The Washington times., 1901-08-29
WALLOPED In THE FIFTH.
The Interiorites Thrashed by the
Greenback Makers.
n Hating Rally Brings the Bureau
Forces to the FrOnf-Thcir Pitcher
After That Proves Who'll. Irwin
chile How the Fun Proceeded.


chile - How the Fun Proceeded.
The nine lads from the Interior Depart
ment, inspired by their recent achieve
ment of defeat ting the crack Printing Of
fee team, trudged out to the National
Baseball Park, yesterday to see what they
could do, to the men from Uncle Sans
greenbacll factory. Up to the fifth inning
1t looked as If they would make the GER
uhcate makers look like so many white
. chips beside many stacks of reds, but
in that fatal inning two of the Bureau
ties raped artwo-baSger each and they
got three runs, which set them two to
the good.
While the Land Office boys did not de-
feat their opponents, they played a good
game. and had s-,ey played together and
punched their, hits a little better tnan
they did there would be a different tale
to tell. Fay. who, did some of the twirl-
ing for the Georgetown boys last year,
still had laundering for the box and was
allowed to take his stand sixty feet from
the plate to dish up some difficult ones to
the Bureauites. The topographers, judg-
ing from his past performances, thought
that he might be able to fool some of the
copper-plate artists with his shoots and
were willing for him to try his hand in
that line, but in making this surmise they
were away off. for the Bureauites took
to his delivery like the duck takes to the
pond. and more than one hit for two
hassecks was secured off it.
The Fourteenth Street men were slated
to swat the leather out of the lot after
it was seen what they could do to Fay's
benders in the initial inning, but they
failed to make good as the twirler was
given the tip and refused to allow any
of them to hit for more than two bags.
Several of the greenback makers arrived
at the battling ground in time to tog
themselves out in their batting habili-
ments, but the others. who arrived too
late 10 do so, had to plod their way
through the game without doing any
damage to the sphere.
For some time past the Interiorites have
been in a sort of dopey streak, and nave
been unable to boost themselves out of it,
but after their performance on Monday,
when they laid the typos low, it was
thought they had landed the hoodoo that
has been constantly their trail
Vaughn. who led the Interior clans to the
bat. came up with his bran-new slugger in
hand, and dared the Bureauites' slab ar
list to toss him one of the waist-high ones. |
The twirler put it right over for Willie
and ne got it on the end of his new stick |
and sent it whizzing out into deep centre. |
and it looked like 1t was good for at least |
two cushions, and Vaughn vert skipping |
around the bags. But when he reached |
second he was made aware of the fact |
that the fielder had raked in his intended |
hit. and he was heard to utter loud ex-
clamation of disgust which sounded to the |
spectators like Ugh. Ugh
1t was not definitely known whether he |
was committing himself in some North |
American Indian language or whether he |
was shamming. But ii is definitely known |
that he returned to:.the bench expressing |
himself as feeling like plugged 3-cent |
piece. The two land office lads who fol- |
lowed him could not summon up courage |
enough to hit the pellet with force enough !
to land them on the initial sack so the |
side WAS retired without their having |
landed a man on the first corner.
The moneymakerS now had a chance to
wieid the stick, so they Immediately began
to do business with Mr.. Fay's delivery.
first, having beat the bali to that bag,
and he promptly absconded to the second
portman;eau, then a man in Bureau.te
uniform raped the spherod out into right
ield and the fieet-ffooted runner scored the
irst run for his team Another man got
his base on fielder's choice and the man
hat followed him waxed out two-bag-
ger, mooring two of his team mates to |
he counting block This ended their scor-
ng for this inning for three men were re-
ired in succession by their opponents.
Neither team was allowed 10 get a man
IN the premier pad again until the fourth |
-ound when Mr.. Cages men tryed their
hands st tallyproducing, and succeeded
n touching up ThorpeS curves for five
allies. The topographers got three men
IN the pouches and scored two of them
IN fielder's choice and an error by the
bird baseman. They still had one man
IN third bag, but he did not remain there
Il
r" to Fay, the pellet was pounded hard
.nough to send it out of reach long
.nough for the runner to score.
The Interiorites got two more tallies
,aseman and bad throw was made to
second, in IN endeavor to complete
ioubie play They now had five runs and
we're two ahead of their rivals. They did |
lot hold this lead long, for the certificate
makers got one of the runs back in the
ourth and three of their number COM
When the engravers were allowed to get
hree men on the cushions and Bielask |
md McCauley each assaulted the glo-
'ule for two pillows.
One, two. three was the order of things |
or both sides in the sixth, but after Sc
uring a hit and a base on balls. the
nen from the red brick building on Four
zenith Street got a man across the pan.
his was the last Scoring done during the
na tinee for thefland Office lads could not |
make an impression on the first bolster
n their half OF the seventh The game | {
vas called at the end of the seventh.
For the past three days the grandstand
t the park has not been used by the i
arge crowds of spectators who go out
o see the department clerks amble
round the verdant field chasing the j
pherc. owing to-the fact that this stand. |
hich has held so many large and enthu- i
iastic crowds, has become too diapidated
nd broken-down for further usage. Al n
hough in some parts of the stand the /
woodwork is substantial and capable of ! :
caring the same weight as before, in
Their parts it is completely decayed. and :
would not be safe TO venture upon it. s
When the Department League was or r
anized and they were given permission !
D use the diamond it was understood
hat the stand should not be used, as it
ad been condemned by the Inspector of :
for the District early last fan n
hen such large crowds attended the :
Dotban games At present the specta-
)rs occupy a long string of benches i;
Inch have been placed along the bot /
I'M of the gTandstand and extend into /
he fields. Ii is hoped by the league Off /
als that they may arrange matters in | I
1me way so that they may be able TO
fer better seating to the spectators. The
core: