The Washington herald., 1909-08-26
ROSEDALETEAM WINS
Fairgrounds Contests Wit
messed by 1000 Persons,
BALL GAMES THE FEATURE
When Boys OF Virginia Avenue
Grounds Quit in Baseball Game
Their Places Were Filled by Girls.
Officials Pleased with Outcome of
the Field GuneS on Card.

Field day exercises on the Rosedale
Fairgrounds at Seventeenth and Kreamer
streets northeast. were held yesterday
| afternoon under the direction OF Edward
| S Gillhllan. S Jennings, and II. 3.
Taylor. More than 1000 persons attended
and enthusiastically applauded as the
Rosedale athletic team romped 10 victory.
winning four out Of the FIVE contests in
baseball and volley-baT with teams from
the Virginia avenue playground. Brook
land. and Fifth and L streets playground
I southeast
In the game with the Virginia avenue
Fairgrounds voiley-bali team. all players
under thirteen. the RosedaIe players won
by the score OF p 10 J
The Virginia avenue baseball team was
defeated by the score Of p TO I. The vol
/ ley-ball team from the Fifth and I.
streets southeast playground defeated the
Rosedaie team by the score Of q 10 0. The
Rosedale team retaliated by defeating
the Fifth and ~ streets playground VOL
ley-ball team in the under nineteen years
class by the score Of n to 10.
The Rosedale baseball team. the mem
bers Of which are under sixteen years
Of age. played the BrOokland Juniors
and defeated them by the score OF / 70 0.
Feature of Days Card.
The feature Of the days carnival Of
sports was the baseball game between
the Virginia avenue playground team and
the Rosedale team. When the Rosedale
boys began TO literally run away with
their opponents some Of the Virginia
playground boys refused 70 be waIloped
10 any further extent and stopped play
ing
As the game had TO 90 on. no matter
what the cost, several obliglng little
girls were put in the places OF the de-
hnQuent players. AS a penalty for their
showing cold feet" the boys who left
the game will not be allowed TO take
part In any more OF the contests held
on the Rosedale fairgrounds
The name Of the players in the different
Rosedale teams are as follows:
Nolley ball team. under thirteen years
9. Riley, captain; F. Anderson. o. Horn
Ing, c. Drexel. G. Pluth, l. Shultz. and
r. Brickett.
Under twelve years, baseball team
Pitcher. F. Anderson: catcher. c Crown.
first base, NJ. Stowers captain; second
base G. Pluttch: short stop. O. Horn
ing. manager; third base. r. Brlckett;
left field, c. Drexel; center field, L.
shultz: right field. a Horning.
Under sixteen years. Volley ball team
r. kendig captain; L. Dicks. r. Fraser.
], Mandley, F. Riley. and II. Long.
Under twelve years Volley ball team
R. Rhodes. captain: @. Garland, w. How
ard, NJ. Brickett, R. Bradley, II. Smith.
Baseball team, under sixteen years
Pitcher. S. Clemens. captain; catcher.
B. Loveless; first base. J. O'DonnelI: sec
ond base, H. Long; short stop, J. Patten;
third base. H. Mccarthy; left field. B.
Mccain; center field. r. Burden: right
field. n. Loveless. Manager. Steven Nc
Very. OF 1875 II street northeast.
This last baseball team. which goes
under the name Of the Senecas. claims
the sixteen-year-old championship OF the
District. and challeges any team OF its
class in the city.