The Washington times., 1902-05-28
TREASURY CLERKS
down 7ABULA7ORS
Director Merriam's Assis-
tantS Play Listless Game.
HAVE LOST MANY PLAYERS
Secretary Shaw's PToteges Set Hot
Pace, Which Census Boys Find How
to Follow-Kirby's Pitching Feature
of the Game.

of the Game.
Under the leadership of Captain Brad
ley the nine ball tossers from the
Treasury Department downed the ag-
gregation from the Census Office yester-
day afternoon. at National Park, to the
tune OF II to 9. The men from Director
Merriam's barn played a listless game.
bu, this can be accounted for by tho
fact that almost every one Of the oil!
reliable players that were on the tear,
1t the beginning OF the season have
dropped from the team. and have broken
into professional circles. The men from
the vaults were never in danger Of be-
ing defeated. The Censusites forged
ahead in the second inning, but Secrc
tary Shaw's rroteges soon overhauled
them and set hot pace which the
tabulators wc:e unable to follow. The
men from the great stone building on
Fifteenth Street have not been putting
up the best article OF ball that has been
seen this year. On the contrary their
| playing has been so poor of late that
the league ofhcials were thinking seri-
ously Of dropping the team from the
league. Yesterdays showing, however.
gives them a new lease on their lives in
the league. and 1t is thought that from
now on they will continue to play real
baseball and secure a place in the cluD
standing.
Census Team Weakened.
Manager Sibray. of the Census team.
has been very unfortunate recently. He
has lost the valuable tervices of
White. his crack shortstop; Runlsle.
third baseman. and Fulcher. the old re-
Liable war horse upon whom Sibray
could always depend to win the game
for his team. Few batters ia the leagu'
can hit Fulcher. and his absence has
weakened the team materially.
Sheldon. who recently paraded In right
garden, was brought up to the pitchers
box yesterday, and did good work. The
game was slow. and he was not proper
ly supported. as none of his messmates
had tf1 proper amount Of ginger in
them. Sheldon struck out seven men,
but this good work was counteracted by
the number OF free passes he gave to
the premier ottoman.
Bordenberg. one OF the latest addi-
tions to the Census team. was on the
initial bag yesterday, and played a su-
perb game. He also did some good
batting for his team. The tabulators
were unable to find anyone to take
charge of the receiving end OF the bat
terry. Mr.. John Davis made vain efforts
to hold Sheldon's speedy ones. but he
did not make bowling success of H.
Everett trudged in from center field to
try his hand at II for one inning. but
he also retired to the tall shrubbery,
and Davis was compelled to take anoth-
er swipe at 1t. II good receiver could |
be secured, the team would not be SO |
greatly handicapped as 1t is at present. |
Lucky Find in Kirby.
Manager Clark. of the Treasury team. |
made a luck ind in Kirby. who did the
twirling yesterday. Kirby is a big |
husky lad. and has few OF the twisters |
that cannot be touched at any old time |
His benders proved to be too elusive |
for seven OF the operators of the tabu-
lating machines, and he struck those
men out with the regularity OF clock |
work. Bradley played fast and snappy |
game at third base, and accepted all OF
IL. s,,a A.
past Brad" has been stabling a very
bad charlie horse. but now he places a |
brick on his biceps and manages to find |
the premier portmanteau whenever he
throws the horsehide over there. The
infleld playing of the Treasury team was |
brilliant at times. while on other occa-
sions so much could not be said OF IT,
By the toss of coin, Mr.. Venable. the |
arbitrator of balls and strikes. de-
cided that the men who took the twelfth |
census should start the ball a-rollIng.
The men from the vaults took their po-
sitions In the field and put the tabula-
tors out In one, two. three order A
blank was served to the money handlers
in the next two innings. Kirby weak
ened little in the second inning, and
gave Mckee free transportation to the
first bolster. On a passed ball Mckee
went TO second. and when Harrison lam
basted the spheroid to center garden the
FIRST run of the matinee was scored.
Everett Got a Hit.
Everett got hit. and reached second
on a tumble. Davis tapped one TO Kir-
by, who fumbled 1t, and then threw wild
to first The first baseman promptly
tossed the globule TO the left field
blcachers when he endeavored to put
runner out, and Davis romped home,
being preceded by Harrison and Everett.
The third session at the bat was pro-
changers. The fourth inning was more
productive. Bradley laced the leather out
to center field when Maze and Kirby
" ere on the sacks. Cranston got next
to a slow one, and Bradley scored
Crnnstcn scored on an error.
The playing was about evenly di-
vided until the fnal session. when the
operators OF the tabulating machines
woke UP and began batting rally.
sheldon started of with hit. and Davis.
error gave Slye his base. and Kirby {
,teadied himself and struck the next
5atiers cut. Three runs were secured