The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-08
SOL0NS BATTLE
ON BALL FIELD
Fierce Warfare Waged in Ma
tional Pastime for Sweet
Charity's Sake.
DEMOCRATS ARE WcToRs
Umps Byrnes, of Tennessee,
Challenged, Though Strong
for Party Regularity.

Washington ID. c., August 7.-Democ-
racy triumphed again to-day, when
Republican Congressman bit the dust
-some OF them swallowed quarts OF 1t
on the baseball diamond in the strug-
gle for the championship Of the House
OF Representatives by the score OF 12
10 .. Charges may be preferred against
the Democratic umpire. James +.
Byrnes. OF South Carolina. who had a
rabbits foot in his pocket. and. Re
publican ball players charge, a ouded
half-doilar also.
The game. played for charity. really
was decided by the uInpires. william
w. Wilson. Republican,. OF Illinois. did
MI he could to stem the tide OF party
defeat. but on ali close decisions. when
Infatuated members OF both parties
crowded on the field and threatened
riot, the only solution was for Byrnes
and Wilson 10 resort 10 the toss of a
coin. Byrnes had the coin and did the
tossing. Byrnes won every time.
You are safe he invariably or
dered. reversing the decision OF the
Republican umpire. Thus were the
fates with the Democrats. although
they had no such g!lt-edged ball play
ers on thet rteam as the Hon. Nicholas
Longworth. Of Ohio.
Longworth. shortstop for the Repub-
Hcan team. and It's captain, played like
a nend in tho field and pounded OUT W
two-baggers and a home run. The ball
he knocked for e. home run was stolen
by a canal-boat driver, who found It
In the canal below the heights Of
Georgetown, upon which the game wns
played.
In the third inn!ng-thcre were only
four innings, because another would
have meant physical defeat for all
concernad-Representative Webb. Dem
ocrlt, Of North Carolina. had been
neatly caught at first base, but in his
desperation he had knocked down Rep
resentative slemp. who was guarding
the bag.
Umpire wilson called him out
stay where you arel' shouted I'm
pire Bynres. al he ran forward. "Swal-
low no such Republican dictation. He
thinks he is Joe Cannon"
Then there was a conflict Of tongues
and some serious threats. which
startled the audience Of W~ashington's
social and congressional circles, until
1t was agreed to toss the coin. on the
proposition that the coin be the nm
pre-. The Democrats won.
Again, when Representative Murray,
Democrat, OF Massachusetts, had sleth-
cred TO second base and was being
touched out by Representative Kendall.
OF Iowa. Umpire Wilson called him out.
Eyrnes again ordered him not 10 sti-
from his position of party regularity
and TO sit on the lid Another near
riot. another coin tossed. and again
the Democrats had won. and three more
runs crossed the plate.
1t was q lurid game while 1t lasted,
the Gopher battery. Miller and Ander-
son, OF Minnesota. carrying off the
honors for the losers, and Webb and
klnkead. OF New Jersey. officiating for
the Democrats. Others who p~artici-
pated for the Republicans were LATER
~. Oregon, centre neld; Slemp. Vlr-
Gin!a, nrst base. Porter, Pennsylvania,
who made three hits. third base: Rey-
burn, of Pennsylvania, left held and
Farr, OF Pennsylvania, right field. Sup
porting the Democratic battery were
Harrison, Mississippi. third base;
Reilly, Connecticut, who lasted one in
ming. and McDermott, Illinois, FIRST
base: Carter. ~Oklahoms. second base:
p. Driscoll, New York. left field: Car
rett, Tenn, centre field. and Scully,
New Jersey. right field. Scully knocked
n home run, the ball landing in Con-
gresham Copley's automobile.