The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-07-06

NuAiANN NNNRahANf wv NMNN-N ~ wv AAl~
lockers and take Tar'lonahle pride In
pointing out C. the visitors the bic
guns Of the nations II u an impartial
crowd s0o. which sits In Judgment on
the work 81 th" athletes On the dia-
mOnd aud gOoi play II Appreciated and
applausled no matter which sill. makes
the exhibition Thcrc are nine judges
On the SuIfptue court lench aud a
ma jority nc the hall park i not an
unusual spssfacle. \ quartet u a c,F-
tainty. comprising Associate Justices
Harlan. Day. McKenna aud White.
who can often h. ss-rn engaged IN
discussing a knOity IHpint regarding
a foul 90 strike. Or cl0se base play,
showing as much seriousness as
though some Intricate problem ~
gar,llng the iiag. the Philippines or
the tariff was under question. Justice
lay u probably the last posted on
the national game uf any Of his asse
ciatcs on the supreme bench, fOg he
has played II. aud never misses an
exhibition when b. u Ia the city, and
lall game i advertised.
ARDENT CONGRESSIONAL FANS.
There ARE nearly FIVE hundred con-
Eressmen In thu two branches of the
national hrgisllturr 1ud II l. PRETTY
safe 60 pfeslirt tina, fully One-half a
this Bumlser arr interested ATTENDANTS
during the championship seasOn. They
arr nat nc al diSmayrd at the pros
Ts-t % q hong ssaS"n 20 Congress
when SURE 81 an aftern~pn's recrea-
tim following a lnns-lrawn war Of
words at the Capitol earlier In the
day.
President EoGSev u a few weeks
ara. was presented with n golden pass.
emitting him e. fr,r admission o. an
l,all gaines In che Nati"nal and Amcri-
can l.eagneS and circuits. lie prom
ISL the presentation cunmittee o. etr
drawer To occasionally visit the hall
park in Washington and witness tie
lsall games played there. Frequently
his son-in-law. Nick LOngwOrth and
his wife Oc-upy seats In the grand
stand. prefcrrius 90 - among thu en-
thuSlastic gathering than 90 A. u
themselves of the I'rssi,irnts PASS and
a seat In the private l'ox.
When ..Ierp T. call % the House
90 senate anal the srrgen nj alarms l.
charged with the duty Of bringing In
alsSehtees the first placr To- whirh the
sleIiuiies arr sent. u the bass hill ssa.
soB Is on. u out Co the l,all park
OBe % the mast icturc~qu" sTee.
tatorS at National Park II the chinese
minister In flowing oriental r,,l.,-s.
usually accompanied by his little son.
when ~ was a student NJ Amhersa
the Chinese minister played ON his
class team. and he o. Initiating his
heir into the myst Ties % the Amer.
lean game.
MIGHTY ONES or THE LAND.
Three ~ the Presidents "iiicial fam
lis. Attorney General MoSly. Fest
master General COrtelyOu and Serr'-
tary Netralf 20 Commerce and LalSpr,
diSpel the lrksome rOutine Of depart.
ment lie by going out TO the hah
game whenever they can steal away
from their desks They GENERALLY sit
together and. belng paStmasters In the
art. keep SUIT aud compare notes n
60 base hits and errurs. Attorney Gen
eral Moody has = warm sput In bis
heart for the catcher. having played
that position when be- was a colhgian
Nicr-I'rrSisleut Fairbanks wants a
IfttllN ~rlt Nus'H ~ NtH-s tiiN W " liltf-N
the national game. his favOritr place
l,cing Just hack of first base. where a.
can command an uninterrupted view
% the entire field.
Surreun General wyman was =
pitcher In bis early days. aud when
not busy with quarantiu" matters az
other "details rrlatins Z" tire pubic
health BE- iinsis his gr'-at'st enjoyment
In witnessing a championship contest
between two evenly matched teams
enc ~ the first things Prof Willis
Moare of tlpe Weather Bureau hpsiks
fur In bis morning ncwsIaIsr Il the
base ball r,~Or,L This l. contingent
uIOn tile fact. however, that b. has
not lsecn a Spectator. fec the prUfrS~or
never fails Co answer prt'sent when
be can gef away frum the study %
DEMONSTRATIONS Moreuvcr. b. i FRI
quenily lns,i-mand. rlieT In the DAY.
% pr,-lict u the weather can be de-
pendSI upon Tor q EaIDS