Evening star., 1955-06-08
By RICHARD RODGERS

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Hungry after years Of LOSING
to the Democrats, the Republi'
cans got fat last night, IL to 4
in the annual Congressional
baseball game.
The real winners, of course
were the needy youngsters bene.
fitted by The Evening Stal
Summer Camp Fund, sponsor o1
the game.
Representative Glenn Davis
Wisconsin, pitcher and CO.
manager of the Republicans, gave
UP seven hits. His own team
collected 10 hits of three Demo
cratic throwers.
Some 1000 persons cheered
and doubled in laughter in Grit.
fith Stadium as the G. o. p
took its second victory ir
the eight years The Star has
sponsored the contest.
Not since 1949 have the Re-
publicans been able to do much
about their opponents. This was
largely because of Don (Fireball)
Wheeler, a Georgian who year
after year pitched the Democrats
to success. Mr.. Wheeler was not
around this season, his constitu-
ents having benched him in the
last election.
Military bands and drill units
participated in a parade before
the game. In another sideshow
two model plane experts staged
q "dogf1ght."
Chief Justice Earl Warren
threw out the first ball. From
there on, dignity deterioriated.
The battle went something like
this:
FIRST INNING
REPUBLICANS Ohio's VIII
liam H. Ayres doubled to center,
The Democrats Immediately filed
kilograms to all wards, requiring
quick reassessment of the oppo-
sition strength. Thor C. Toll
lefson of Washington perpetrated
an infield out. Mr.. Ayres took
advantage Of it by moving to
third base. Steven B. Derou-
nian of New York singled his
Ohio friend to the first run, and
scored himself on a double by
Co-Manager Glenn r. Davis
Wisconsin. Mr.. Davis made the
third run when an accomplice
went to first on a deplorable re-
lay.
DEMOCRATS-Hugh @. Alex
ander, North Carolina, was un-
able to hit the ball. One out
But Olin E. league, the Texan
cracked an appropriate Texas
League single. Alas, he wa:
thrown out at second when Rob.
ert E. Jones, the Alabaman, hi
into a f1elder's choice. Mr.. Jones
stole second. But he was rash
enough to be picked of.
SECOND INNING
REPUBLICANS-The G. o. P
made three runs after, the first
two men were out. Bruce Alger
Texas, struck out: Elford A
Cederberg popped to short. Mr.
Ayres, up for his second time
singled. The pitcher stopped his
drive but, fiat on his dignity
was unable to locate the bal
behind him before Mr.. Ayre:
reached first base. Mr.. Ayres
then stole second and when thu
throw went awry, kept going tt
third base. Wisconsin's Melvin r
Laird came in to run for him
Mr.. Laird scored on Mr.. Toilet.
sons single. Mr.. Tollefson stole
second. Wasn't there a lot oi
larceny, though! He scored or
Mr.. Derounian's second single
Mr.. Derounian also stole second
then stole third, and arrived
home on the catcher's bad throw
Co-Manager Davis walked anc
was replaced on first base BY
Phil Weaver of Nebraska. In
spired by his predecessors, Mr.
Weaver stole second, where he
was stranded as NebraSka's Car
T. Curtis grounded out.
DEMOCRATS-Trailing by 81,
runs, the Democrats put Eugene
j. Mccarthy of Minnesota up al
bat. He whitfield. Torbert H
Macdonald, Massachusetts,, thu
pitcher, waited out a walk. HI
stole second and got homt
on a double by New Jer'
sey's Hugh j. Addonizio. Tht
New Jersey man also scored, or
a single by Frank M. Clark O.
Pennsylvania. L. Mendel Rivers
of South Carolina hit a single
CALIFORNIA; Harlan Hagen stooc
in for Mr.. Rivers and went II
third on a single by William H
hatcher, Kentucky. Mr.. Natche,
had lost a ball the preceding
pitch, knocking it into the righ
field stands for the longest hi
or near-hit Of the night. A wall
loaded the bases. But then tw'
batters struck out. Democratic