The Washington herald., 1907-07-21
Republicans Make Merry at
Marshall Hall.
LARGE CROWD IN ATTENDANCE
League of State Clubs Carries Out
WelI-arranEed Programme - Ath-
letic Events Excite Interest of All
and Speeches Create Enthusiasm.
Visitors Join I'm Patriotic Songs.

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/ The feature and political part OF the
meeting was embraced In the evening
programme, the speakers including John
/ G. Capers, Commissioner Of Internal
1 Revenue; William Z. Andrews Auditor
! for the Treasury Department. and Ar
thur 3. Hayes. Of the Department OF
Justice. All the speakers touched upon
| the history of the organization, its pur-
| poses and ambitions. and all OF them
were received with real. old-fashioncd
/ Republican enthusiasm when they were
introduced by President Henry Camp, Cf
the organization.
The speeches were followed by patriotic
songs. in which all the visitors took part.
and the evening wound up with the
unanimous verdict that the league has
before it nothing less than a long life ard
happy one and those most interested
in the movement are optimistically pre-
dieting an enormous membership.
Women Throw Baseball
/ But did you ever see a woman throw
a ball?
Now don't laugh, and remember what
( you have heard somebody say some one
told them about what So-and-so said
about a woman throwing, but stick on
your thinking cap and see If you can
/ really remember seeing a woman tossing
Il sphere in real, old Amos Rusie style
or course you can't; so you should be
sorry you didn't see Miss n. H. Burgess
win The contest for ladies'" Something
I peculiar about that contest. too Almost
/ every other contestant in that particular
event carried commOd0res pennant la
the way Of Mrs" IN front Of her name.
but the way Miss Burgess put il over all
Of them was something worthy Of serious
! investigation.
You may expect TO see the serious-mind-
ed clubs next winter taking up the qUes-
ton as TO why an unmarried woman
can throw a bali better than married
woman" with as much enthusiasm as
their predecessors took up the physiology
OF why it Is a woman can't throw a
ball like a man." That's a long eXplana-
tion as TO why. but the gist Of the matter
/ Is because they amt built that way"
so. possibly. the same erudite answer may
apply TO the burning question Of the win
ter's discussion.
Regular Bolivar Twist"
Miss Burgess was ,ourth 20 approach
the pitchers box. defined by a white
washed line that had served as the finish
in tke races for fat, slim. old. and young
men. without sign of stage fright or
swaggerishness, put her forehnger around
the surface of the BAH as though about
10 put across a Chesbro spitball and let
'er go.
DID she go? We'll rather Every man
on the sldelines almost fell over when he
observed the accuracy OF that throw. for
the ball took its course down through
that aisle OF people as straight as "A string
and landed several feet beyond the far
thest mark Of following aspirants for that
pair Of canvas-yachting shoes.
Other women rollowed and they threw
nor '-norwest, and nor '-nor'east. and dead
ahead, and one almost dead astern, but
only two gave any Indication Of being as
familiar with the baseball sphere as Miss
Burgess.
They were Mrs A. /. Hicks and Mrs
II. 3. Jones; but, somehow, the married
women didn't seem 70 qualify in this
event although there was much audible
innuendo that they didn't care 70 publish
abroad thir ability 10 hit the mark they
threw at HOwbeit the miss took the
prize, and the married women have some
thing TO ponder over and practice about.
Heavy-weights Sprint.
T. T. Langley came a cropper in the
60-yard dash for 2OO-pounders and over
and left a clear field for A. l. Clothier
who finished under the whip, a nose ahead
Of A. c. Wright, who carried of the box
Of cigars and permitted Clothier 10 spread
an umbrella between himself and the sun.
c. Z. Malpas. q 4-to-I shot was touted by
some Of the clockers as a good thing but
he took the rut from the barrier and was
not In sight OF the money at any stage
Of the game.
Following is the complete summary Of
the events:
First eyent-Potato race: . yards: open 70 all
first prize box cigars. donated by 5. l. Willett
second prize, Fix suspenGers. donated by Harry <
Patz ). II. Burt trsti r. Van Reuth second
AmbOs. Stuli. ard Hall.
Second evcnt-l00 yard dash: for members Of the
league only: first prize. tennis racket donated by
Saks Co.; second prize, pint Of bay rum donated
By Henry Evans. Charles X. Morris first; W. C.
Deaue second Col william J. de Grange. II f.
Davis William II Richardson and V A. PHELPS
Third eyent-Three-legged race; IS yards; open 10
all; first prize. scarf pin. donated by A. Kahn. sec
ond prize, half dozen psir half hose donated BIZ
Guy. Curran & Co. Burt and Van Reuth; Morris
and De Grange
Fourth eTeut-50yard dash: for girls under eighteen
years Of age; first prize box Of candy. donated bv
HuyieT; second prize. box Of flowers donated by
George c. Shaher. Charlotte Hogan first: Lillian
Hallock second. Margaret Kennedy, Irma Burgess
ard Ruby RAYMOND
Fifth eyen-lO0-yard dash for boys under eighteen
years Of age; first prize Reach League ball donat-1
By Hickman x White; second prize fishing tackle
donated by D. y. WalfoTd Charles Hilliard inst.
Paul Jameson second. Amigos Van Beuth Baker
and Frank Morgan.
SiSth event-60-yard dash; for fat men 110 y,,rls
CT over; first prize. umbrella donated by l. Gros-
ner; second prize box cigars, donated by D. Lougb
ran. a. L. Clothier first: \. C. Wright second 7.
T. Langley Capt. C. L. Golden. C. L. AIalpas and
l. \. Neuer
Seventh eyent-Throwing baseball; for ladies. FIRST
prize. pair yachting Shoes donated by b. Rich's
Sons; second prize pearl paper cutter. donated by
Ballantyne Sons Miss VI. H. Burgess first: Mrs
\ /. Hicks second. Mrs II. VI. Camp. Mrs = NJ
Sullivan, Mrs \. c.. Wright, Mrs. E. Nothnagie.
Miss NJ T. Hillig. Mrs. II. b. Jones Mrs A $
Henderson. Mrs. " A. Beckerton. Mrs Gerry. Mrs.
;. I. Carlisle, Miss Stella Raymond. and Ms w.
II. Tery.
Camp Kept HustIing
The athletic games were pulled off as
per schedule with great eclat, whatever
that means, and this was due principally
to the way T. II. Sullivan handled the
entries, the judges. and the crowd.
Henry NJ. Camp. dyed-in-the- wool Re
publican, from the Nutmeg State, and
~ ilutable Health Wines
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