The Washington times., 1902-05-09
PRINTERS SUCCUNB
TO INTERIOR TEAM
Typographical Men Lose Their
Opening Game.
DARKNESS TAKES A HAND
Cuts Into Contest When Government
Printing Office Men Were Pounding
the Ball-Ashley in the Box Makes
Interior Players Look Cheap.

Another baseball game OF the seven in
ming variety was played at National PARK
last evening The contestants were the
strong team from the Interior Department
and the typographers from the Govern
ment Printing Office.
The former aggregation won after bat
ting rally. The game was swatting mat
inee from start to finish. Two and three
baggers were numerous. and errors were
also in evidence The Printers played
strong. steady game, but their opponents
punched hits in the final innings and
forged ahead.
Waller in the Box.
Waller pitched for the Interiorites. He
struck out nine men, and did good work
at the bat. His support was superb. only
one error being made during the game.
Waller is a local twirler, and has won
laurels by pitching for number of ANA
teur teams.
Manager Lamar, Of the Interior Depart
ment team has been very fortunate in
securing the services of so competent a
slab artist. The old saying that pitchers
cannot hit the bali when they come to the
bat does not hold good in his case, as he
is one of the heaviest hitters on the team.
Bradley, Burke, and Bum are also good
for safe hits when they take their stand
near the plate. They all made good yes
terday afternoon, with their usual two
and three baggers.
Printers Play Well.
The Printers played their first game. and
they played together until the latter part.
when a change or two in the personnel
gave the Interiorites chance to swat the
leather into the fieiders' hands, and romp
around the bags without being put out
The members of the short field played
well together with the exception of the
last two innings when two errors were
made Bielaski at third. put up rat
tling good game, and figured in a double
play in the fourth inning. In the first
inning he made n good try for hot fly
that was sailing his way. but missed it by
a fraction of an inch.
At the bat he did his usual good work.
When two runs were badly needed he
sauntered up TO the plate and picked out
one of his choice and lambasted it to
right field. scoring Gompers and am
bling down to second himself.
Havens got a hit every time he came
up to the plate. Two of mis- hits were
long ones and one of them was easily a
three-bagger. He endeavored to stretch
another hit into three-sacker in the
sixth inning, but was put out and retired
the side just at the time his team was
having batting rally.
Ashley Had Control.
Mr.. William Ashley. of cigar store
fame. was the central figure on the
Printers team. He served up the leather
for the typos; and had he received better
support he would have won his game. 1t
was his first game OF the season, but he
had fine control of his benders. and struck
out seven of Manager Lamar's proteges.
Fifteen hits are credited up to the men
from the Interior Department. hut II the
outfelders had backed Ashley up as they
should have done, they would have KEEP:
the number down to eight or ten. On sew
eral occasions the fielders would stand
still and let the sphere strike the ground
several feet in front of them, when they
might Just as well have exerted them
selves and made putouts OF them
II was entirely due to poor support
that Ashley lost the majority of his games
last season. He received divers fiatter-
ing press notices for his good work.
The Printers took first turn at the bat.
Adams led off with hit to center field.
Broen struck out. but Havens found
hit and scored the elongated first base
man. After Gompers. 0'Connell. and
Hunt had finished pounding the leather
and ambling around the field. Waller took
brace and famed the next two men out.
Bunched Their Runs.
The Printers got four runs as a result
of the work done by them during the in
ming. Bradley got next to slow one
and beat it out to first. When Bum laced
the globule to the outfield, Bradley romp
ed across the pan. Bum scored on
felder's choice. making two scores for
the Interior Department team in the first
inning.
The Printers were unable to locate the
counting slab again until the fourth in
ming Ashley hypnotized Waller and got
a long hit Adams, as usual. knocked a
three-bagger and Sir William scored On
Hayens' three baggcr, Adams romped
home.
In the fifth inning the typos got busy
and scored another run. In the sixth Ash
ley came up and drew >ree pass to the
initial ottoman. Another hit Il he three |
bag variety by Havens move l 20 the |
plate. Havens g.. red to
make third on the hit, but the acre was |
delivered to the baseman just in time TO
put him out.
In the seventh Gonpers laced hot |
o.ne TO center field. Biclaski was now due |
for a hit. He waited until Waller served |
up a good one and waxed 1t on the nose, |
romping TO second. When Hunt knocked |
n liner to left field Bielaski scored Just |