fully satisfied that Sem
ator Tillman will be able to throw rocks, IL
not the pieskins.
number of the senators who have al
| ready consented to play have signified their
| preference for places on the team. SEN
ator Thurston, one of the greatest base ball
enthusiasts in the Senate, wants first base;
Senator McLaurin wants to catch; Senator
Roach wants right field: Senator Mason
second base; Senator Turner wants field
place, as he is a good Splinter, and Sem
| ator Pettigrew is said to want any posi-
| ton which will put him as far away from
the bali as possible. The probability is
| that II Senator Mason plays second base
| Senator Allen will play third. thus giving
| two men on second and third bases that
| the opposing teams would not be able to
get around.
| members on the team. and was formerly a
| well-known catcher his college team
Among other senators who were ball play
| ers in their younger days, and who are
| often to be seen at the National League
| games. are Senators Heitfeldt, Mallory.
Smith, Murphy, German and Cannon. Sen
| ator German frequently refers to the fact
| that he played ball in his boyhood days on
around the Washington monument.
| Aside from the money which might be
| raised from the game, Senator Clark says
| that the Senate proposes to uphold its
| prowess and pristine glory and to knock
| out some of the assumed superiority Of
| that body on the other side Of the house
| against which it Is supplementary to re-
| fer.
Senator Thu-ston says that some limita-
| lions to the game will have to be arranged.
He says that the team which makes over
| thirty-three runs in one inning ought to be
counted out for that inning He is also In
| favor of chest-protectors for all the play
| ers, but does not believe that any of them
| ought to be allowed buckets in which to
catch the ball.
| AS stated, the game is seriously proposed
| and will in all probability take place, but
| there is. nevertheless, great deal of
amusement the Senate side. There has
| been more base ball talk in the Hobbies to-
| day than tariff talk in the Senate chamber.
Guessing at the House Team.
| It is not known who will make up the
| House team. Mr. Jones is in charge Of
| that, and could not be seen this afternoon.
| Among the prominent members of the
House, however, who greatly enjoy a ball
game, and are known rooters for their
respective cities, are Messrs. Payne, Sher-
man and Bennett of New York; Gen. Gros-
venor of Ohio. and Mr.. Cooper of Texas.
Gen. Grosvenor is Cincinnati enthusiast,
ton he is to be seen at the game at all
times. Speaker Reed is great lover of the
| national game, and often goes to National
Park. While he might not play on the
House team, it is said that he would prob
| ably like to umpire the game. In that
! event, the Senate would be in serious dan
| ger of upholding it's boast of defeating the
| House team. Senator Clark says he has
Eot the lelst doubt of the Senate to win.
| The details fthe game, with a correct
| list of the players, will be made public in
| time for everybody to know exactly what
| to expect. Owing to the formidable proper
| tons of Senators Mason, Allen and others
on the senatorial team, IL is earnestly hoped
| to secure a cool day.
Will Be Worth Opera Prices.
The rate Of admission has not been de-
cided upon. but it is felt that the attrac-
| ton will be worth at least two or three dol
lars head. To allow admission, however,
| for everybody who wants to see the game
that high rate will hardly be fixed.
Some years ago an effort was male to ar
range a contest between the House and
| Senate. and the arrangements progressed
| to certain point when the dignified SEN
ate abruptly withdrew, only five or six SEN
atofS consentfng to stick. The House was
perfectly willing to play. Since then The
age of the members of the Senate has been
considerably lowered. and large number
| OF young men are now to be found in that
body who do not consider the playing of the
ne tional game any reflection upon their
position.