Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-19
Er1OCRATS AND REPUBLICANS
or BY GONE DAYS PLAY BALL
|kades Of American Patriots and Sta'es'
men Take Inspiration from
Judge Tafrs Game.

- xLfSlAN FIELDS, July lo.~Ahe
6reatsst interest is taken here
"A outdoor sports. and when
- news came yesterday morn
M that candidate for Presi.
3ent had engaged in a game Of base
an while tho crowd looked on ana
anughed ut his antics. the idea struck
The public as ludicrous at nrst, but
eraAually the fun loving spirit pre-
vailed and It was decided to get up
:uimiiAr game here.
n 10 doubtful whether the idea
sNuald have been carried out but for
Andrew Jackson's combativeness. He
.Aas not been happy. The fac. that he
- not permitted to tight anybody rods
HE In Eiysium Of most Of its charms
Tor him, To give harmless vent to|
HIS cofnbative propensities he 10 con-
etantiy proposing contests OF all KINDS
and the baseball idea struck him with
secular force. He at once organized
= nine composed Of DepOcratie presi'
dents and challenged the Republican
presidents for game.
The game was not pulled of without
many sduabbles. Many OF the Demo
critic presidents said 1t was undisni.
6od. In fact this was the general
Feeling. but It was urged that presi-
& ent over here Is no more than any.
;oz,A else. This il q democracy ana
anything that Is not harmful Ia toier'
eked. At last JACKSON had his way.
a he always does, and the challenge
WAS sent.
Jackson Gets MADE.
The Republicans did not accept Al
once. They said Taft had never Teen
elected President and never would De,
ana the fact that he played made no
5urecedent for men who had been
sSlected to the Presidency. They sue.
eauted that the Democrats should
sSlav against the defeated candidates
~ other parties. That made jackson
I'D He said he always made u a
sS,a1a to see that the men opposed 10
HfU were defeated, but he didn't In
SSsSd to fool away any Of his time on
$500 Who had already been defeated.
F6e idea made him 30 mad that ne
s4a1ked in his native language ana
I kere was some talk Of reporting niul
- having him turned out. but every
Sasn wanted somebody else to DO II
s1na 20 nothing was done.
I jackson bullied the Republicans uh'
IN they consented to play. but they
sluund dimculty In getting up tnei1
2 feam. Mark Hama took the posiuon
~ mansxef, but found trouble with
] - ilrst man he struck. Lincoln said
- vasn't q Republican II Hanna Was
{3rant said he would play II they want
go him to. and he didn't care wnicn
8 - he played on. Hayes said he nad
-. rieht to play at all-that Iloen
Fs1aa the proper one to play In MS
sSfosd. Hayes has gotten to be \ pref
1 ~ scuuare sort of . fellow since ne
ssssrse here and he didn't want to DE q
ssS..r6 on the Presidential team, but
>sS.. the fact was pointed out that
8 - srsIaen niayed at all he would have
50 paay on the Democratic nine; VIZ" ~.
sNns already full. he reiuctaa.y IV n.
ted, though he insisted 'Ia. Ia
i6Splre should announce tnat ne n"c
;6ver been elected Presiden. ". ~
= - he only consented 10 pay "
slre ont the team.
& All Rsady. P,av Da'i.
ne Republicans were hanoISspps
80 the abseuce Of Roosevelt, the
.-rio, center felder. They wished
s:SS .nsfnone the game until ater ms
zssvtvnl Int Jackson wanted 10 play
~ ma everybody wanted to keep
- IN 4 good humor. RooseseN -
F;SS-1er Nelder 10 the idol OF the efau.
isSs.S a. which he never loses saeh.
a 8 sreat player. though. ne eau ~
-. 49, pn.ition in the ileld al
~ - ..ne time and he always does
- u,s reuutation has preceded nim'
s -" - mt IN mis- place and play
- . good game.
IL line mp. as 1t iast 49, vr.
- accepted ~ the best poss'o' ~
- the circumstances. Inc sa ws
- q ginger from start 70 nG'. ~
e{SaiIr features were the pitcninf w
Ss;ueo ana the base running Oh !.
- lack was In good fo!m; o
Z SSGrr rely on curves but pstcneo
esDasAt hall which Was often IN Je.s
5S Neeore the batter realised tne.
- ~ started The most exciting uS,
- a the game was when SsOS
{ !.sc.SeS \ hot grounuer to short anu
|5<7;S.~.sa Ie< n pass him. the oases
- Eli and two men came n"e
- 40, v.s bersated By the otnet
-.SsrI os the team and even scc
- - ..rsosely throwing the game "
ncerats' Umpire washington
were generally satisfscto.y.
: - sSere wa . lively jowerins c,s'
- m. Secissons between Mart van
- "a Lsss grant The game ws ~
n m at the beginning OF ,ne
ES ,>.ins A mule ran away VIZ"
- WAGON load Of wster ~:
.ssS n wagon and melons W .se
ssss~ - the diamond The biescn.
-. - NJ once emptied Of negroes
- sssSed to the feast. They vco'.
- s.ve the diamond until the lass
: @SsDest q vatermesons s1s ~ ~.
- tney ssocked the sroanos 10 '
-, coulA not continue