The Washington herald., 1912-06-11
WIN, rs,
IN CHARITY CAME
knights Of Columbus Lose Annual
Battle, for Benefit Of St.
vincent's Asylum.
ORPHANS WITNESS CONTEST;
BOTH TEAMS PLAY WELL
Boy, Attired as BaboOn, Makes Hit
with Crowd-Children
Cheer Players.

With q crowd OF happy-faeed chill
dren from st. Vincent's Orphan Asy-
lum and a throng Of grown fans in at
tendance, the Eagles yesterday after
noon defeated the knights Of Colum-
ball game at the American League
Park for the benefit OF the orphanage.
The charity game between the teams
representing the two fraternal orders
is an annual event.
The game was interesting and exc
citing and enthusiasm among the spec
tators ran high. Up to the beginning
OF the seventh inning It seemed as II
the Knights would leave the diamond
victorious, but the Eagles rallied. scor-
ing two runs, and changing the tide.
Long before the hour for the game
the children from the orphanage
choice seats in the grand stand. There
was a goodly crowd Of children, and
they formed q pretty sight, grouped
in a mass and conspicuous because OF
the similarity OF dress.
Boy and Baboon.
Just before the game q youngster
disguised like an italian organ grind
er, made his appearance in the grand
stand. leading a gigantic baboon. The
baboon was very realistic, notwith-
standing the fact that II was a boy in
disguise. While the Italian played q
slow, nerve-racking selection the bab-
DON wound Its way among the spec
tators with a pint measure. and, after
giving a display OF dancing ability,
stretched forth a hand for contribu-
tons
The pint measure was rapidly filled
with coin.
Promptly at o'clock the gong in the
players pit was tangled and the umpire
strobe out onto the field and announced
the batteries-Buscher and Smith for the
Knights and Brady and Myers for the
Eagles.
Father Doyle. OF the Mission House,
at Brookland. stood up in one OF the
boxes, and taking a new white sphere in
his hand, tossed II out to Buscher. A
minute later the game had been started.
The first inning passed without either
side scoring. In the ending OF the second
for a few moments II appeared as II the
Knights would bring in a run. Hurley
sent a grounder to third. The baseman
fumbled the ball, and the knight reach
ed first safely. Like a Hash he was OF
to second as soon as the ball left the
pitchers hand. He also stole third, but
Salb punched and the good work was
all for naught
knights Score SIX Runs.
In the ending OF the third the Knights
scored six runs. Smith doubled, and
Buscher reached the first sack on an
error by the baseman. Martin hit be-
tween the pitcher and third, and Smith,
who had circled to third, whizzed home
ward. Widmeyer hit a hot grounder to
the pitcher, who threw to third in an at
tempt to cut on Buscher, but the runner
beat the throw. There were three men
on bases, and Hurley took the stick He
was given a base on balls, and Buscher
was forced home. Marceron trIpIed to
deep center. SRlb beat out a grounder 10
third, Marceron scoring.
The Eagles rallied in the fifth and
scored five runs. Schneider reached first
on balls, and Steuart singled. Clements
walked, and Myers then hit to third,
Schneider scoring on the third baseman's
error. Brady tripled and ONeill singled.
In the seventh, the Eagles scored the
winning runs Myers and Brady were
safe on errors, and O'Neill walloped a
double to center, scoring both men. In
the ninth the Knights made a last
stand. With two out, Donnelly walked
and stole second, but w!dmeyer hit
long liner to center. which the fielder
got, after a long run.