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Show Govmau a Fine Basebnll Player. Up to tno tlmo his fatal Illness overtook over-took him Senator Gorman, of Mary lard, was fond of rocalllng tho days when ho was raptaln and played right field with the old National baseball club of Wasnlngton. His activity and energy as nn athlete attracted the at-tentlKi at-tentlKi of President Johneou, who offered of-fered him the collectorshlp of tho Fifth Maryland district. The youns fellow hosltated, feollng reluctant to abandon his favorite pastime Just then, whereupon tho president offered to hold tho place for him until the sea-sou sea-sou tlobed. Gorman nccopted grateful!, grate-ful!, raid thus It was that his ability abil-ity as a, baseball player won him his first twod political appointment |