The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
Baltimore Country Club Wins
Ball Game, II to Z.
SCORE TIED IN THE THIRD
Local CIubmen Got a Good Start, but
Visitors Pulled Up and FiHaliy
Took the Lead-Game Proves 20 he
Quite "A Social Event, and Balti-
moreans Entertained at Dinner.

yesterday afternoon for those Of the So
cial set still in town. The raison d'etre
was the baseball game between the Chevy
Chase nine and the nine from the Balti-
more Club, Of Baltimore, which was orig
inally scheduled 10 take place last Satur-
day. but was postponed on account Of
the rain The rolling lawn and golf
ground surrounding it never looked pret-
tier than when the visiting team was
welcomed by the gentlemen of the home
club
Baltimore defeated the Chevy Chase
team by II to Z.
The game between the gentlemen Of the
two well-known clubs had been arranged
for last saturday, but was postponed on
account Of rain. The members Of the Bal
tmore club came over to Washington yes
terday afternoon in a special car on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. and went at
once to the Chevy Chase Club, whore
luncheon was served. The BaltimOTeans
in the party were Charles r. Howard.
manager of the team: Col. John Pies
ants, Charles G. Osburn, Dallett II. VIII
son. J. Hnlen Jenkins, Roland J. Sling
luff. John Reilly. Lieut. W King,
Gresham Poe, Gustavus Ober. S. Dudley
Williams. Richard II. Worthington, Alex.
Synington, II. Belt Col. Macklin. Basil
Wagner, George Ewing. Charles Reeves.
Ernest Levering, II. Henry Jenkins, and
Thomas Vickery.
It was nearly 8 o'clock before the game
was called.
Col John Peasants was selected 10 um-
pire the game. but declined the honor
pleading ignorance of the rules. and Mr.
John Reilly was then selected, and, brav-
ing all danger Of being mobbed, per-
formed his duties in a most satisfactory
and impartial manner.
The game was played on the wide lawn
adjacent 10 the golf links, and. although
the sun was fierce. both mines wlthstood
the torrid heat manfuly and played out
the nine innings.
The Lineup.
The line-up Of the clubs follows:
Baltimore Club-H. Belt. pitcher; Alex
ander Symington. catcher: Col. Macklin.
first base: Basil Wagner. second base;
George Ewing. shortstop; Charles Reeves,
third base; Ernest Levering, left field
Henry II. jenkins and Roland Slingluff.
right field; Thomas Vickery. center field.
Mr.. SIingluf took Mr.. Jenkins place in
right field after the sixth inning.
Chevy Chase Club-M. Carlisle. pitcher;
NJ. Cobb, catcher; Fleming Newbold, first
base; r. Huidekoper, second base; NJ.
Litteheld, shortstop: Dr.. Glazebrook.
Champion. center field. B. Brown and
Andrew Y. Bradley. left field Mr. Brad
ley took Mr. Browns place in left field
after the sixth inning
The Chevy Chase nine started in at
rapid pace, and for the first two innings
batted Mr.. Belt freely. but the Balti-
moreahs braced up in the third inning
and tied the score, and in the fourth
pulled far ahead Of their opponents, the
work of Messrs Ewing, Symington
Reeves, Belt, and Dr. Macklin being espe-
ciaIlv noteworthy. In the fourth inning
Reeves got caught between third base
and the home plate. and, despite his
avoirdupois. made it lively for the Chevy
Chaseites to put him out The game did
not end until O'Clock. The score by
innings:
Chevy Chase................. 0 0 3 Q %
Baltimore Club.-....-.-.-... o 0 XII
After the game the BaItimoreans were
entertained at dinner az the Chevy Chase
Club house by the Washingtonians, and
left for home in their special car at 1875
o'clock
Mr.. Reginald Huidekoper made the first
run, and from then on the game was
played. If not in a purely scientific way,
In style at least that pleased the audi
ence Of women and their escorts. scat
tered over the lawn TO cheer the players
on as they enthusiastically strove 10 beat
each other I'm the hot July sun that
poured down upon them.
Among Those Present.
Among. those present 70 witness the
sport were Mrs. Huntington Wilson. wife
Of the Third Assistant Secretary Of State:
Mrs. Andrew Bradley, Mrs. Littlefeld.
Mrs. Watts, Miss Gertrude C.o5gett. Miss
Gertrude Brown, Mrs. Reeves Lewis. and
Mrs. George Dunlop.
Mrs. Wilson was Eowned in a white
linen suit. with which she wore a hat
trimmed with bottle-green plumes, with
other accessories Of her costume CORE
spending in color.
Mrs. Bradley wore an embroidered lin
gerie gown, with which she had a hat
trimmed with green wings and ribbon
velvet and pink azaleas
Mrs Littlefeld was I'm a smart little
suit OF brown linen, embellished with
Mexican drawnwOrk. Her hat was a
mushroom shape, trimmed with brown
feathers, and a contrasting note Of color
was a string Of large amber beads she
wore around her neck
Mrs. Watts wore a white lingerie gown.
trimmed with entre-deux of lace, and a
lingerie hat with pink ribbons
Miss Claggett's gown was a white voile,
trimmed with silk gUipure, and she wore
a hat trimmed with paIe-blue ribbon and
pink roses.
Miss Brown was IN a white gown, with
white hat.
Mrs. Reeves Lewis was also In a white
lingerie gown, with a hat trimmed with
old rose wings and ribbons.
Mrs Dunlop wore an embroidered linen
eton suit and hat trimmed with pink
roses and blue ribbon.
After the baseball game the Chevy
Chase nine entertained the Baltimore
nine at dinner The pretty clubhouse and
its verandas and surrounding lawn are
the oasis for those left In this deserted
city, and every evening many dine there
and spend the evening No less than $50
people dined there on the Fourth. so that |
the Capital can hold up its head with |
other cities in this country and abroad /
for being as gay socially as the best Of /
them.
When all the playerl/ were exhausted, /
and after a lengthy consultation had been /
held by the corps Of official sCOrekeepers /
and assistants. ii was announced that the 1
Baltimore club had won by score of /
seven-eleven.
SpO2ane Acts Promptly.
In order to get in on the ground 4