The Washington herald., 1910-05-06

Fashionable Washington went baseball
ing yesterday afternoon and saw the
Metropolitan club defeat'the Chevy Chase
club. at American League Park. in n
benefit game for the Providence Hospital
The score was 10 20 T.
Prominent clUbmen Of the city. cap
tanned by Preston Gibson and Billy"
Merriam, furnished the sport which was
enjoyed by 1900 men and women Of the
Capitals smart set The spectators took
a live interest In the game and the brand
OF 'roOting" was quite the same as that
the bleacheHtes emit during a league
game.
Capt. Preston Gibson was the bright
particular star Of the exhibition That
he can pitch as well as write plays is
proven by the score which shows that
fourteen OF his opponents bit the dust
before his beWildering slants. He also
scored three OF his sides tallies. besides
making two timely hits. Ned Currier,
captain OF last years Harvard team,
was behind the bat for the Chevy Chase
club in a crimson uniform and did ex-
ceptionaliy good work.
Big Time for Kids.
The unusual sight OF baseball players
driving up 10 the grounds in touring cars
made the small boys who haunt the Vi
cinity of the park gasp with wonder
ment The kids viewed wonderful sights
during the game when the players. after
falling before the twisters of Preston
Gibson or Harry Lay, would stroll over
10 the private boxes and conhdentally
tell the occupants just how it happened.
Capt Gibsou's nine took the field IN
the first. after being retired without a
score. One might expect a new pitcher
70 be nervous. especially when he wears
a Yale uniform and faces a former Har-
ward batsman az the outset. Preston
Gibson was not SO Hitching up his
trousers and splitting on his glove IN a
truly professional manner. he wound up
and threw the first ball II cut the north
east corner Of the batters box and was
stopped by MitchelTs wonderful one-hand
stab Gibson then settled down, and but
for errors would have retired the side
without score. Currie got base on
Carlisle's error. stole second. and scored
on Trains HIT Train went 20 third on
Huidekoper's error and stole home
Pitcher Gibson looked the situation over
and then struck out three men.
Three Runs on Single.
The Metropolitan boys came back strong
in the second. Two errors. two steals.
and a clean single by Merriam chased
three runs across the pan. Three more
were scored in the fifth, when the Chevy
Chase infeld blew up with four glazing
misplays
With ONE col BOX
The Chevy Chase team threw a scare
into their opponents in the seventh. when
-four runs were tailed, tying the score.
Hits by Garrett Evans and Somervile.
followed by Curriers' three-sacker. did
the trick, and gloom reigned IN the
Metropolitan camp for a time.
Capt. Gibson started off we'll in the
eighth with a single 10 center. Pitcher
Lay, de Sibour. and SomervilIe immedi-
ately busted themselves, jumped into the
limelight In the error column. and be-
fore things cleared up three Metropolitan
men had scored.
Each side added one in the ninth. In
the last half. after Currier had walked.
he stole three bases. and came home
with the final tally. Gibson then struck
out the last three men.
silver cup. presented by the Ladies'
Auxiliary Of the Providence Hospital be-
comes the property Of the winning club.
The Approximate Score.
As near as could be determined from a
careful study Of the score book the
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