Evening journal., 1909-07-17
CONGRESSMEN
ON THE DIAMOND
Democrats Win By a Score
That Sounds Like an AL
dFiCh Tariff Vote
NO CANNON RULES
HOLD VICfORS DOWN


rule against U.S. ieered Representative
Maynard Of Virginia at Uncle Joe Cannon
yesterday afternoon when the Democratic
members Of the House beat their Repub-
lican enemies by 96 10 l6 in a game Of
baseball at American League Park.
Il suggest reconsideration, answered
Uncle Joe, who was astonished at The
temerity OF the opposition in smothoring
the best efforts OF some OF his most valued
henehmen.
TINS bit OF repartee came in the second
inning OF game that was fun of hubbub.
excitement and thirst Not even water was
provided for the athletes.
IL was great day for the Democrats.
For Democrat 10 make a hit in the
House these days is considered a cardinal
SIM but they raped the Republicans on
the ball field for twenty hits and every
one Of them made Uncle Joe vince. That
eminent statesman lasted until the middle
Of the sixth inning. when it was plain that
nothing but cyclone could keep the Dem
ocrats from winning. Then he departed.
accompanied by the boots OF the iubi ant
victors, who twitted him unmerclfully
Just 10 show that he pays little atten-
tion to such insignificant details as mem
bers OF the House when the game began
he inquired at great length which party
was at the bat and which in the field.
Having been Informed he cooked his leg
over the rail Of the box, tilted his cigar
slSyward, assumed an air of cynical wis
dom and proved it by keeping quiet for he
Is no Sunny Jim Sherman IN the matter Of
knowing baseball and Il did no harm TO
look wise and say nothing.
The captains were Tener Of Penn
sylvania for the Republicans and Kin
kead of New Jersey for the Democrats.
Teners selection to lead the Republi-
cans proved upon investigation TO be
a low down trick of the majority Not
until il was too late was it remem-
bered that the giagantic member Of the
Keystone State was formerly one Of
tho best professional pitchers In the
history of the game and one of the
players who made the trip around the
world with Pop Anson. II the Repub-
licans had rallied around him as they
Go around Uncle Joe the Democrats
would have been made TO look like
Bryan headquarters on the morning
after, for he put mp a splendid game
and was the-star Of the day.
Kinkead on mis- part was the star for
1.-The winners. AS second sacker nc
stood out as prominently as a veto.
but as a catcher he gave perfect inn
itation of a free trader before a pro-
lection tariff committee. He called old
field from behind the bat and caught
for two men in the second inning. Old
field going to second; then gave VI
the backstopping job 10 Oldheld again.
who was quite classy bit of stuff as
a wearer of the windpad.
Despite the fact that they were bonn
barded with bingles. like a new mem
Der with prohibition and woman suf.
frage petitions the game was largel,
. a pitchers battle between Weob o
North Carolina for the Democrats ant
. Gaines of West Virginia for the Re.
publicans. There being nothing tangi
bic at stake the Democrat natural,
won. lie out twirled and out lucke,
his opponent by a small margin.
A prominent figure in the fans eye
hut a mighty small potato I'm the gam,
was Nick Longworth. lie had his mus
tache closely trimmed and bore a fe
rocious look when he went to bat ans
a foolish one when he went away II,
struck out twice. went out on a ground
or to kinkead once and butted squarell
into double play that Kinkead mad
unassisted i'm the seventh inning.
The most bustling and active persons
5 present we're Representatives Garret
Of Tennessee and McDermott of Hi
nois. Garrett showed himself a sum
enough ball player by botherng tn
, scorers until they shooed him ava,
p with questions about whether they ma,
Z rrfx I,ff sr-Fl
McDermott personally conducted mos
Of the kicks to the unpires. who wer
a strangely assorted pair. Behind tn
bat was Jim O'Day, chief Of the priv
ate police at Washington's professiona
e games, a real bad man who chew
= railroad spikes in preference to tobac
co and quells riots with a frown. o.
the bases was the Rev. j. A. Reynold
of Red Bank, n. J., man of peac
4. and soothing words. O'Day had
! few close decisions, but all he had I
do was to snap his teeth and the mos
rabid insurgent would go back to hi
. cage. Mr.. Reynolds had nothing clos
. the entire day and was advised b
kind friends to take a seat in tn
! shade.
Mr. Heald of Delaware was not i
the lineup. The Democrats heard q
his baseball prowess at Delaware Gel
lege and~vetoed him.
\ Mr.. Henin displayed great lInowlede
] of the game by going into the nei
and helping the Republican in rign
garden find the ball to put out one q
his own team.
Mr.. Robinson. Of Arkansas, ran fror
: first base into right field on suspicio
that that was the way toward seconC
At that he had time to get to secon
and run over to third before the Re
publicans realized that he might
put out.
The headwork of the players wa
superb. At one time If Catcher Burk'
Of the Republicans, had stood perfect
ly still and held the ball he would hav
j made a triple play unassisted. But Il
: tried TO tag the vanguard of the rur
4 ners who were headed for the plat
1 fumbled the ball. and three runs wci
/ scored against his team.
1 Representative Dawson. Of low;
| could not get a suit TO fit him, so b
played in his regulation statesman
uniform. There was some class
that man Dawson's playing. He RAJ
slid, crawled. hoped and jumped frol
base TO base with the agility of
schoolboy.
Butler Amcs Of Massachusetts va
the only player who insisted on weal
ing a white collar. He covered le