The Washington herald., 1913-05-27
SOCIETY PLAYS
NATIONAL game
Metropolitan Club Goes Down
to Defeat Before Chevy
Chasers, Score 10 to z.
MISSES WILSON THERE
Lieut.. Douglas l. Star in Battle that
Develops Some Startling
Plays.
MISSES WILSON THERE


effort on the part of more than a score
of Washington's representative society
men to give an imitation OF the ma
tional game" the Chevy Chase Club de-
feated the Metropolitan Club at Ameri-
can League Park yesterday morning by
the score of 10 to 2. The game is
played annually sfor the benefit Of the
free wards of Providence Hospital
Society turned out in full force TO wit
ness the fun-which term Is particularly
appropriate. Friends Of the players and
boxes, and Miss Eleanor and Miss Mar
garet Wilson were conspicuous specta-
tors.
There Svas little roofing. The society
folk were content to rest easily and not
take the comedy seriously. Now and
then a member of the Marine Band,
which enlivened the proceedings with
music, would yell. Take him out" in
disgust at some player who insisted upon
taking his, three allotted and Intellectual
swings. Otherwise II was quiet in the
stands The noise was on the players
bench.
Chevy Chase won the game merely be-
cause II had a catcher who could catch,
three pitchers who could pitch. and sew
eral ball players who looked as II they
could hit the ball.
There were some very creditable exhi-
billions, and there were some that were
not so much SO.
The fun began In the very first inning.
when James Archibald, second baseman
and captain extraordinary OF the Chevy
Chasers, with a runner on second, skip
ped over to his base 10 receive a throw
from the pitcher. The bali. refused to
remain in the Caps" nit. and he eager
ly pursued II into center field. while the
base runner hiked around to third and
started for home.
Archibald's scheme Fails.
Here Capt Archibald devised
scheme whereby that fieeting runner
would be nailed at the plate. He picked
up the sphere and hurled 1t out to Cen
ter Fielder Chase. with instructions to
throw 1t home. But the scheme failed
Jay Carl Cashion, who umpired the bat
tie, watched the play with interest.
Lieut. Douglas, who has won many a
battle for the middies, started to serve
them over for the winners Nine OF the
twelve men who faced him in the four
innings he worked succumbed by the
strike out route. To relieve the monotony
Capt. Archibald yanked his star twirler
and substituted Myron Parker. who had
been on first base.
The Nets were getting ready to throw
up the sponge at just about the time the
much-desired change occurred. Randall
Hagner, the mastadonic backstop, re-
turned to the bench after swinging his
war club three times at the ozone. say
ing: You can't hit them II you can't
see EN-"
Besides pitching like q big Lacquer.
Lieut.. Douglas sent Center Fielder Miles,
of the Nets, on a journey to the fence
after a home run and later doubled to
right field. making second after a beau
tiful hook slide" He was the class OF
the game. together with Cartwright
Church, former Western High School.
and later Yale star. The old receiver
gave evidences of his former form and
gave the impression that he is at least
a has been" and not a never was"
Jordan Has Some Record.
The only clean record of the day is
held by Marcus Jordan. Out of three
easy chances in the field he accepted
none, and out of one trip to the plate
he made one less hit. To offset his per- |
formance he stole second with that
sack already occupied.
Tired and winded by the hardest days |
work in a long time, backstop Hagner |
gave way to ''Ty'' Cobb at the begin |
ming of the eighth. With the bases |
loaded, In his anxiety to prevent fur
Their scoring, upon a high foul fly be-
ing lifted behind him. Cobb ,excitedly |
threw mask and glove away prepare
tory to catching it and was about to |
unbuckle his chest protector when he |
recalled that the ball was swiftly drop |
ping to the ground and then ran to
catch 1t. But alas, he had miscalculated |
and the ball reached the ground before |
he reached 1t. Twas another case of
brainy think work.
The most excited and hard working |
of the encounter was Preston |
In one inning the old Yale |
man was particularly effective, but his
support was as wabbly as he was ef-
fective.