Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-17
AWFUL WAllOpIKG FOR THE G. O.p.
Cloudburst Puts an End to Slaughter
After Seven Thrilling innings, with
Score Standing 26 to 10 In Favor OF
Democratic sluggers-No Ringers in
This Strenuous Game.
lRy Associated press.)


With Uncle Joe" Cannon looking on
and powerless to call the minority 10
order or bring in a special rule smut
ting OFF base hits, the Democrats vi
the House Of Representatives waliop-
ed all sorts OF tariff schedules out OF
the Republicans at American League
Park today and won the most famoas
congressional baseball game on rec
ord by the thrilling score of 26 to 10.
The minority wanted to make it 10
to l, but the Republicans defeated
that proposition.
The Democratic victory-the first CT
the extra session was followed by
clcndbmst. The deluge did not des-
cend until the sevcn-inning battle had
ended with the stout members all pun
ing and groggy from running bases
and chasing balls, and the lean mem
bers prone on the grass from exhaust
ed energy The crowd which witness
ed the game was equally weary from
laughter. The throng included many
distinguish men
President Was Playing Golf.
President Taft did not attend-he
was at Chevy Chase with Vice Presl-
dent Sherman-playing golf
More different kinds of baseball
than ever were played before were
crowded into seven innings. Strange
as it may seem ii was no; all bad.
Representative Heffn, of Alabama.
playing in one CT the outer gardens,
reminded one strikingly OF ''Ty' COBB |
No one ventured to tell Mr.. Helm just
why. Once he had a chance to be a /
hero. The Republicans suddenly can:e
ITO life in the fifth inning and We're
scoring s or . or 10 runs, when hne
fly went winging out into left field
straight by ztsefiin. The portly Ala
baman, who aged ia white flannel
trousers with a black silk watch lob
dangling from his belt, cast one
weather eye at the ball and another at
his bare hands, and "ducked."
The hit ought to have been good
for a home run, but Representative
Rowland, of Ohio. fell exhausted on
the second sack and yelled for some
1ody to come cut and finish the run
Lonqworth's "caseyed Out"
Represe NATIVE Nicholas Longworths
CT Ohio. signed a tremendous outlay,
it was said, failed to live up to his
advanced notices. he presented
natty appearance in golf trousers;
brown stockings and negligse shirt,
but he 'Caseyed out" twice with two
men on bases, got bass on balls once
and in the last half of the seventh
showed a flash of rare speed when
he beat out tiny little inneld hit.
The Official score looked too much
like a house tariff bill coming out Of
the senate committee en- finance to be
printed in full. The Republicans
stack to their original lineup through
out ;he game but the Democrats wore
themselves out making ten runs in
the second and after that substitutes
frequently were called Tor.
The nearest the newspaper scorers
old hands az the bussness-ccUld come
T. the base hits and errors was col
give the Democrats % OF the former
no Jest inteudtd-and five OF the lat
ter The Republicans are scredited
with 20 safe hits and . errors.
War Time Chivslry-
Texas lcaguers we're there in bunch
- and once in chasing a pop fly, the
Republican ca,cher and pitcher ccliid-
ed with fearsome results. Represen-
tative Burke. Of Pennsylvania, who
vas al the receiving end for the ma
jority. is Of slight build. and when
ne crashed into Pitcher Gaines. OF
West Virginia. The little catcher was
sent heels over head to the grass
picked himself ao undaunted and then
while he and she pitcher were doing
an ~Alphonse and CASTOR three Dem
Ocrzts with a war time idea Of chival-
rous courtesy raced home and added
three runs to thcr already opulent
total.
Deep. dark. dank rumors were In
circulation for a time that ringeTs-
would be introduced into The contest.
but when they lined up this afternoon
the nine Republicans were an stawar7
grand old party men, while Tire Demo-