The Washington times., 1909-05-07
Metropolitans Win II to 8
After Exchange of
CourteSieS.
TRADING AROUND
BY THE PLAYERS
Chevy Chase Champions Change
to Opposition and All
Is Lovely.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

Thai was a mighty chubby affair al
American League Baseball Park yester-
day when the Metropolitan Club ball
team walloped the Chevy Chase team
by II TO s.
Really, old chap, it was one of the
the stick and with the fellows, don't
you know. Why, 'pon me word, they
allowed Murray Cobb to play right field
and to pitch for Chevy Chase In the
first ssyen innings, after which he went
over TO the other side and took Oden
Horstmann's place at first base for the
MeEs- What could you find more chubby
than that? But that isn't all. .y'know:
De Sibour became deucedly tired of
pitching after the sixth inning, and
gave way to Cobb and Chamberlain,
but the Nets made no objection what
ever when he continued TO bat in MS
regular turn. That showed the charit-
able spirit, and II was proper-for the
game was for charity
Noah's Quartermasters.
Although there were old-timers IN
the game who used 20 be quartermas-
ters on the Ark and Helped Noah ia his
celebration of the closing of a wet
spring, 1t was not such a bad ball game
by any means. For the first nVe in
ningS the score was to / in favor of
Chevy Chase. The veteavns on both
sides bumped themselves around like
two-year-oIds and did hiE'ciy creditabie
work-better in the game than they did
in practice.
The popular idols were billy dibbs and
Oden Horstmann. Whatever they did
wGs applauded and they die a plenty.
Hibbs hadn't PLACED a ball game for
three years, ana was as frisky as a
college boy on election night, for TIE
first three innings. The days Of his
youth were recalled and in the first in
was all TO the days of yore, when he
was a catcher of much repute and mus
Gle In the fourth inning he tried
to beat out a slow one to the pitcher
glad our leg doesn't feel like his this
morning. From that time on his best
trick was stopping blows toward second
base and he is a dandy little stopper,
but his throwing was minus zero.
Horstmsnn is Lively.
For such a stout party Oden Horst
mann is the liveliest critter we have
seen since Socks SeyboId left the league.
In practice the work Of Horstmann
shone like an extinguished lamp in a
fog. He positively refused to put hts
bare and check-Writing hand in the
way OF the wild heaves sent by his in
fielders, but when the game began no
lion hunter had anything on him IN the
matter of attracting public attention
and getting free press notices. He
let nothing escape except what got
away and that did not amount TO much.
lie lasted six innings and then retired
10 q well-deserved rest.
Preston Gibson was technically the
hero Of the occasion. He famed eleven
men, and could have famed more IL the
game had gone longer. He was the
original willing worker. His trusty
henchmen behind him had little to do
except wish II were over so they could
investigate the mysteries Of the UNI
piYes' room in the gTandstand, which
vas visited by some Of our very best
citizens, and at the door of which was
a colored servitor to see that II was
not raided by the proletariat.
Real Chubby Courtesy.
De SIbour had a delivery that made
It remarkable he should last so long,
but until he exploded just Ike a non
club member in the sixth inning, he was
Just as effective. In that round his
arm went TO the great beyond, but his
batting eye remained, and, although he
was out of the proceedings. according
TO league rules, he manfully stepped 70
the plate whenever his turn came
around, and In those two courtesy
chances he got a single and pass.
Z. Mitchell. for Chevy Chase, and Car
Isle, for the Nets, were the catchers
and looked the part. When they slap
ped their caps on hind part before and
fused around behind the llate. you
couldn't tell them from Charley Street
Both made mistakes, and there would
haze been number OF passed balls
charged up II the game had not been
such a chubby affair and everybody had
not been in such good humor. A most
untoward incident befell T.. Mitchell. A
high foul over his head was lost to
him. and he calmly awaited It's fall II
fell behind him, bounced up from the
english on 1.-THE English was very
proper at such a gathering-and Kissed
him in the neck with violence. Whereai
great laughter among the elite and a
mad wag hurled lemon at him. The
game was full Of such cute Incidents
Not Like George Washington.
The record for stolen bases-on lib
eraI scoring-was probably broken. We
counted twenty-five, Of which ten were
credited to Chevy Chase and twelve tc
the Nets In this age, when the pyschiC
graft Is so easy, it's a shame to take
the money, some long-haired Mahatma
OF BoWery origin may deliver a lecture
in which we will be told that Z
Mitchell or Carlisle IS a reincarnatior
of George Washington. He may prove
they never told lie, but we will know
he is a fraud because neither one OF
them IN his previous existences or his
present life ever did, or could, throw
a dollar across the Potomac. even Fl
money did used to go farther ia DAYS
gone by than 1t does now.
Billy Hit was the star sticker. Il
being a nice, friendly game with all tn,
! girls looking on we gave him two triples
double and a single, which was a very
| ternoon. This large family Of hits viii
| be a great comfort to his memory IL
his declining years.
Valuable Third Basemen.
Dr. GIazebrook proved himself som,
/ third baseman, as is the aforementioned