The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
BOARD OF TRADE. IL;
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ~

All for sweet charitys sake
The playground fund is some hundred
dollars richer to-day. and 300 or 5000
Washingtonians. undeterred by weather.
have vivid ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or un-
pleasant, as the case may be-of one
of the hottest and hardest fought base
ball games Witnessed in these parts in
many a long day.
Everything may not have been ac-
! cording 10 Hoyle. or Chadwick. or Cor
nelius McGnlicuddy, or CantiIIon. per
haps, but it was rare sport, neverthe-
| less.
The game was fun Of spectacularisnl.
There were star plays galore. Phil Kings
cleverness IN infeld and aIl-around work
in itself was worth going miles to see.
He was a whole team in himself. but
in the end fate decreed that Capt. Phil
and his teammates OF willing workers
should lower the colors Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce TO the veteran organiza-
ton, and so they did but fighting gsme1v
20 the finish.
Great was the JOY thereat in Board
OF Tradedom: greater still the sorrow
in Chamber of Commerce-Iand.
A Few Preliminary words.
/ Dr. Robert y. Harper. head of ths
/ Chamber of Commerce. and the cbaI-
lenging party; Hon. II. b. r Mac
/ fsrland. Commissioner OF the Dis-
/ trict Of Columbia. and the Hon loan
/ Barrett. Of the United States. South and
4 Central America, Siam and the world-at-
large, shared the honors as masters Of
ceremonies, and jointly oGiciated in OPEN
ing and starting off with due eclat this
greatest sporting f. ton Of the season.
Dr. Harper introduced Mr.. AIacfarland
and ii thereupon fell 10 Mr. Macfarland's
1 proud lot 10 introduce Mr.. Barrett. anf
Mr.. Barrett in turn enjoyed The enviabIe
distinction Of introducing the thirtv-odd
ball players, or near-baU players. who
nattily atured, presented themselves on
diamond and field TOO prepossessing for
anything.
The Chamber team-some roIy-poly and
some leaE-wore pretty blGe shirts and
white trousers and hats. while the Board
Of Trade line-up-roly-poly fats and leans
as well-appeared a perfect symphony
IN white. But my. what change
came over the picture after they
had sloshed and slid around in the rain
and mud for tvo hours or more. Their
own mothers would never have known
them.
Nobody introduced the umpire. He just
I Fr
Harper had had his say. and Mr.. Mac
farland had had his. and Mr.. Barrett had
had his. and without prolorging the talk
fest ordered PLAY ball" Mr. Belts was
his name. and he is not unknown to base
ball fame.
Strenuous and Conservative.
Then the spick and span aspirants for
baseball honors went at it, and kept at
| il for three more or less exciting hours.
The Chamber was first up. Its pre-
dominant characteristic was obvious AZ
once-strenuosity 1t played with dash.
vigor. virility and aggressiveness. Il was
out for blood. There was a Rooseveltian
/ spirit lDr- Harper. please excuse the ref
erence) in the team, and it was playing
the game TO win.
The Board team. on the contrary. in
/ keeping with the characteristics OF the
body il represented. started of conserva-
lively, dignihedly, and reservedly. APP
parently its purpose was TO nurse its
/ strength IL WAS staid and easy-going.
1t made an impression immediately-an
impression that it was an easy mark"
But you cannot always tell
Dorsey FOutz Caught.
Between the second and third innings,
or thereabout. when the spectators we're
beginning 70 be disgusted with the ultra
conservatism Of the Boards team. and
had turned their attention to eating pea
nuts and reconciling themselves 20 one
sided contest. dark apparition suddenly
! appeared on the field.
An aged negro, hobbIing on a crutch.
| crossed from the left pavilion TO the main
| portion OF the grand stand, and. gaining
| entrance. humbly paid his respects 10
Maj. sylvester, superintendent of police
/ Eyeing him askanCe, the major rose, and.
whistle to his lips a Shrin police call
| sounded and resounded through the park
Spectators then rose Excitement ran
high. A corps Of patrolmen came running
across the field to the majors assistance
lney seized the negro. A pdifOl wagon
followed The intruder. seemingly scared
half TO death. was hustled down and out
in front of the multitude. There as plac-
ard on his back revealed that he was no
other than Dorsey Foutz, supposed many
moons dead from old age. who, after twea-
~ long and trying years had returned to
help the Fairgrounds cause along. He
I WAS lifted into the patrol wagon and
taken away mid the changing OF the bells.
As a matter of fact. he was not the