The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-08
DEMOCRATS AGAIN
ORUb REPUBLICANS
THIS TINE 1T Is AT BALL GAME BE-
TWEEN CoNGREssMES FOR
CHARITY
ARNICA AND WITCH HAZEL NOW ON
FREE LIST ALTHOUGH GAG
RULE AND CANNoNIsM
PREVAIL

''Nhh''th - " 'ANt n bS' Az IN
pres called the four innings played
to-day between Democratic and Re
publican members Of the House a
game OF ball. and then called the
game.
At that time the score was: Demo
Gratis, IL; Republicans, 9.
Cries of gag rule and Cannon
ism were hurled at the umpires by
the Republicans, in consequence Of
this ruling. Longwerth. Slemp, Ken
dali and others insisting that all the
rules of HoEle provided that at least
four and onehalf innings shall be
play ed, to constitute a game But
after hasty conference the arbiters
decided that this particular game was
being played under the rules of Con
gross, which provide that cloture may
be applied after. generally speaking,
two hours of debate. Which settled
the matter.
Tonight eighteen more or less dis
| tinguished congressman are sitting
strangely still. the while they give ut
terance to strange oratorical cries of
! ouch" and ding it" as they nurse
/ their overeXerted muscles.
| Arnica on Free List.
| Arnica and witch hazel are both be-
/ ing added to the free list by unan-
imous consent.
AS an article of baseball there was
little about to-day's combat to sug-
gest the national pastime. unless it
was the uniformly rotten work of the
umpires. The game, however. was
| for charity, which, 1t is we'll known,
covers a multitude OF errors.
| They got away bad, Jim Mann,
! the minority leader, put in an objee-
| ton to adjourning the House in or
Id vk.,Y ~.
| performance, and while most of the
memb ers sneaked out anyhow, the tai
! ~ clerks were forced to remain on
| duty so that no score was kept. and
/ the hitting proves of the legislative
/ lH Coohs Will not get into the rec
ord BY the computation Of poll
/ tics. however, 1t is possible to say
/ that both sides slapped the ball equal
1 ~ hard, and for every nit there were
! AS many errors as there were players
in the immediate vicinity.
Double Umpire System.
Billy Wilson, OF Chicago, umpired
for the Republicans. and Eyrnes, of
tennessee, for the Democrats. The
latter introduced the innovation OF
tossing a coin to decide disputed plays
This method was used when Webb
the Democratic sabman. made a hit
IN the first inning, and after a series
OF exciting throws and fun bies slide
feet first into First Baseman Slemp.
knocking him off his feet
/ Siemp declared ne had tagged Webb
out. but the latter claimed he was
safe. as Slemp had dropped the ball
!. NICK Longworth ran to take part in
/ the argument but Byrnes announced
there would be no Magee- Finneran
business if he knew It, and asked
Has any member Of Congress got
! quarter o.
! The quarter being produced the
I umpire said. Toss fer 1t. Is not
! ter me TO decide point If ncna1
betw eot two members of this ',os.se %
Toss Up for Decision.
Webb wen and retained the bag
/ Thereafter the toss method prevail
ed
The Democrats suffered the Only
casuaas. That was when, Mtller. q
near~rnsurgent. Int prisc I'll, New
i1lE. III the shoulder with =. Car
non bal" one OF his deadiiest cures
Harrison Of Mississippi, tried Ia score
I from, err. base by the short route
White Umpire Wilson was wat"hine
an acrol lane, but Byrnes hapoenad
~ ~ watching the home plato as
flat rtsor dashed in. out Nj. Mef
nle.' ne cried, You didn touc!
ses nj base"
NIX -I."n-N orth made thA atsi III;
Of the lame and scored from first
ON short foul when all the players
! rushed tc greet a man >erryjh5 a
4 lssA Of l.e Jeatefs<@,-.- ee.. ~
'Stck { so retired the side IN Il
seeond urring on f1y ball caught by
one of the house pages whom he had
lured for tine afternoon To look oat. for
! such things
investigate Double PLAY.
Kendall. Of Iowa, made a double
play unassisted. which the Democrats
Will appoint a committee to investi-
gate tomorrow
While numerous flies We're hit into
the outtield, the only one caught was
by an automobile the occupants who
/ We're so badly frightened that they
left the field, taking the ball with
/ them
Republicans. Lafferty. Oregon. cen
ter field; Anderson, Minnesota.
catcher; Slemp. Virginia. first base
Longworth, Ohio, shortstop; Porter.
/ Pennsylvania. third base; Kendall.
Iowa. second base; Miller Minnesota.
pitcher: Reyburn, Pennsylvania. left
field, Farr, Pennsylvania. right field
Democrats. Harrison, Mississippi.
third base Reilly Connecticut. anu
McDermott, Illinois, first base; Kin
kead, New Jersey, catcher: Webb.
North Carolina, pitcher; Carter, Okla
/ homa, shortstop; Murray Massae hu-
setts. center field; Driscoll. New
York. right field, Garrett, Tennessee
left field; Scully, New Jersey second
base,
The score Cestlmated>:
Repuhilcans ''''.'...'.''.1 - 3 ?
Democrats .,...,........71 LIZ