The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-11
All Other Details of Con-
greSSional Baseball Skin
miSh Arranged.
CONTEST is NOT I
FOR REVENUE ONLY
Minority, Just This Once, Will
Have Equal Representation
of Nine Men.

wANTED-An umpire for a Congressional
1 baseball game; must be Democrat. what
ever that f.
Eighteen Representatives. weary OF
the tariff debate and disdainful of the
liberal free trade policies Of that sterl-
ing aggregation known as the 1903
Washington baseball team, are going
tO play a game themselves. The time
will be one day this week, the place the
American League Baseball PARK, where
So many fearful slaughters have taken
place.
Nine Of these players are going TO be
Republicans. Nine will be Democrats.
or those who call themselves Demo
Gratis sunny Jim Sherman is going
to be the Republican umpire. no one
will gainsay Mr.. Sherman's Republican
ism or his presiding abilities. The DEM
ocratic umpire viii be-? This is the
point where everybody who has any
thing to do with arranging the same
goes into a deep STUDY.
What is and why is a Democrat, and
what would oe Democrats Gmpire?'
Fitzgerald Gets Setback
That is the disrupting question.
81
billions OF Representative John ]. Fitz-
gerald OF New York were given an
anesthetic. Fitzgerald kicked over the
traces on the rules fght early in the
session. said the believers in the peer
Iessness of Bryan, and he wasn't a reg
ular Democrat. Your Honorable James
Matthews Griggs, of the sovereign tSate
Of Georgia which furnished five votes
to the Cannonites on the rules fight, was
scratched for the same reason.
So now the game is all arranged ex-
cept this umpiring mate for Vice Presi-
dent Sherman. If anybody can come
forward and prove that he is a Demo
crat to all the different kinds Of Demo
Gratis in the House, he gets the job.
Representative Tener Of Pennsylvania,
once a star National League pitcher
viii lead the Republican cohorts. Rep
resentative Kinkead Of New Jersey viii
captain the Democrats.
Tentative Rules.
It is going to be a wonderful game,
according TO tentative plans. The rules
are worse than those brought in each
session by the House Rules Committee.
For Instance. tbs said that;
Batsmen who persist I'm knocking fouls
will be called 10 order under the five
minute rule.
Flies to the outheld will not be cap
tured except on the first bounce. IV1is
concession was made in favor of Ollie
James, who is a rather ponderous OBJ
ject TO move about rapidly, The first
bounce counts
An appeal from the decision of the
umpiTes may be taken on q three
fOurths viva vOce vote.
To enable the pitcher to get more
practice he Will be allowed to give a
batter five balls before that tired in
dividuai IS entitled to a base.
Runners showing signs Of fatigue will
be allowed to substitute a constituent
II there is one to- he found.
Uncle joe Cannon will be admitted
20 the grounds, but his gavel must stay
al home He is not in this.
PLAYERS who dispute the umpire will
be slienced by Sergeant-at-aTms and
lev Gaines is unable to be among those
present
Get Coach Berths.
Uncle Lon" Livingston, of Georgia.
on the shady side Of seventy-six. and
Uncle Nehemiah" Sperry, OF Connect
cut, who viii never see eighty again,
have been offered places as coaches.
1t was recalled later, however, that
wi. oDtII@ Is IdlAtI UtdEs ana mas SuCl
soft, puTrlug voice that MS speeches
can seldom be heard on the floor Of
the House. Some Of the young and prac-
teal players are unable 20 develop a
mental picture of Uncle Nehemiah"
shooing laggard runners or of third
or second base
The following Republicans viii repre-
sent the majority side of the House.
LOWdeu, Mckinley, and ROdenberg, Of
illinois; MOrehead of North Carolina,
EIvins of Missouri Burke of PeunsyI-
Vauia. Miller Of Minnesota and Butler
and TeUeT Of Pennsylvania.
For once the Democrats viii be al
lowed the same representation Their
braves, who were not appointed by
Champ Clark, will be: Garner of Texas.
O'LOnneu of Massachusetts,. Fitzgerald
of New York. kinlead of New Jersey,
Helm of Alabama, Kelliher of Massa-
chuseIts, Hughes of New Jersey, and
MCDeTmOtt Of Illinois.
The game will be for alleged sport