Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-02
WAS real STUFF"
| MOST OF THE TIME
Eleven Into Ten No Times and
Nary Over for Commerce
Chamber.
EXCITING GAME OF BALL
AT THE AMERICAN PARK
Board Of Trade Team Downs Husky
| Rivals, Latter Taking
the Count"

"A Comedy of Errors" was presented
before a Large and appreciative au-
dience' yesterday afternoon at the
American League Base Ball Park. The
cast numbered eighteen The stage di-
rectors were w. A. Rogers and Walter
Guy. and the prompters were Shorty"
Hughes and Joe Handiboe. The pro-
duction was divided into nine acts.
There were many scenes.
AZ the conclusion Of the spectacle
Stage Director" Rogers was drag
sed before the curtain" and presented
with a silver loving cup by Woodbury.
Blair president Of the EmerEency Hos.
pital for the benefit of which the pro.
duction was given.
why are they giving him that cup?"
asked one Of the spectators.
on, he's the captain of the Board Of
Trade team. which won the game"
answered one Of the ushers.
Iou don't mean to say that what I
Fave 1--we oeen witnessing for the past three
nourS mas been base ball game do
you exclaimed the startled Spectator
Inc usner replied that he had been
t tpla !! was game and felt certain
to- ms inIorlnant had inside informa-
ION On the matter and knew what he
was talking about. He assured the
spectator that there had been a game
between the teams of the Board OF
th rade and Chamber of Commerce and
lnat the former had won by a score
OF IL to 10. The Chamber of Com
merce team had come out victorious
ne said. from the standpoint Of errors
having had fourteen chalked up to it's
creolt. The Board of Trade had a
measly eight.
The spectator remembered that
what ne had been witnessing had
sIarted ike a base ball game, after
vi. 80
partment had thrown the first ball
from where he sat in a box to Pitcher
Leverton of the Chamber of Commerce
nine who stood nearly ten feet away.
this point Mr.. Shorty" Hughes had
shouted play ball"
The echo of "shorty's" stentorian
tones had not died out before the fun
| started. The Board of Traders were
drst at the bat. Five men managed
to encircle the bases without being
| called out during the first half Of the
drst inning. Then the Chamber of
very first ball that Roy Brooks pitched
winged" Cohn, the chambers center
fielder, and he walked" Three runs
bwere scored by the chamber.
Double Plays Recorded.
Things went along quite smoothly
then for while. and, although they
| OAu iOI iCdAAC WHdI tHcy were DOING,
both teams managed to pull off dou-
BILE play. When the score showed the
Board of Trade to be three runs ahead
of the Chamber of Commerce something
| happened. Kidwell, one oS1the best
amateur pitchers in Washington,
mounted the mound for the Chamber.
| Gee. he's some pitcher Why didn't
they start the game with him." every
one asked.
Then the wise ones explained that an
agreement had been reached by Capt.
Rogers and Capt. Guy to the effect
| that Kidwell was not to enter the
game until the Board was three runs
ahead of the Chamber. Pitcher Lever
ton was transferred to first base
Brooks, pitcher for the Board of
Traders, began to weaken in the fifth
| and Conner was ordered to relieve him.
| Dick managed to make a fair showing
| and finished the game a hero.
Toward the close of the contest, at
| a time when the game was quite unin-
tereSting. the spectators broke forth
with mighty roar The Marine Band,
which had been telling with mournful
notes how lonesome a certain pine tree
was, gave vent to screeches that were
waved his hat in the air. The ball play
ers stood aghast not knowing the
| cause Of all the commotion. Some time
elapsed before they discovered the
cause. On the big score board in right
field the following result had been
posted: washington, z; Boston, A."
and no wonder everybody was happy.
Result Of "The Game.'