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Congressmen Take a Rest from Law Making to “Play Ball”

Newspaper page with five photos: a man in a sprinter’s start near a baseball base, captioned, “Rep. Slemp of Virginia”; two men smiling and crossing their fists, captioned, “The Two Umpires Arguing. (Byrnes of South Carolina and Wilson of Illinois, on the Right.)”; a catcher, captioned, “Catcher Kinkead”; men in various baseball unforms, captioned, “Republicans-Kendall, (Iowa,) P.; Burke, (Penna,) C.; Porter, (Penna.,) 1st B.; Longworth, (Ohio,) 2d B.; Pickett, (Iowa.) 3d B.; Ames, (Mass .,) S.S.; Lafferty, (Me.,) L. F.; Jackson, (Kan.,) C. F.; and Woods (Iowa,) R. F.”; men, some in uniform, captioned, “Democrats-Webb, (N. C.) P.; Oldfield, (Ark.,) C.; Reilly, (Conn.,) 1st B.; Kinkead, (N. J.,) 2d B; Patterson, (Miss.,) 3d B.; Carter, (Okla.,) S. S.; Driscoll, (N. Y.,) L. F.; Murray, (Mass.,) C. F., Hughes, (N. J.) R. F.”/tiles/collection/9/9812.xml
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Newspaper page with five photos: a man in a sprinter’s start near a baseball base, captioned, “Rep. Slemp of Virginia”; two men smiling and crossing their fists, captioned, “The Two Umpires Arguing. (Byrnes of South Carolina and Wilson of Illinois, on the Right.)”; a catcher, captioned, “Catcher Kinkead”; men in various baseball unforms, captioned, “Republicans-Kendall, (Iowa,) P.; Burke, (Penna,) C.; Porter, (Penna.,) 1st B.; Longworth, (Ohio,) 2d B.; Pickett, (Iowa.) 3d B.; Ames, (Mass .,) S.S.; Lafferty, (Me.,) L. F.; Jackson, (Kan.,) C. F.; and Woods (Iowa,) R. F.”; men, some in uniform, captioned, “Democrats-Webb, (N. C.) P.; Oldfield, (Ark.,) C.; Reilly, (Conn.,) 1st B.; Kinkead, (N. J.,) 2d B; Patterson, (Miss.,) 3d B.; Carter, (Okla.,) S. S.; Driscoll, (N. Y.,) L. F.; Murray, (Mass.,) C. F., Hughes, (N. J.) R. F.”
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Date

1912

Artist

American Press Association

Publication

The New York Times

Dimensions

22 5/8 x 33 3/4 in. (57.5 x 85.7 cm)

Accession Number

2008.042.000

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

The Congressional Baseball Game of 1912 made news in the New York Times. The half-page spread comprises photos of each team, players in action, and a pantomimed fight between two umpires. That year, the game—which was won by the Democrats for the third time in a row—was played at American League Stadium in Northeast Washington.

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