Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13

than game of base ball. AS now consti-
tuted the Washington team il the equal OF
cation winning from them will only get the
game after a hard struggle. 1t is not nee
essary to go away from Washington to see
a hrst-class contest on the diamond"
Representative Rupert of New York city:
Ever since l can remember anything
base ball has been my recreation and one
thing that makes living in Washington 30
pleasant Is the fact that / can 60 out to
the ball park and root for the home team.
That outfield Is a dandy and when fly ball
goes to Jones, Anderson or Hickman my
advice to the batter is TO go way back and
sit down.
Senator Frye: MY fondness for fishing Is
only eQualed by the enjoyment which de-
rive from seeing a good game of base ball.
to get away from the Capitol almost invoi-
unfairly I find myself bound for National
Park. Such a game as Washington Is put
ting up keeps the spectators on the keenest
edge and interest never slackens from the
time play Is called until the last man is
retired. Base ball has come to be an exact
science, and 1t Is the most manly sport, IN
my judgment, that was ever devised for the
entertainment Of the American people,"
W. B. Hibbs: las soon as business Is over
for the day find relief in going out to see
the Nationals and some other crack team
handle the ball. We have a team to be
proud of and they are no cinch for any,
body. In all my experience 1 have never
seen a better article of ball than Stahl
and his men are handing out to those who
enjoy seeing the game played for all that
it is worth"
Representative Grosvenor of Ohio: "Since
the latter sixties when the Cincinnati Red
Stockings were in their prime, have never
lost interest in our national pastime. I find
as keen enjoyment in witnessing the game
today as 1 did years ago and never miss an
Opportunity to be on hand when the gong
sounds and the umpire and players take
their positions. Nothing adds more zest to
an afternoons pleasure than snappy
game of base ball.
Vice President Fairbanks: Legislative
cares are temporarily put aside and for
gotten when I go to a ball game. and one
of the pleasantest moments of my life Is
when I am seated In the stand watching
tho agility and skill manifested by two
evenly matched ball teams. It's the best
tonic know of and the time passed in the
open air is not only recreation but con-
ducive to the enjoyment OF good dinner
afterward.'
William Corcoran Hill: Base ball Is a
sport which have always enjoyed and par
ticularly when the home team is constituted
like the one now representing Washington
There Is not a spectator who enjoys the
game more than myself, and it Is pleas
ure to SEQ our boys at work. They never
lose q chance and their daring work on
accomplished by careful and painstaking
coaching Their hitting, too, generally
means runs, and in this respect the Inn
provement over previous seasons has been
imbued with local pride, which is one Of
the commendable features of the new Ma
tionals."
Manager Taylor of the Arlington: Il am
brought In contact with the visiting play
eres who stop with me, and their opinion
of the Washington team is frequently hand
ed out to me. They are unanimous In the
belief that when they go up against the
Nationals it is a hard proposition and they
cannot afford to take the slightest chance
either on the bases or In the field. They
consider Washington one of the hardest
places in the country to get away with a
victory"
Secretary Metcalf of the Department OF
Commerce and Labor: Being an ardent
admirer of outdoor sports naturally, my
footsteps tend toward the ball park when
seeking an afternoons enjoyment. Washing
ton has a team in which 1t can take pride
and every spectator is assured Of his
moneys worth from the beginning to the
close of the contest. Some of the plays
made this season have been Of the hair
raising variety. but the ease and grace
with which they have been pulled of makes
them look comparatively simple. Lave
Cross at third lie tower of strength where
Washington was formerly weak"