New-York tribune., 1909-07-17
DEMOCRATS WIN GAME
HOUSE B4SEB4LL MAD.
Republicans Defeated by Score Of
20 to I6.

washington july lo--Ni'h bHei' ''V NSiiiivIi
looking on and powerless to call the minority to
order or bring in a special rule shutting off base
hits the Democrats of the House Of Represent
atives walIoped all Of tariff schedules out of
the Republicans at American League Park to-day
and won the baseball game by the thrilling score
of 26 to 6 The minority wanted 70 make it l6 TO l,
but the Republicans defeated that proposition once
again.
The Democratic victo1y-the first of the extra
session-was followed by cloudburst. The deluge
did not descend until the inning battle had
ended with the stout members all putting and
'groggy'' from running bases and chasing balls
aHd the lean members prone the grass from ex-
hausted energy. The crowd which witnessed the
game, which will live long in the annals of the
House. equally weary from laughter. The
throng included most OF the government officials
and they barely had time to reach their homes
from the ball park when the heaviest thunderstorm
of the summer b oke over the city and Washing
ton was swept by miniature food
President Taft did not attend. He was at Chevy
Chase with Nice-Presdent Sherman, playing golf
More different kinds of baseball were played in
that game than ever crowded into seven
innings before and strange it may seem. they
weren't all had. The Democrats put up a rafting
good game in the feld-sometimes Representative
Hefn, of Alabama, playing in one of the outer
gardens. reminded one strikingly of "Ty' Cobb
No ventured 10 tell Mr. Hefin just why. once
he had a chance be a hero The Republicans
suddenly came to life in the fifth inning and were
scoring eight nine ten runs, when line fly
went Wingtng out into left field straight at Hefin
The portly Alabama Congressman, who PLAYED N
white flannel trousers with black silk watch fob
dangling from his belt. one weather eye at
the ball and another at his bare hands ana
'ducked' The hit ought to have been good for a
home run, but Representative Rowland Of Ohio,
fell exhausted the second sack, and yelled ior
somebody TO come on out and finish the run.
Representative Nicholas Longworth Of Ohio
signed at a tremendous outlay. it said, by the
Republican manager-failed 10 hve up 10 his ad-
vance notices. He presented a natty appearance
in golf trousers, brown stockings and neElE'e
shirt, but he ''Caseyed out" twice. with two men
on bases got a base on balls once, and then, IL
the last half of the seventh showed flash OF rare
speed when he beat out a tiny little inield hlt-
His only other acquaintance with the pail was Il
couple of foul tips and several long runs after two
baggers slammed out by the unterrlned democracy.
SUBSTITUTES NUMEROUS.
The official score looked too much like House
tariff bill coming out of the Senate Committee on
Finance 10 be printed in fun. The Republicans
stuck to their original lineup throughout the game,
but the Democrats wore themselves out making
ten runs in the second. and after that substitutes
were called upon with ever increasing frequency
and tba hating order was shifted every inning.
The nearest the newspaper scOTers-oid hands at
the busness-co come TO the base hts ana eT-
rors was TO give the Democrats twenty-lhree OF
the forner-no lest intended-and i've OF the latter
Republicans CrCNlteu Win jNtill S''AV ms
and nine errors. The real reason there were not
more errors was because the players sidestepped
the hard ones grd could not reach the long ones
Texas leaguers were there in bunches. and once
in chasing a pop fly the Republican c3tcher ana
itchcr came into collision with fearsome results
REPRESENTATIVE Burke of Pennsylvania, who was
At the receiving end for the majority, IS OF slight
build. and when he crashed into Games of west
Vireinia the pitcher, the little catcher was sent
heels over head the ground. He picked hlinseI
m ,Indauuted and then while he and the pitcher
were doing an ''Aphonse and Castor stunt three
Democrats with a warped idea Of chiva!rous
courtesy raced home and added three runs to their
already opulent total
The game had been brewing for weeks. and the
members Of the House were keyed up TO a high
mitch Of enthusiasm Deep. dark. dauk rumors
were in circulation for time that ringers would
be introduced into the contest, but when they
lined up at o'clock this afternoon the nine Re
rubIicgns were as staIward Grand Old Party men
as arv 10 be found in all the land, while the
Democrats were of pure Jeffersorian strain
as the halls of Monticello ever knew
FREE TRADERS WIN AT GATE.
The first victory Of the day for TIE free traders
was Won at the gate. The game was supposed to
be for charity, but everybody seemed 10 have a
pass.
This certainly is funny said the Old gate
keeper as the passes were handed in ike bills
dropping into the hopper the Speakers desk
ticket I wouldn't know where to put it
The Republicans were captained by Representa-
tive Tener of Pennsylvania who played shortstop.
Mr.. Tener was once a professional pitcher and it
was agreed in advance that all negotiations would
be off if he essayed to enter the box. Representa-
1ives Gaines and Burke made an excellent battery.
In fact Mr Burke caught well in. the second
inning that one of his colleagues called out:
For Heavens sake, Burke, come on and catch
one ball anyway
I,,l I, tr.ir l,e.f- ..,,.r
live kinkcad Of New jersey. who PLAYED second
in a way that would turn Lajoe green with envy.
He wound up a brilliant record by making
double play at the end of the seventh. with Nicho-
lus L.ongworth one of the unwilling victims.
Representative Webb, OF North Cafrolina. pitched
for the Democrats and outside of the NTH inning,
when tho Republicans equaued the Democrats high
inning score of ten runs. ne had the game well in
hand Representative Oldield, Of Arka usas, was
the catcher and he had a shade on Mr.. Burke. In
fact il was in battery work that the Democrats
excelled although their smuggling was a mar
tHusiasts The Washington public long ago had
forgotten what home run looked like until Repre-
sentative OConneu, of Massachusetts, star swatter
Of the Democrats lined one out in the seventh. He
brought in two ether runs ahea Of him, and scored
in So much excitement that Burke threw the ball
10 a Democrat the dense crowd around home
base.
THIN MAN cHAsEs FAT MAN
There were some funny mix-ups at Ire home
1,ste all through the game. once thin Democrat
began to chase a fat around the bases after
making a long hit centre, caught up with him
AT third. and then the two ran home together
Burke got the bah in plenty Of time TO make the
most phenomenal double play on record ty tagging
the two runners out with Take this. and that"
But-he dropped the ball.
some Of the costumes worn by the players We're
as funny their playing Nearly every one wore