The Washington times., 1902-05-23
ENGRAVEtS TAKE
NAVY INTO CAMP
Thorpe Proves Stumbling
Block to Mechanics.
MEGAPH0NES MADE A NOISE
Certificate Makers Play Well Together
and PVT In n
MEGAPH0NES MADE A NOISE
Certificate Makers Play Well Together
and Put Up Faultless Exhibition
Lord Leads His Team at the Bat
Fastest Game of the Season.

The greatest game seen at National
Park since the Departmental League
formed was played yesterday. The con-
testants for baseball honors were the
Navy Yard aggregation ;.ld the contin-
gent from the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing. II was Il battle roval from
start to finish, and many hair raising
plays rounded the game out into con-
test seldom seen between amateur
teams.
The largest crowd that has ever turn
ed out to see n game in this league was
terested and enthusiastic spectators was
Captain Meredith. the director Lf he
Bureau of Engraving and Printing. He
cheered his lads Justify, and saw them
win the game by score of to l.
Plenty of Megaphones.
All of the SPECTATORS were heavily
armed with large mesaphoncs. tin horns
and other noise making devices. In the
ninth inning the noise sent out by the
spectators was sufficient 20 make the
dusky patents q: FrecJ,inln's Hospital
turn white with fright.
The game was an even one up to the
sixth session. when the Bureaiites set
a pace that was too hot for their op-
ponents. Up to that inning only six
haI ~ hot
and only three run. had hecn chalked
up. From the sixth until the last man
was put out in the final inning the game
was in doubt.
Thorpe All There.
One Mr.. "Shaggie" Thorpe can take
all the credit for winning the game
He was the man who occupied the place
of prominence 60 feet from the home
plate. He served the sphere up In most
approved style. He had the mechanics
completely at his mercy, with the pos
sible exception Of the last inning Dur
ing the game the men from the shops
secured but four scattered hits Thorpe
was steady at all times.
In the final session, when the gun
the entire populace was bowling madly.
"Shaggie" maintained his mental eQuili-
brium and did not go up in the air. as
was expected. He was loudly cheered
and applauded for winning. and received
many congratulations from his admirers.
Hoffman. who plays in the sun field, put
up 4 most remarkable game. At the bat
he did the best work for his team He
secured three hits-one for almost every
time up. Lord played great game at
shortstop, while McCauley's work at sec
ond was of high order, and could not
have been improved upon.
Played Together.
The certificate makers played well to-
gether. and showed that they had been
practicing to play the game of their
lives.
The metal turner's from the navy yard
were all there when the game was won
and lost. Their opponents had no lead
pipe cinch. and were compelled to ex-
ert themselves to the utmost in order
to win out.
Cleveland, the onearmed twirler. Of
ticiated en- the rubber for the navy. and
was touched up lively at times. He
himself during couple of in
nings, hut the men from the big red
brick building on Fourteenth Street had
their batting optics with them. and
picked out the best. Had the one-armei
lad been backed W in a little better
style. he would have done much better.
There were two indicator handlers dur
ing the game. Owing to the repeated
kicks of certain individual on the navy
yard team, Mr.. Baker, who started in to
call the halls and strikes. retired from
the game in the fourth inning. Mr..
Belts took his place. He did good
work.
The Marine Corp team. and the Cen
sus Office men play this afternoon at
( 80 o'clock. The score: