The Washington herald., 1912-06-23
DEMOGRATIGTEAM
WINS BALL GAME
Members Of House Play Five In
nings, Final Score Being
81 to 20.
NETS $500 FOR CHARITY;
1000 PERSONS ATTEND
Walter Johnson, Star Pitcher, Um-
pires Game, and Is Unin-
jured at End.

Lugtily cheered by diplomats, govern
nent oficiAls, and members OF Congress,
baseball team composed OF Democratic
members OF the House yesterday defeated
q team made up Of House Republicans
Z. q fve-inning game at American
League Park by q score Of q to 20.
The contest, which was staged for the
benefit OF the District Fairgrounds and
BOY Scouts, was wen attended, more than
Loo persons being 0-esent. total Of
approximately 500 was realized. A
sprinkling OF Boy Scouts in the upper
deck Of the grand stand cheered Justify
for their bensfactors, rioting for Repub-
lcans and Democrats alike.
Had the teams taken a recess at the
end Of the third inning for tea the con-
test might have been mistaken for q
well-played cricket match. Il was par
hamentary In every respect. The game
was conducted under the regulations
found in Kinds Precedents and Roberts
Rules Of Order, and passed on smooth
ly, except for a few rough places. nota-
hly the fourth inning when the Repub-
licans scored ten runs. Walter Johnson
the premier pitcher OF the Nationals, and
shorty Hughes, = weI-kuoVn local
arbitrator, ofnciated as parliEmen-
tarians.
The Democrats appeared on the field
shortly after O'Clock. garbed for the
fray In a set Of uniforms borrowed from
the Civil Service Commission team.
These uniforms were Of a slate gray,
with blue trimmings, and did not show
the dirt
The Republicans followed the. Demo
Gratis from the dressing room clad in a
motley array Of baseball togs. Probably
the most shrinking figure OF the Repub-
lican team was Representative Vreeland,
Of New York. who was becomingly at
tired In q white shirt, white duck trou-
sers, white shoes. and a white mash hat,
In all q perfectly appointed tennis outfit
Representative Vreeland, who knows all
that is to be known about monetary
matters. having served in the National
Monetary Commission, cavorted at first
base for the edification Of the multitude.
1t was the consensus OF opinion after the
game that he was probably the best
posted man on money in the country.
The Democrats, in accordance with
long training, began preferring charges
against the Republicans before the lat-'
ter even took the field.
"RinEers'' in Game.
The disciples OF Jefferson, Madison,
Jackson. ct al. declared that there were
three ringers" on the Republican team
These ringer" persons consisted Of sec
retaries to Representatives. who had in
tended to play when the game was origi-
nally scheduled for yesterday week, but
who were unable to attend, owing to the
pressing need for their attendance at the
fireworks exhibition in Chicago. After a
parliamentary discussion a vote was taken
on the question Of tossing q coin to de-
eide whether or not the three secretaries
should play. Under a unanimous consent
rule the coin was tossed, came up heads.
and the three men played.
These three men came near breaking
up the ball game, scoring between them
eight Of the Republicans runs and doing
the majority OF the fielding for the team.
The bright, shining. giitterinE, scintIl-
l--ing constellation for the Republican
team was sid" Anderson. the Mime
sofa Bearcat" who wears the scalp Of
Jim" Tawney. standpatter extraordinary,
on his belt. sid oficiated behind the
bat, and while his pegging was a little
weak, nothing was wrong with his bat
ting. He drove in seven of his teams
runs with timely bingles, and scored one
himself. Billy Murray, the Pat Har-
rison OF Mississippi carried of Demo-
cratic honors
Republicans Take Field.
The game started with the Republi-
cans in the feld. Representative Miller
OF Minnesota being in the box and An
derson behind the bat. Uncle Joe Can
non, formar Speaker. threw the first ball
to Capt. Miller McDermott. lead-off man
for the Democrats, walIoped the first
ball Miller pitched to Beaman at second,
who relayed II to Vreeland in time to
get the runner. Manager Reilly then
went to the coaching lines, armed with a
and proceeded to get Miller
up in the air, for Billy Murray. the
next man up, poIed a clean single 70
center. Manager Reilly acted more like
Schaefer than Schaefer himself, and
made a big hit with the audience.
Gene" kinkead, following Murray,
hit a hot cne to third, and the baseman
overthrew first on a hurried peg. Gene"
was a great favorite with the fair sex
in the stands, and a perfect storm Of
greeted his safe arrival at
the initial corner. Murray went to third,
and when, on the next ball. Kinkead
stole second, the house came down. \
And he has such lovely curly hair" said
one sweet young thing. II Just adore
baseball
Pat Harrison poled a long sacrifice
hy TO left, on which Murray scored and
went to third. Webb, the
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