The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-20
Property and Inspection Di-
vision Teams Battle in
Central Park.
STRUGGLE ENDS IN TIE
Pitchers Hurl Real Twisters
and Both Mines Roast
the Empire"

about game played in Central PARK
last night between the hours Of and
lao except the cry, Take i'm out r.
At the proper intervals the spectators
felt moved to fling this taunt at the
pitcher OF one team or the other. but
II withered on the lips. for every time
the pitcher proved to be a girl. Com
plete inspection of the diamond demon
strated, indeed, that the whole aston
tshing OUTFIT was girls with three ex-
ceptions. namely the two catchers and
the umpire. The catchers were men be-
cause no member OF the other sex could
be found who did not rebel at the idea
OF hiding her light under q bushel of
mask and chest protector.
The umpire was a man because only
man can be fair 10 the ladies when
they cllnch in the national sport. So
the conditions being what they were,
the bleachers had to restrict their hard
learned repertoire Of unrenned admoni-
s ton to =. the single sssfsaty' XIII the
But notwithstanding the savage con-
centration Of traditional hatred on this
gentleman, only one empire was bat
ted out of the box. He was a park
ground keeper. and midway in the con-
fict he staggered Off to his cave, giving
the ridiculous excuse that the saving
dayiights would be knocked out of him
at home II he didn't go to supper.
Girls Wear Bloomers.
II was one of the first OF a series Of
games that will eventually determine the
female championship of the New York
Offices Of the United States Ordnance De-
partment. The costumes were boomers,
middies and jockeylike caps DO saucy as
TO make any face enhancing. The Blue
Caps were the pick Of the Property Dr.
vision, the Pink Caps ("Orange, Mr. Re-
porter. orange!') were the queen roses
OF rosebud garden nurtured in the re-
rounding Inspection Division. The Blues
had ten players. including two short
stops, the Pinks only nine. This abnor-
mality was discovered by the score
keeper toward the end OF the fourth
inning. when, of course, II was too late
to do anything about It except continue.
The Blues had in left field Gladys Con-
naughton. daughter Of Frank Connaush-
ton. who was banning 'em out IN the
Big Leagues not so terribly many years
ago
II made a run and hit and every
thing. so please put in something nice
about me-" suggested Miss Connaugh,on.
"On the nose, Connie old girl on the
nose" implored her captain, Ella Gold
berg. a moment later when Gladys took
her turn at the plate. But alas Gladys
Connie Connaughton swung and swung
and swung again. and that monster of
an umpire called her out.
Il knew II would happen. The bat
was too heavy" sad Frank Connaugh-
toms girl. But something nice might
be said after all II Connie wouldn't mind
being told THAT she certainly was easy to
look at
Do they know baseball, and what
should be said in this or that crisis
This went into the record around the
home plate; Jaw. too high. too high.
Believe me. that was no strike. I'll say
It wasn't! shermie. pass up the bad
ones: didn't l tell you? Cut out the
5abbing. Let EN- hit you and take a
walk. Say. listen. that Rirl Elias got
an out curve: got brake on II, too.
Now. Goldberg. smack this one to sleep.
Look at them robbing Sully she was
safe a mile. And listen. my dear had
these nails manicured only yesterday
Wednesdays beau night. you know: and
now look at 'em. Is that Humpy at bat
Watch Humpy; he'll slam the old pill"
Capt. Humpy. U. 8. A.
1t must be added that the man
Humpy was none other than Capt o. 8.
HUMPHREYS. Y. s. A. organizer Of and
catcher for the Inspection Division team.
Only in moments of Intense mental COM
motion did the girls refer to him in
such an undignified way and no apology
was requested or extended.
"And IL you must mention me-"
Edith Blanke, centreielder of the
Blues was saying to the distraught ex-
perts of the press stand. you won't
forget to say that I struck out~'
Indeed, and how did such an in
er:S Ws thing ns, w. B ss
place. I drew the bat back as far as
could and hit as hard as I could. The
ball went up in the air and landed away
out beyond those girls somewhere be-
yond the right fieldLis that right-and
third base. They told me Il was the
best strike out of the game so far"
One who really did strike out was
Capt. HUMPHREYS. Ella Goldberg. the
pitcher with the outcurve as distin-
guished from other curves of suspicion
able presence, did the trick. Miss Gold
berg. who is the Blues captain. throws
ball Just as a man does and had the
Pinks in distress most OF the time. She
lasted all the seven innings, and got a
two Dagger between times, while the
Pinks had to call a second string pitcher
into the box when silk stockinged legs
were ravlng across the plate with irri-
Eating regularity
The ultimate score when the game
was called on account of darkness
poetic license-at $40 p. NJ. was re-
ported by the official in charge OF It as
Is to IL. Several scalawags who had
kept their own tabs insisted that the
achievement OF one run by the Pinks
had been ignored somewhere in the
seventh inning.
The whole army is waiting to hear the
lineup:
Property Dlvision-Pearl DAYS, short
stop; Gertrude Sullivan, FIRST base /;
Laura Conrad second base Ella Gold
berg, pitcher; Gladys Connaughton. left
field; Marian Hanrette, right neld: Jes-
sic Goldstein. second shortstop; Edith
Blanke, centreheld: Mr.. Milton Hitter.
catcher.
Inspection Division-Helen Kelner,
pitcher; Molly Lipsitz. third base: May
Dot Shanahan, second base and pitcher |:
Dorothy Edelstein first base: Dorothy
Sherney shortstop; Marcia Carson, left
neld: Frieda Doonan. right field Anna
sherman. centreheld; Capt o. s.
Humpnries, catcher.
Col. Burren Gets Medal.