The Washington times., 1914-05-18
BALL GAME FEATURE
OF BIG SHAD BAKE
Nationals, by Proxy, Will Play
Mutt and Jeff Team at Trade
Board Outing May %.

Although certain members OF the
Washington baseball team are now in
capacitated by injuries. Manager Grif-
nth has assured W. A. Rogers, chair
man OF the Board of Trade shade bake
baseball committee. that each member
OF the team will be able TO play (by
proxy in the match game to be played
the morning Of the shade bake at Chesa-
peake Beach. May q. The world s
champions will be opposed by the Mutt
Fred J. White.
The makeup of the Worlds Cham
pions will be composed of the regular
lineup. with johnson in the box and
Ainsmith at the receiving end. Clark
Griffith will guide the team, Clarence
R. Ahslt acting as proxy. Nick Altrock
in person will umpire the game. The
Mutt and Jeffs will include in its roll
such players as Cobb. Baker. Speaker,
Collins. and others who yet have to sig
nlfy their Willingness to have repre-
sentatives appear for them. Each play
er, that the representation may appear
more real. will wear q large sign across
his breast with the name of the player
thereon emblazoned. This will also be
the case with the world champions.
Worlds Champion Lineup.
The lineup OF the Worlds Champions
will be as follows:
Moeller George P. Hales). right field; !;
Foster Roy S. Brooks. third; Milan
W. A Rogers. center field: Gandil
(Mike MacDonald), first: Shanks
Charles NJ. King, left field; Morgan
Bride (Harry Kirks). shortstop: Ain
smith Clarence r. Ahalt. catcher;
Johnson Il. Henry Henderson,, pitcher
The Mutt and Jeff's team will be COM
posed as follows: John Brewer. second
ard. third: Fred Spicer, pitcher; Billy
burns, catcher; Charles II. Pardoe,
right field: John D. Sullivan. left field;
Joe Davis. center field: Fred j. White,
first base.
guests OF the board at the shad bake.
the following already having accepted:
Congressman F. c. Stevens. ]. H. Small,
Edward W. Townsend, Julius Kahn.
Samuel Z. Winslow. Samuel Wallin'
William L. 1goe, and Thaddeus H.
Caraway, and Senator George II. Cham
beTlain, Col. Chester Harding. Dis
trict Commissioner, also has accepted.
The sale of tickets will close Wednes-
day noon.
Sih Hundred Expected
properly taken care of, Chairman T.. r.
Brooks has announced the appointment
of a reception committee. OF which
President Cuno. II. Rudolph is chair
man. Fully eD0 members and their
friends will take the trip this year. II
is expected that above 800 will en-
bark on the first train, leaving at l0:31
u. m. The last electric car 20 make
connection with this train will leave
Fifteenth street and New York avenue
at 9:45.
The afternoon train will leave at 2
o clC ok and dinner will be served about
BIS The last electric car TO make con-
neCtior. with this train will leave Fiji
teenth and New York avenue at AS
Following the afternoon dinner, a pro-
gram OF athletic events will be held, un-
der the management Of Otney NJ. Strait
ton and his committee on athletics.
Working hand in hand with this COM
nitiee has been the committee on prizes,
c. J. Waters, chairman. Through the
efforts of this latter committee, the
most valuable prizes ever procured for a
like occasion have been presented by the
merchants OF Washington. and will be
awarded to the winners Of the different
athletic events.