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| quickly recognize the faces of the on
lockers and take pardonable pride IL
| pointing out to the visitors the bis
guns of the nations. IL is an impartial
crowd too, which sits in judgment or
the work of the athletes on the dia.
mond and good play is appreciated and
applauded no matter which side makes
the exhibition. There are nine judges
on the Supreme Court bench and a
majority at the ball park is not an
unusual spectacle. A quartet is GER
tainty, comprising Associate Justices
Harlan. Day, McKenna and White,
who can often be seen engaged in
discussing a knotty point regarding
foul or strike, or close base play,
showing as much seriousness as
though some intricate problem re-
garding the flag, the Philippines or
the tariff was under question Justice
Day is probably the best posted on
the national game of any of his asso
ciates on the Supreme bench, for he
has played it, and never misses an
exhibition when he is in the city, and
ball game is advertised.
ARDENT CONGRESSIONAL FANS.
There are nearly five hundred con-
gressmen in the two branches Of the
national legislature and it is pretty
safe to predict that fully one-half OF
this number are interested attendants
during the championship season. They
are not at all dismaved at the pros
pect of long season of Congress
when sure of an afternoons recrea-
ton following long-drawn war OF
words at the Capitol earlier in the
day.
President Roosev 1t a few weeks
ago. was presented with a golden pass,
emitting him to free admission to ali
ball games in the National and AIneri-
can Leagues and circuits. He prom
ised the presentation committee to eli.
deavor to occasionally visit the ball
park in Washington and witness the
bali games played there. Frequently
his son-in-law, Nick Longworth and
his wife occupy seats in the grand
stand, preferring to be among the en-
thusiastic gathering than to a. il
themselves of the Presidents pass and
a seat in the private box.
When .Aere is call of the House
or Senate and the sergeant-at-arms is
charged with the duty of bringing in
absentees the first place to which the
deputies are sent, If the base ball sea.
son is on, is out to the ball park.
One of the most picturesque spec.
tators at National Park is the Chinese
in flowing oriental robes,
usually accompanied by his little son.
When he was q student at Amherst
the Chinese minister played on his
class team, and he is initiating his
heir into the myst .ries of the Amer
can game.
MIGHTY ONES OF THE LAND.
Three of the Presidents official fam
ly, Attorney General Moody, Post
master General Cortelyou and Secre-
AIRY Metcalf OF Commerce and Labor,
iispel the irksome routine of depart
nent life by going out to the bah |
yame whenever they can steal away |
rom their desks. They generally sit |
ogether and, being pastmasters in the |
Irt, keep score and compare notes as
o base hits and errors. Attorney Gen.
raj Moody has a warm spot in his
leart for the catcher, having played
hat position when he was coilegian.
Vice President Fairbanks wants a
ront seat when he goes out to witness
he national game, his favorite place
icing just back of first base, where he
an command an uninterrupted view
f the entire field.
Surgeon General Wyman was
itcher in his early days, and when
ot busy with quarantine matters or
Their details relating to the public
ealth he finds his greatest enjoyment
4 witnessing Championship contest
etween two evenly matched teams.
One of the first things Prof Willis
Toore of the Weather Bureau looks
or in his morning newspaper is the
ase ball record. This is contingent
pom the fact, however, that he has
OF been spectator, for the professor
ever fails to answer present when
e can get away from the study Oh
representations. Moreover, he is fire. ]
uently insdemand, rlier in the day,
} predict If the weather can be de- |
ended upon for game