The Washington times., 1902-05-13
White Wins His Own
Game With a Clean,
Timely Hit.
A RARE COMEDY OF ERRORS
Typographical Men Put Up Ragged Ex-
hibition in the Field-Ball Tossers Of
the Interior Department and Engravers
Battle Today.

One Mr.. White can take to himself all
the credit Of winning yesterdays game al
National Park. White made hit in the
ninth inning when the score was tied, and
he will be reminded Of 1t many times.
Gompers was guarding center garden for
the typos. and made an error Of judgment
which he will be reminded of many times.
With two men out and the score stand
ing to 3. White sauntered up to the plate
and waIed the leather to center field.
Gompers began running first one way and
then the other. He did not know which
way to turn. He finally decided to run up
as near second base as possible, and the
sphere floated gracefully over his head
and landed in the ash pile deep down in
center garden.
Two men were occupying the sacks at
the time the lucky swat was made, and
they promptly romped home with win
ming runs. The Censusites then marched
from the field with the printers scalps
dangling from their belts.
Hot Pace Set.
The pace set by the Censusites was
hot one from the start. Colonel William
Ashley was the twirler for the printers
The unexpected happens sometimes, and
Sir William lost the game. or more prop
erly speaking, his messmates lost 1t for
him.
Several Of the printers became tangled
UP and made the most ridiculous errors.
The infielders did stunts in the juggling
line that would put the Augost family to
shame. They also did some preliminary
practice for the coming football season,
and all Of this at critical times. when
cool heads and steady playing were
needed.
1he pitching by Ashley was OF the triple
plate. gild edge order, and with that
much needed support he would have won.
He had a number of the Census batters
gated. and struck them out with sur
prising regularity.
Fulcher Twiris Well.
Fu,cher. the blond-hair youth who has
piIoted the tabulators to victory on SO
many previous occasions. was all there
yesterday. and twlrled superb game.
His support was also a trifle ragged, but
M, 40 much as his rival in the pitching
department
On several occasions he was In danger
nus holes. but managed to squirm out OF
them without allowing the handlers OF the
.o,d tvne 10 score any runs at critical
times 100
RunkIe. at third. played good game
and accepted all OF his chances In hne
STYLE. He also figured In double play
Mckee played a shifty game near the
second kopje. He worked several oid-time
tricks upon the printers.
Several good assists were made by him,
and he caught number OF difficult flies.
the latest addition to Di-
rector Merriams team, who parades
around the initial hassock, did good work |
yesterday. and 1t is expected that he VIII
hold the bag down for tho rest Of the |
season. Manager sybray was exceedingly |
lucky in corralling such promising |
youth as Bordenberg, and will need but
few more changes in his lineup before |
he has a winning aggregation;
Bielaski, being a heavy hitter, Captain |
Havens sent him to the plate in the initial |
inning to start the ball a-rolling. fly |
10 short was the best that Bruce could |
get. and Adams could do no better. Bor-
ienberg got under Hunts fly, and the side
Was retired. Runkle waxed the first one
IN the nose, and chased down to second on
he hit. A fly to Adams at first base,
'trike-out, and fly to center by Mckee
lnded the first inning.
Havens went out in the second inning
bird to first. .Corrigan flied out to Run
lie, and oConnell struck out, retiring
he side. Horan got hit, but was out,
bird to first. when Bordenberg hit to Bic
aski. Fulcher tucked a hit. but Avery
truck out. and Graham flied out to Ash
ey.
Brown came up in the third. and hit a
low one to Fulcher. and went out from
itcher to first. Gompers went out. second
o first, and Ashley made three swipes at
he leather.