Evening star., 1914-12-13
POLITICAL PRIZE FIGHT
Permitted BY POLICE
Old G. 0. P. Comeback Knocks Out
kid" Democracy With His
Tariff Knuckles.
SOME SENATORS ARE sAT1R1zED
Steel and Squash Currency Schemes
Unfo1ded-Noted Guests Enjoy
Their Grilling and Blue
Paper Souvenir.

With many distinguished guests from
widely separated sections of the coun-
try to grace the occasion, the Gridiron
Club gave its annual fall dinner at the
New Willard last night Official cir
cles were notably represented. and men
prominent in affairs in this city were
also present.
The floral decorations were elaborate
and beautiful. the diners feasting
amid veritable bower of roses. and
surrounded by seasonable evergreen
festoons. Patriotism and neutrality
being the keynotes Of the entertain
ment. the national colors were in evil
dence and an electric banner of the
Stars and Stripes flashed its inspira-
ton before the eyes of the guests.
Strict avoidance of subjects too seri-
Gus to be touched upon was, of course
to be expected, but the Gridiron merry
makers found ample opportunity in the
outcome of the last elections to ply
| their art of roasting public men upon
their gridiron. 1t was but gentle
toasting. however, and no victim was
done to turn.
President Walker of the Gridiron
promptly. an unusually long program
of entertainment being ready. Be-
tween the courses and sometimes
through them the skits were turned
off expeditiously so that no moment
was left unemployed.
Fun With New Member.
The solemn duty of Inducing a new
member into the Gridiron Club was
rJxy tn h.. m.
initiate was William E. Brigham.
|ton transcript. m presenting him t.
the assembled company It pleased the
initiators to poke little fun at the
Transcript. which was declared to be
-the same yesterday, today and for
ever"
"Of course. you know" said Chair
man Dodge OF the committee Of initia-
tion. when Mr.. Brigham stood up be-
ber Of the Gridiron Club you must be
Washington Newspaper man in good
standing"
Il am pretty good in standins-in
Secretary Bryan's anteroom,' quoth
Mr.. Brigham, somewhat acidly.
We'll. how many words would you
wire to the Transcript II an earthquake
should engulf the White House,
In this administration?
What difference does that make"
I'm this administration. I shouldn't
write anything"
well. how many words would you
w're II Senator Lodge should split an
why. in that case. I presume they
would transfer our book reviews from
the first page to make room for my
article"
why. in your opinion, does Mr..
Bryan call the last election result a
victory?
Because it's the only kind Of a VIC
tory he's been used to-"
"Give us an example Of the kind of
news a family journal like the Tran
script refuses to print
Uncle Joe's opinion of DIR. Osler."
Give an Illustration of the Night
Riders of Kentucky"
Senator Ollie James in an OPEN
faced hack
DO you daily with the fine artso"
Nothing to dwell upon. paint land
scapes, do sculpture bit write higher
criticism and tread the minuet"
What is the only vulgar event Won
and your paper were ever interested
Drops High-Brow Attitude.
At this question Mr.. Brigham was
visibly disturbed from his high-brow
attitude, hitherto well sustained, and j
became excited.
'Gee!" he said. waving his arms vio-
lently. didn't we trim them stirs! Say.
you know when them bum Athletics
come up from Philly and tried to swipe
the woild's championship from US guys.
We made Eddie Plank look like the
one-term plank in the Baltimore plas-
form. An We win! We win!-"
Picturesqueness was added to the
finale by the entrance of the Boston
base ball team in full costume. who
marched around the room and. picking
up Mr.. Brigham, disappeared with him
at their head.
Political Prize Fight.
Having obtained, it was said. per-
mission from the police. a rafting prize
fight was put on for the benefit of the
guests. The belligerents were Kid
Democracy. who eats 'em alive: Old
G. o. p. touted as an old party who
can come back. while the referee was
Bull Moose, whose decisions were de-
clared never to have been questioned
even when oyerruled by the Supreme
Court.
All the formulas of the ringside were
strictly observed. There was the roped
inciosure. the retainers with their
towels and sponges. the gentlemanly
announcer. wearing vest with more
colofs than had Joseph's coat, and the
| whple place wore a decidedly sporty
f''Gents." said the master of cere-
monies. in this corner Kid Democracy,
the present champion of the United
States at all weights"
He looks like one of Bryan's plow-
shares." snarled Bull Moose, the ref
.'On behalf Of Kid Democracy" con-
tinued the announcer, ignoring the
jealous interruption of Bull Moose. IT
wish to say that his ome-back in
1919 was absolutely without parallel in
the history of the ring. In this corner
old G. o. P. heavyweight champion for
sixteen years. Knocked out in 1912. he
says he can come back"
At this point Referee Bull Moose dis.
covered that Penrose was G. O. P'o
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