Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-30
SOME ERRORS, SOME CASE HITS
AND FINAL SCORE OF SEVEN
TEEN TO SEVEN.
Record of the Hetropolitans and
Chevy. Chasers in Base Ball
Game Yesterday.


doubles. fourteen singles and ten errors
Illuminated the game between teams rep
resenting the Metropolitan Club and the
Chevy Chase Club at the National ball
yard yesterday afternoon. The bleachers
ordinarily the happy hunting ground of
the fanny faithful-were untenanted
throughout the. contest. but the boxes and
the grandstand were all cluttered up with
local society notables. The final score
IL to I in favor Of the 'Pollies-gives a
fair idea Of the consistent continuous
performance cannonading that went on
during the nine innings. The proceeds OF
the contest will go to a local cl,arity-the
tree ward Of Providence Hospital.
Music was furnished by the United
States Marine Band and enthusiasm by
the crowd. The ball toys of the Metro
pearance. but the Chevy Chasers played
in almost everything from bathing suits
to automobile busters. Before the game
both teams announced that they had had
no practice. and after the first inning
was over everybody within mailing dis
lance believed they had told the truth.
Those Who Attended as Witnesses
But. anyhow. most Of the real people
were there. Representative and Mrs
Nicholas Longworth, who are base ball
enthusiasts. had with them Mr. and Mrs
Frederick Keep Mrs. Ralph Ellis and c.
r. SiInpkins. The Postmaster General
and Mrs. Meyer had the Misses Meyer.
Mr. Cora of the Italian embassy staff
and others with them. The Secretary of
the Interior and Mrs. Garfield entertained
a party in their box. With the Brazilian
ambassador and Nine. Nabuco were Mile.
Nabuco. the Shilean minister and Sonora
de Cruz. the Argentine minister and Sc
nora de Portela, the Peruvian minister
and Sonora de Pardo and the counselor OF
the Brazilian embassy. Mr.. do Amaral.
Miss Hagner and Rear Admiral Cowles
occupied the box set apart for the Pres
ident and Mrs Roosevelt
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont had as
guests in their box Mr. and Mrs. Bel
mont Tiffany and Miss Cameron With
Mrs. Janin were Miss Grace Jarvis and
her house guest. Miss Gladys Ingalls,
The Mexican charge daffaires and Sonora
box. and Miss Juliette Williams. Capt.
and Mrs. Summerlin and Lieut.. and mrs.
Bulmer were together. Mr.. and Mrs
Paul Pearsall. Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Westcott. Viscountess de Sibour and MRS
Ned Mitchell were in Mr. Pearsail's box.
Mrs. Harlow, Miss Gilmore. the Misses
Morris. Mrs. Hastings and Miss Hastings
occupied box. as did also Representa-
tive and Mrs. Van Vechten Olcott, who
had Mrs Ruggles and Miss Ruggles with
them. The Misses Patten entertained the
swiss minister. Dr. Vogel; Baron Mon
cheur. the Belgian minister. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Larz Anderson.
Boxes and Grand Stand.
Other prominent people occupying seats
in fhA
Gen. and Miss j. Franklin Bell. Mrs.
Darlington, Miss Darlington, Miss Ridge
ly. Mrs. Frank Poe. Mrs. Thropp. Mr.. and
Mrs. Chatard. Mr.. and Mrs. Tiffany Dyer;
Mrs. Glover, Miss Dora Clover Mr. and
Mrs. William B. Hibbs. Miss Frederick
Morgan. the assistant secretary of war
and Mrs. Oliver. Miss Oliver, the Cuban
minister and Nine Quesada. Mrs. James
F. Barbour. Mrs. Frederick Barbour.
Miss Marguerite Barbour, Mrs John r.
Williams. Mime. Hebbinghaus. Miss Lang
ham, Miss Alice Goodwin. Miss Courtney
Collins. Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Y. Bradley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guzman. Miss Mattingly
and the Brazilian second secretary and
Nine Chermont.
Mrs. Alfred F. Hopkins. Mrs Wheeler,
Miss Barbour. Miss Hume. Miss Sessions
Miss Bayne and others sold score cards
committee. DR.. Hume sold tickets at the
gate.
The patronesses of the game were Mrs.
John r.. Mclean. Miss Mathilde Town
send, Mrs. Charles Bell. Misses Patten,
Mrs. HUFF, Mrs. Murray Cobb. Mrs Ell
kins. Miss Cannon. Mrs. James F. Bar
bour, Nine. Jusserand. Baroness Mon
cheur. Baroness Mayor des Planches,
Nine. Nabuco. Baroness Hengelmuller
Baroness Speck Won Sternburg, Mrs.
Thomas Gaf, Mrs. Hannis Taylor, Mrs.
F. A. NJ. Hopkins. Mrs. Alfred Hopkins,
Mrs. Edward White. Mrs. Roland Cotton
Smith, Mrs Dewey. Sonora de Godoy.
Mrs. O'Reilly. Mrs. Schley. Mrs. Sands,
Nine. Cortes. Mrs. Chauncey Depew
Mrs. Taft. Mrs. Straus. Mrs. Bourke
Cochran. Mrs. George Hamilton, Misses
Merrick. Mrs. j. 8. Webb, Mrs Charles
w. Richardson. Mrs. Ffoulke. Mrs. Nc
Cartney. Mrs. Lincoln, Miss Acosta, and
Mrs. Chatard.
Details of the Game.
The Metropolitans started off with the
crack OF the bat in the first inning and
with several errors by the Chevy Chase
men succeeded in scoring ten runs before
the side was retired. De Sibour did the
twirling for the Metropolitan team and
held his opponents safe all the way.
Seven hits were recorded of him, but he
famed eight batters.
Bayne OF the Chevy Chase team was not
In good form an the winners batted out
seventeen hits, OF which one was a home