The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-29
GIRLS WILL PLAY
SPEEDY BASEBALL
Game Is Big Feature of the
Pythian Excursion.
YOUNG WOMEN IN TRAINING
eastern stars and "JOIly Nine"
Are Both Prepared TO Fight Hard
On Diamond mt Marshall Hall To-
morrow for Attractive Prizes.
Many other Events Planned.


amateur baseball game played in this
section for years will be the feature of
the big excursion. outing. and picnic to
be given at Marshall Hall tomorrow un-
der the auspices Of the Uniformed Rank.
knights Of Pythias. Of the District Of
Columbia. between two we'll balanced
teams Of young women. uniformed and
in fine practice.
They are amateurs but those who have
seen them in practice say that they play
an article Of baseball that would reflect
credit upon the sterner sex, executing
snappy plays that never fail to bring out
the admiration OF baseball enthusiasts.
The excursion IS the second Of the sea-
son, and has been planned by Washing
ton Company. No. !. and J. T. ColdweIl
Company. No. Z. Uniformed Rank.
Knights OF Pythias. OF this city. While
there are to be many interesting things
on the long programme. the management
OF the outing has spared no effort to
make the baseball contest between the
two teams Of young women the great
feature OF the day.
Girls In Daily Practice.
The teams are composed OF daughters
OF members OF the knights OF Pythlas
and business men of the northeast and
southeast sections Of the city. Both
teams have been under organization since
early in the season and have been In
daily practice.
The Jolly Nine" OF the southeast,
practice on the Fairgrounds at Eighth
street and Pennsylvania avenue south
east and are members OF the Fairgrounds
organization. in which they participate
in ell manner OF outdoor physical culture
and practice. They. like their COMPETE
tors, are fine specimens OF young physl-
cal womanhoOd. This nine is under the
management Of an old baseball expert
James Burnley. He says that his nine
can play ball better than a certain pro-
fessional baseball team that comes
around this neck OF the woods and which
is not In popular favor as a winner.
The personnel of this nine and the po-
sitions they play are presented below:
Edythe Boues, pitcher. captain; Gladys
Mills. catcher: Irene Claveloux, first
base; Mary Grace. second base; Melinda
Taylor third base; Jennie Morgan. short
stop; Addie Hunt. right field: Virgie
Rely, center field; Nellie Simpson. left
field,
EASTERN stars" Confident.
The Eastern Stars" are under the
management OF Harry 3. Taylor. a young
Hercules Of the Metropolitan police force,
who believes he has the best Of the two
teams and says that the game to be
played tomorrow afternoon will be a
holly contested struggle.
This team is connected with the Rose
dale Fairgrounds. at Seventeenth and
Gale streets northeast. where they have
been in daily practice for months every
fair afternoon. They are reported to be
In fine training and capable Of doing
some telling work with the stick and
daring base running that tells. The
makeup of this nine and the positions
follow: Bessie Rawlins. left field: Anna
Dawson, center field; Nora Hill (captain),
right field; Mabel Holmes, third base;
Nellie Warnel. second base; Jennie
Holmes. fls base; Marie Brown. short
stop; Lizzie Anderson. pitcher, and Ruth
Murray, catcher.
That the young women will play may
be inferred from the attractive prizes
TO be awarded Each member Of the
winning team is TO be presented with
handsome silk parasol, with the division
Of SIS between the two teams. In addi-
ton TO this, each young woman Of both
teams will be presented by the manage
ment Of the Washington. Mount Vernon
and Marshall Hall Steamboat Company
with an annual pass on the boats Of the
company for the remainder OF the sea-
son and all OF next season. II Is re-
ported that friends of the members OF
both teams will be on the grounds with
handsome lot Of individual prizes.
The game will be called promptly on
the arrival at Marshall Hall of the boat
tlat leaves Washington at 2:SO o'clock.
which will be close to o'clock Mr..
Schondau will umpire the game. A mill
tary band will play inspiring music be-
tween the innings.
An OId-time Picnic.
The outing viii be an oId-time picnic,
the families Of the members taking the
whole family. from baby to grandma.
provided with baskets packed with the
substantlals and luxuries. The steamboat
company viii see to # that there shall
be ample transportation facilities.
In addition to the ball game there will
be athletic events for the children. with
cash prizes aggregating S25 In addition
there is TO be prize bowling contest.
open 10 all. with cash prize OF 500.
Free dancing In the pavilion will be the
attraction Tor the young bellies and
beaux
The proceeds of the excursion win be
devoted to sending the two companies
OF the uniformed rank to Milwaukee as
contestants for the prize drill At the en-
camDment in that city