The Washington herald., 1909-06-30

It was little Dick Connors and his su.
perior skill and head work as a pitche.
that pulled the baseball game out Of a
deep hole and brought victory 70 the
Board of Trade team in its annual con.
test with the Chamber OF Commerce team
yesterday az National League Park. There
was some good playing outside Of the
pitchers box, and some good hitting
when the staiwart braves OF Doc Glib
sons Indian tribe came 10 the bat but
without Little Dick the silver cup would
doubtless have been on exhibition in tba
Chamber OF Commerce rooms this rnorn-
ms. and Tom Grant would have spen,
the greater part OF the day admirlns a
new article Of furniture.
The day was grueling hot Cor amateurs
and long before the game ended there
was a Perceptible weakening. especially
among the Chamber Of Commercs forces
Only Dick Connors seemed 10 DEFY all
the whiting powers Of Old Sol and ken,
or pitching winning ball 70 the close
he looked as fresh then as al the he
ginning, and said he was good for three
innings more. Besides this. the sure rosd
to victory instilled much life and ginger
INTO the winning team. and the game was
won Il to S. with no casualties and with.
out the necessity OF calling in the
emergency ambulance. So far as heard
from, the players were all able 20 20
home to supper. although It was a little
late.
winners Go TO Theater.
Last evening the Board OF Trade agra
cation celebrated its victory bv snresS,,g
themselves over four boxes in the Ne,
uonal Theater. while the Chamber oe
commerce crew. II Is said. were holding
dismal session with the King brothers
discussing how It all happened.
And 1t Is a little surprising. even m
dyed-in-the-wool baseball fans hon, .ne
Chamber Of Commerce team. with = scar,
OF seven runs. ever allowed their oppo-
nents TO get the better Of them. There
are explanations enough; for instance
there was Harry King. with his cana
leg. and there was the weakening of tho
Hume battery IN the third inning a1d
there were various and sundrv elements
OF bad luck on the Chamber OF CommAroa
SIDE OF the house with corresDonding
good luck-and Dick Connors-on tbe /
Board Of Trade side. But the real tr,rn- I
ing point OF the game came with that
amazing triple play in the third inning |
wnen the batsman drove a sharn liner
to Connors. who muffed It. the bau car
roming OF TO the second baseman vvbo /
threw It 70 first. who quickly returned l
It TO second, three men dying on tbe
single play.
ConnorS Strong at Right Time.
Then again and again the Chamber
dlled the bases. when lucky h,t vvou15
nave easily brought in two runs. and
Little Dick would gather a bunch OF
soolness from some part Of the heavens
known only to himself, and puncb the
zoe out before a man could get across
ne plate This, naturally. was heart
ending work for the Chamber PLAYERS
lnd after about the third happening of
hat kind Of luck they lost heart and
'ecame easy prey for the Board Of Trade
---~ 6e~i+-S bSSdh Ile4g. william BeTfg !
vas umpire-sure PROOF from the start I
hat there would be no foolishness in the
'ame and no rank decisions. Little Dick !
you'd shake his head now and then when !
ONE Of his good ones were called balls.
ut there is nothing 10 be said on the
core Of the unpiring except that It was
erfectly just and square
Justin Chamberiin started to pitch for {
ne Board o. Trade. Doc Gibson desir- K
'g TO save Dick Connors' arm for the q
ound up. But Chamberlin sent FIVE men q
first on balls, and when the Chamber .
Inc had run up a score Of seven. the p
iteher was taken out and Connors sub 4
1tuted- But Dick did not round to so a
5il as had been expected, and the triple n
lay which retired the side with he
asses full would not happen again IN g
Q years. It was a master stroke OF q
ick, from which the Board Of Trade Is
-ofited most for the day. o.
In the fourth inning Tingue Hume I
and gave way for the balance ~
the inning to Murphy, and in the next -.
ming he was supplented by Kneesi. who =.
tched the game out
Taken all in all the game was a good y
le for amateurs. The infeld on both :.
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