[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 94 (Friday, July 9, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H5464]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                REPUBLICANS WIN COVETED ROLL CALL TROPHY

  (Mr. OXLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. OXLEY. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to announce the results of the 
43rd Annual Roll Call Baseball Game for Charity between the Democrats 
and Republicans. While the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer) is still 
on the floor, I want to thank him for his warm hospitality in his 
district at the Prince George's County Stadium and his graciousness, 
despite losing. And I particularly want to thank all of the players and 
the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Sabo), the Democrat manager, for 
being such great sportsmen. We are pleased for one more year to possess 
this coveted Roll Call trophy, which is all one word, coveted Roll Call 
trophy. I am glad to have it here on the floor, and I will have it 
protected in my office for the next year. The score was 14-7.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. OXLEY. I yield to the gentleman from Maryland.
  Mr. HOYER. The gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Sabo), the manager of 
the Democratic team, is not on the floor, but I know he would want me 
to congratulate you. As painful as defeat is, we graciously acknowledge 
that the second inning was devastating in which you scored 9, 10, 11 
runs. It is going up, 10 runs, I guess. And it would be not as gracious 
to observe that other than that second inning, the game was pretty 
good. But I congratulate the gentleman on behalf of the somewhat 
gracious losers.
  Mr. OXLEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman. The final score was 
14-7. I thank the sponsors of this event. There were over 5,000 people, 
the largest crowd at the event ever, and it will produce over $100,000 
for the Adult Literacy Council and Boys and Girls Clubs of the 
Washington area. They are always very worthy recipients.
  Thanks to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Sabo), half of the budget 
of the Adult Literacy Council will be provided from the proceeds of 
this game. We are very pleased about that. I notice the gentleman from 
New Jersey (Mr. Saxton), one of the announcers for the game, he and 
former member Martin Russo. We thank them for their fine work. And 
finally, I want to thank Hall of Famer Lou Brock, who was brought here 
by the auspices of the Baseball Hall of Fame, as well as Major League 
Baseball. He was very gracious, threw out the first ball, threw a 
strike, signed autographs for the kids, and had pictures taken. To Lou 
Brock and his wife, thank you for making the 43rd annual baseball game 
one to remember.

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