Evening star., 1914-08-02
Elder in Stocking Feet.


ana, as the only barefoot" pitcher in
any league. was easily the star of the
game. Relieving Representative Webb
in the second inning, owing to the lat
ter having split his hand on a fast one.
Representative Elder discarded his shoes
and pitched the entire game in his
stockings. allowing the republicans but
ten scattered hits.
The democrats opened up with rush.
By the end of the third they had the
game salted away-and sailed has
nothing to do with any pork barrel
either. The score stood to 2 at the
end Of the third inning. the feature of
Farr and his straw hat getting around
the bases.
Some time during the next couple Of
innings Representative Webb established
by whacking out a three-bagger, despite
his injured hand. After that every
time he came to bat he always got the
glad hand"
In the fourth Representative Oldfield,
who played good game in the catcher's
box for the democrats and later at first,
laid one down third base line that
brought Elder in, stocking feet and ALL
Harrison Almost Professional.
Harrison swings his bat like a regu-
lar player" declared some distinguished
spectator in the stands.
Another comment was:
These fellows can play ball little bit
too well to make 1t as good as 1t would
be otherwise"
Which is some crafty remark.
Representative William N. Baltz in the
beginning of the fourth with his check
bunt and was out In this inning, too.
Pitcher Elder walked his first and almost
last man. His pitching and the playing
Of Representative William A. Oldfield
after he went to first were features of
tho game.
When the Republicans came to bat in
the sixth inning the score stood 10 to 3
against them. It was in this inning
net them seven runs in the next three
innings. Anderson singled. and scored
on Miller's double. When Miller sneaked
to third the excitement was almost as
clare war But Webb-my! this base
ball lingo! Representative Webb, he re-
tired the ambitious republicans by
hanging on to Kennedy's-Represent-
ative Kennedy's-fy.
Elder Put Out.
The thrill that comes once in a ball
game turned, up in the seventh. Repre-
sentative Elder got caught between sec
oii0 oiio I'LL IIGpuDICd1lS ana Demo-
Gratis fell over each other putting him
out. but 1t was finally DONE
The Republicans scored four runs this
inning. and two in the eighth. So. when
the Democrats went to bat in the ninth
the score stood 1o to 9. But, unhinging
their heavy artillery. or something like
that, the party in power showed more
power, and before the smoke cleared
away the good old Democratic No. l6
was hung up.
The umpires came in for their share
Of glory in the ninth, too. Thomas
bat. and the redoubtable "Reddy"
O'Dea was on the bases. In the ninth.
when Kelly cut the bag at first. in an
effort to stretch his two-bagger, Um-
pire O'Dea called Kelly out, amid
cheers and Kisses Of the multitude, and
stuck to his decision like a Chill.
Representative Rauch pronounced
like 1t was a base ball "row"-of In
diana ended the game with a pretty
catch Of a line drive. The game, all in
all. was not a bad exhibition of the ma
tional pastime. Democratic victory
was due to the superior hitting prowess
Of the House majority. combined with
the excellent slab work of Representa-
Here Is the box score Of the game,
with all the essentials included, and n
few near essentials excluded, including
Representatives Patrick D. Norton's 5
double:
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