Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-21
TOCAVORT
IN RED CROSS BENEFIT
Democrats and Republicans of House
to Play Base Ball at League
Park June 80.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

Saturday. June 80, will be a big day
and date teams composed OF democrats
and republicans of the lower house Of
Congress will stage a nine-act comedy,
entitled Base Bali From a Legislative
Standpoint" and a representative gath
ering of persons from all walks of Of
=, fetal and residential circles is expect
ed to attend the performance, the pro
| ceeds of which will be turned over to
the American National Red Cross.
| In addition to the grounds and equip
| ment, including balls, bats gloves, uni
forms, etc, Manager Griffith of the
Washington team will donate his serv
ices as umpire. coming over from Phil
adelphia. where the Nationals are
scheduled to play that day, especially
| for the purpose.
Base ball will not be the sole attrac-
ton, however, as the Marine Band Will
! be on hand to render parliamentary
music BETTING the occasion. Young
women whose names appear frequently
! in the columns devoted to social activi-
| ties in the capital will take the roles OF
flower girls. and the reserve officers in
camp at Fort Myer will demonstrate
the progress attained in their training
| by putting on a drill. further mill
| tary touch will be the presence Of High
school Cadets in the capacity of ushers.
| Melvin c. Hazen. District surveyor.
chairman of the citizens committee in
charge of the benefit. practically has
completed all arrangements for the
game and is confident that the largest
crowd of the season will be on hand II
the weather is good. Tickets are selling
at so cents and 81, the latter emitting
spectator to a reserved seat. Reports
from the committees in charge OF their
sale in The various government depart
ments are particularly encouraging to
Tire chairman.
Representative Pat Harrison of Mis-
/ s1ssippi is captain OF the democratic
team and Representative c. B. Miller
! of Minnesota. will direct the play of the
members from the minority side. Each
! is said to have about twenty five law
makers in training for a chance TO
demonstrate their prowess on the dia-
mond. but the names of the athleteS
are being carefully withheld. Some
surprises are promised when the teams
take the field Saturday. June so.
| George Du Mont is scheduled to help
! the Griffmen increase the margin that
I, separates them from last place in the
game with the Athletics today, but he
| is likely to get stiff opposition, as Joe
/ Bush will pitch for the Athletics unless
| Seibold is selected for the job. Bush
| recently has been troubled with a stln
neck. but demonstrated last Saturday.
when he held Cleveland to four hits.
/ that he is capable of putting up his
| usual sterling performance.
According to Manager Mack, as keen
a judge of players ability as there is
! in base ball. Griffith has picked up a
promising player in Billy Murray. the
Brown University shortstop. Mack saw
(! Murray in action in a game last Satur-
| day against Holy Cross.
! Murray impressed me as being a
good ball player" the boss of the Ath-
letics said today Il saw him work In
/ only one game, but from the way he
handled himself 1 think Griffith has ac-
/ CURED a promising youngster:"
| Pitcher Goodwin. former member of
the Martinsburg team of the Blue Ridge
League, who was awarded to the Mill
waukee club by the national commits
sion. despite Griffith's claim on him. is
much sought after by major league
teams now. Scouts Tommy Mccarthy
of the Boston Red Sox. Jimmy Sheck-
ard of the Chicago Cubs, Jack McAllfs-
ter of Cleveland and Eddie Herr OF st.
Louis were in Milwaukee yesterday
| looking Goodwin over. Although the
| Brewers are down in the race. Good
wins work this season has attracted
| much attention and he is considered
I one Of the best youngsters in the Amer
| lean Association. The Milwaukee club
/ already has received one offer of $1,000
, for Goodwin.