Evening star., 1909-07-16
GREAT BALL GAME ON! /!
Republicans and Democrats
of House in Contest.
OLLIE JAMES PLAYS FIRST
And First Magnitude Stars Fill
Other Positions.
JUST LAUGH YOURSELF FOOLISH
If You Don't Giggle This Afternoon
You're Hopeless, Bilious
Pessimist
JUST LAUGH YOURSELF FOOLISH

The House of Representatives was base
ball mad today The rival teams selected
with care from the republican and dem
ocratic ranks are primed for this after
moons scrap al American League Park,
and each aggregation claims a walkover.
The conference on the tariff. the urgent
deficiency bill. and, in fact, all other leg
islation, has been forgotten for the nonce.
Plastered all over the lobby back of the
Speakers desk and in the cloakrooms are
big notices that the game will be pulled
off today at o'clock. 1t is a rare event,
indeed, when the sacred precincts of the
House contain a notice of anything ex-
cept to keep off the grass or to stay out
of the private elevators. but in this case
all rules have been swept to the winds.
Some Glass to Them.
The approaching game is regarded by
the respective sides as a national event.
Ample provision has been made for sub
stitutes in case of accident or shortness
of breath in rounding bases. Not less than
ten men on a side will be in reserve. and
it is limited in some quarters that there
are likely to be some ringers, but this
is denied vigorously by Capt. Tener of
Pennsylvania of the republicans and
Capt. kinkaid of New Jersey for the OPP
posing side, each of whom insists the
game will be on the square.
1t is currently reported that every play
er, except Representative Ollie James of
Kentucky, will be in uniform, and that
because of his immense stature he will
be compelled to wear pair of old
trousers with suspenders of extra length.
The proceeds of the game are to go to
the Fairgrounds Association.
Here's the Lineup.
The lineup will be as follows, the
second name for any given position be-
ing one of the many substitutes.
Democrats:
McDermott, Illinois. center field.
Kinkaid, New Jersey, catcher.
James, Kentucky, first base.
Hughes, New Jersey, left field
Garrett, Tennessee third base.
Dan Driscoll. New York. right field.
O'Connell Massachusetts,, shortstop.
aGrner, Texas, second base.
Heflin, Alabama, and Robinson, Arkan-
sas, pitchers.
Republicans:
Thomas. Ohio, third base.
Anthony, Kansas, first base.
Cole, Ohio, and Butler. Pennsylvania,
right field.
Dawson, Iowa and Taylor, Ohio, left
field
Tener and Morehead. Pennsylvania.
SiOTtStOp.
Bennett, New York. second base.
Longworth. Ohio. and Slemp. Virginia,
center field.
Burke, Pennsylvania. and DENLY,
Michigan, catchers.
Oregon, pitchers.
Tawney Plumb Disguised.
Representative Tawney, who is in
charge of the pending deficiency bill in
the House, came to the Capitol today
with his face like thunder cloud and
looking as If he could bite ten-penny
nail in two.
''Gong to get vote on your bill to-
day, Jim?' inquired Representative
Pearre
Nav snorted Mr.. Tawney in
grunt of disgust that you could hear
plumb down to Alexandria: "guess We
will have to let it go over until Monday
and adjourn at o'clock for that pesky
of speckle-headed, liver-lipped. knock
kneed. bow-legged, bandy-shanked, gog-
gle-eyed set of base ball fans that will
hold up the United States Congress and
delay an appropriation bill for game
of base ball. But they've got me tied,
for as sure as you're born there won't
De quorum here at o'clock Besides,
want to see the game" And with that
his face lighted up bit.
Sunny Jim Prefers Golf.
Vice President Sherman returned to
town today after brief absence, looking
fit as a fiddle
Am l going to umpire the game? Not
much: l am on for game of golf with
the President this afternoon. Besides, no
one has said anything to me about UNI
piring the game.
Father Reynolds of Red Bank, N j.,
who played third at Seaton Hall for sew
eral years, and Jesse Tannehill, pitcher
for the Washingtons, will be the arbiters