The San Francisco call., 1905-01-03
DRUMMERS PLAY
At BASEBALL

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So said P. C. c.. T. man to u.
G. T. man in the grand stand at Rec
reation Park yesterday and the party
of the first part was right in more ways
than one He was justified in posing
as an anatomical sharp because he
knew that mid-winter baseballists
reap a harvest of strained muscles and
stiffened joints after their sowing of
vaunted athletic capabilities. He was
right in posing as a seer and revelator
because he guessed that the son is al
ways better than the father and this
was proven in the fact that the Pacific
Coast Commercial Travellers Associa-
ton was able to beat its parent organ
ization, the United Commercial Travel
ers Association, at the great American
game, by score of IA to 10.
They played the whole nine innings,
too, which is out of the ordinary among
men who know more about high balls
and diamonds that wiegh by the carat
than they do about the horsehide and
the battle ground of the knights of the
hickory stick. But the road agents, or
rather the men who hold up the mer-
chant princes for orders for goods that
sell, were abroad in a commendable
and the noble effort netted something
more than $400 for the charity.
1t was a great game There were
more features to it than there are quills
on a porcupine and the picking out Of
such quilts is a days job. The techni-
cal end of it is soon told. The u. C.
T., wearing abbreviated blue overalls
and blue shirts scored four runs in
the first inning and held the basket
70 IA
followed. Then, by an error, a wild
throw and a safe hit five runs were
scored in the ninth, which, added to
one made in the eighth, made the total
of ten. The. knights of the grip who
claim the Pacific Coast as their juris-
diction got two in the first, six in the
second and four in the third-enough
to put the kibosh on the aspirations of
any possible competitor in the field
The Pacific Coast boys wore brown
overalls and white shirts decorated
with red ribbons
AS is usual with the foxy boys who
are plugging for advantage in trade
each side had something up it's sleeve.
They chose to spring it in the fifth
inning. For the Browns, Howard
Friedlander, the real hat man." was
supplanted by Sam Gorlinsky, "bashful
and good looking" who had speed to
rival an automobile. 1t was a delicate
reminder to Andy Mahoney who
pitched the first half for the Blues,
that there was something faster than
the teams he used to drive at Coos
Bay. The Blues filed Mahoney's place
in the box with Alva Posner who
used to pitch baseball in Marysville.
They say he is going to be married
next month, which may account for his
wildness yesterday.
Nat Calm played game at shortstop
for the Blues that would have done
credit to a National Lacquer and then
some of his friends were unkind enough
to ask why he had to be called through
a transom at Sacramento. Sam Hall,
who travels for tent maker in Stock
ton, came down especially to play
third base for the Uniteds and escaped
with one run to his credit.
The persons who watch things were
full of admiration for Fred Bradley.
who carried his $40 pounds like a
winged cupid at first base for the
Browns He fell in his glory, however,
in the eighth inning. when he had a
chance to reach third base and fell
midway with a sprained (?) ankle.
Then he went out and to the. bench.
Bradley's honors were shared with
Handsome Tom" Dunno, right fielder
for the Browns, who always met a
heroic death before he trod the first
bag.
There were two umpires: Carl Koe-
mig, big as a mountain, and Michael
Fisher. of the Tacoma team Mike
knew what he was up against and
carried an unconcealed six-shooter in
which the cartridges were blank He
fired dozen of them at those who
questioned his decisions and when the
bluff wore out he was removed from
the field by two policemen