The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-05-03

The Century Club made it o for tho
metropolitan. and one more out at
American League ball farm But.
though beaten. the team of the Metro
politan Club was not disgraced In fact.
there were times when they actually
tore the cover off the ball and retired
pitcher after pitcher with their brutal
assaults And along about the seventh
act they were well in the lead. In the
end q runs was the best they could do.
II was a Wonderfui day and a wonder
lul game. II the San Francisco suffer-
ers. Tor whose benefit the game was
played, had been present they would
nave shed tears of pure JOY. As il was.
1000 and odd Washington societ,- foIls
who Journeyed 10 the park proved an
appreclatiNe audience. besides piIing up
5000 for FriscO's sufferers.
Among those who were present TO see
clubmen do or die for the San Fran.
cisco sufferers were Mrs. Charles J.
Bell, Mr. and Mrs. George Howard
Miss Katherine ElISins. Miss Boardman
MISS Merriam. Mrs. Jack Storey. Mr..
ana Mrs Emo, Mrs. Charles Keep. Mr.
and Mrs. Smpkins. Mr. Rennie. first
secretary of the British embassy; John
W. Gates, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Belmont.
the counselor of the British Embassy
and Lady Susan Townley, Mr. and Mrs
II A g. Watson, of the British en-
bassy; Mr.. Seeds, Senator and Mrs FL
klns, Representative and Mrs Purdv.
l.
Jor McCaWley. Henry Nav. Mrs Glover
Mr. and Mrs Hugh Legare, Miss VYads-
worth Mrs Edward Mitchell, Miss
Clagett, Count and Countess Seclfen
dord. NJ IS Ethel SeckendorT. Miss Mar
g0rle Cotton, Mrs. William Alden Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Westcott Mrs
Harlow. Mrs Churchill Candee. Mrs.
Hope Slater, Miss Gwynne. Mr. ana
Mrs. Chatard, Col. A. G. Tyler DIR ana
Mrs. Jenkins. MIR. and Mrs Frederick
51ar oour' MRS W b Hibbs, Miss Eibbs.
MSS sackeIt, Mrs. Frank Ellis. Miss
1oMnsend, Miss Isabel Hagner
They almost howled with delight every
tIIns the lrTepressible Reggie. who COW
ered third Tor the Metropolitan Club.
euued more real estate 10 his one-tfu,a
immediately white person. What n fba
diamond was bit wet and there vvas
SnC1gh sawdust around first and third
Eases 20 represent a gOOd-sized saw
mill? It wasn't half IS sIinDer- as ti,e
AoOr OF lne skating rink, nor as hard
The Fatal First.
1t was ali along OF the fatal first
inning. That was the dIct,,r, =. -
metropolitan Club last night. If The
could only have started the Game 4,
the second inning the Century CI,,b
would nave been a back number T2,,t
y Was IN the first inning that the rnipbf,-
Joe Gaines. Representative from w..
virginia, and one-time twirIer for -
,IlhcelOh myers. and from whom great
tnlhSs mad been expected. fell down
II. ~ WASH I gradual fall. one Of those
winch let you down easy. But il started
right from the hrst ball pitched To-
was ike the lin Man before he W .
oiled up ana re handed out passes with
all the abandon of railroad
Wakefield gave satisfaction as ar, nm,
pre- until. in the eighth inning. he Sent
Huldekoper 10 first because TIau,ffton
balk.
Naughty KickersI
There were only half a hundred Cen
tury Club men on the field In about one
shake Of a lambs tail to point ont 70
the umpire that there was no man on
base and therefore the pitcher could
not make a balk. Wakefield allowed
that 1t was too bad but that no pitcber
had the right to try the batter's nerve
by making false passes with the bali
Reggie stayed on first. and fnaIly COM
pieted the circuit and added much
needed run to the metropolitan score.
Inc metropolitan Club had picked
white flannel trousers and white shirts
for n uniform. and the Century club
chung TO white ducks and pale blue
shirts. As far as errors are concerned
hcnors were easy. Each team had thir
teen chalked UP against IL. It is said
that the game took three hours and two
minutes, but there was something doing
all the time.
Poor Pitcher Gaines.
Murray Cobb was the first man AZ the
bat He proved himself a good waiter
and walked after Pitcher Gaines had m
cOiled several lengths He made a false
start for second, but came back in time
TO upset Jack wilkins on first, who near
ly completed a somersault in the saw
dust and mud. Billy Merriam and Hume
also walked.
Win the bases f,lI Nod nIcr co., 1,tt