Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-27
BENEDICfS AND BACHELORS
EIGHTEEN EVENING STARS
FROLIC IN LOCAL BALL YARD.
Eligibles Reach for Picture Smiths
High Balls-Hanford Plays
Grand Errorless Game.

Two near-professional teams representing
the benedicts and the bachelors of The
Evening Star met in the local ball yard
out 7th street way yesterday afternoon
and had fierce nine-inning engagement.
After the smoke had cleared away and a
melancholy groundkeeper had picked up the
lemons, it was found that the Connubials
had chastened the Eligibles to the tune of
8 to 4. Among the excited spectators in
the grandstand were Col. Alexander Cowell,
an authority on base ball and tiddly-winks
and author Of that celebrated text book,
"Cowen on Billiards." and Mr.. Tom c.
Noyes. president of the Washington base
ball club. who left the park in the seventh
inning looking daZed and unhappy. 1t Is
understood Mr.. Noyes had an important
engagement as no other reason can be as
signed for his departure.
The game consumed one hour and forty
minutes one new ball, two dirty ones. and
more than a barrel Of lemonade, and as a
spectacular demonstration was in class
by itself. Sensational fielding was the
order Of the day, Heron, on third base for
ming muffs of fly balls, and Conrad, in left
for the Eligibles, picking up a grounder
before it stopped rolling.
Picture Smith twirled for the Benedicts
and only six safe connections were made
with his delivery. Even these could have
been avoided, but Mr.. Smith was some
what careless at times and put the horse
hide too near the plate. AS the score
shows, however he made but few Of these
mistakes. He also famed seven men. high
balls seeming to have an irresistible fasci-
nation for most of the Eligibles. Smith
Hempstone was on the rubber for the single
persons and pitched like professional with
ast,gmatism, the blind staggers and a deep
seated grudge against humanity. Five mar
ried men had the narrowest kind of escapes
from total eclipse, and one terrific saliva
nj lodging
batsman and became dandy three-bagger.
He also struck out seven men, these gen.
tlemen preferring a continued peaceful ex-
istence to temporary obituary fame.
My, He Looked Finel
The feature of the contest was the fielding
and stick work OF First Baseman Newbold,
who only recently signed with the Connu-
bials, and who wore a real uniform. He
got four slaps to his credit and made three
runs, eleven put-outs, three assists and no
errors With Baum. who caught for the
Benedicts, and Burhans, who was behind
the bat for the Bachelors, Newbold's play
ing was too good to be interesting.
Scheyer who frolicked in left garden for
the Eligibles, displayed excellent Judgment
on the bases He was breezing down to Sec
ond on an attempted steal when he hap
pened to note that Rudolph Kaufman was
covering second. Scheyer did some quick
thinking, and instead of steaming ahead and
handing the second Sacker a swift Jolt De-
low the fourth rib, thereby landing safe on
second, he slowed down to a walk and is
still holding his job
Hanford played an errorless game in right
for the Connubials, and Chewing, on third
for the Eligtbles, made only one error out Of
two chances.
Kaufman topped his drive in the fourth
inning, and what looked at the start like q
home run resulted merely in a disturbance
of the atmosphere. Later he took first on
four wide ones and nearly made second on
a three-bagger.
Figures Under Suspicion.
]. Whit Heron umpired the game and
was not assaulted, the police protection be-
ing entirely adequate, Willie. the ONCE boy.
kept score, and as he was seen this morn
ing with four boxes Of cigarettes. three
packs Of chewing gum and pile Of small
change. his tabulation is under too strong
suspicion to print. However, the lineup
follows:
Married-Baum, catcher; Newbold, first
base; Heron, third base; Kaufman, Sec
ond base: Smith, pitcher: Lyon, left field:
Miller. shortstop; Norwood, center field;
Single-Linthicum, second base; Walker,
first base; Lipscomb, shortstop; Burhans,
catcher; Chewing, third base; O'Connor.
center field; Scheyer, left field: Conrad, left
field; Craig, right field; Hempstone, pitcher.
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