The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-23

''Scooped.' said nine husky newspaper
men when the celebrated Chamber Of
COMMERCIALLY Newspaper baseball game
came TO an end at American League
Park yesterday afternoon with the
score u to II against the scribes.
The Chamber OF Commerce team did
not scoop" the newspapermen. how
ever; the scribes did It themselves. En-
rors at critical stages were responsible
for their downfall after they had gained
the lead more than once
President Taft. Vice President sherman.
and other dignitaries who were booked
TO attend the game could not get away
from their duties A good crowd or
leather-lunged partisans were in the
stands. however. and made things in
teresting.
Good sum Melted.
The game was for the beneft OF the
Society for the Prevention OF Tubercu-
Iosis. and a good sum was netted. the
sale OF tickets going we'll up into the
thousands
When Capt. Phil King. respondent IN
a Princeton Jersey, led his men on the
field for practice, the Chamber OF Com
merce team was sized up for an easy
winner. The newspapermen. in parti-col-
ored uniforms, did not look the goods. but
their playing in the game showed they
had the pep"
The Chamber OF Commerce started the
scoring In the second after two were
down Bull walked. and Smith was hit,
Shecken boosted a high one TO Milliken,
who capered about for some time, over
ran the ball lodged back. and grabbed
it with one hand. and dropped 1t, Bull
scoring The All-Newspaper team got
the tally back in the third, when Ball
walked. Sheckell tried TO nab him of
first, but threw the ball into the bleach
ers, Ball going 10 third. He scored a
moment later on Keane's single.
Becker Cleans Up.
Two more came 10 the Chamber nine
in the third. Phil King got a life on
Balls bad throw to first Charley King
singled, and Becker cleaned up with a
sizzler 10 center It was fast ball from
then until the sixth. when the seesaw
started working good.
In the opening half OF the chapter
the Newspapermen got three. when Mil
liken was hit Wlhide walked. and Hart
and Ball singled, Sheckell retired in
favor of Becker In this inning. after is
suing the free tickets and allowing one
hit. Capt Kings men pulled the see
saw UP again in their half. with two
tallies. Bull walked. Smith singled: both
advanced on base a Sheckelrs out. and
scored on Elletts error Of Lowe
grOundeT
AS a pleasant surprise to Becker. the
scriDes jumped on him for three runs IN
the seventh, and a hurry call was sent
for Shecken TO return. Before the on
slaught was stopped two men had walked
and TWO errors had been made, along
with a clean single, putting the newspa-
per men in the lead. 10 5. Chamber
players couldn't see the score that way
and tackled on three more in their half
Phil King was hit, Becker singled, Quinn
got 10 first on Woods error. and Smith
cleaned the bases with a triple
Five Singles in Row.
-Four more came TO each side IN the
eighth. Five singles and a walk did the
work for the scribes and their rooters
went wild when the score stood II to
in their favor. The Chamber team came
back just as strong and put the game on
ice with four tallies. Three singles, a
Nd4hs anu a GoNblb ulG tie ltlCA.
The newspaper men couldn't even things
up in the ninth, fast double play nip.
ping any chance they might have had
Rawllns was chased from the game
after facing one batter, the Chamber OF
Commerce team claiming he was g
ringer"
Balls batting was a feature the clever
shortstop getting his base every time up
-Four singles a walk. and a base on ar
error gave him a fine record for the day
a flying catch by 'Tycobb" Hart n
right field was spectacular, and robbed
Charley King OF a long hit
Phil King showed his men around some
until he struck the happy combination
that gave his team the game in the
eighth. AS near as can be ascertained
the game, 1guratively speaking. was
something Ike this: