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William Stanco has been an investigator on the staff of the House Appropriations Committee from 2002 to 2011. Prior to taking that position, he spent thirty-one years with the General Accounting Office. In addition to his degree in accounting from Quinnipiac University, he has a master's degree in congressional studies from Catholic University. Figure 10.MoUdall (right) is seenwith his son Mark at a congressional baseball game.MoUdall played andmanaged in several games in the 1960s as amember fromArizona;Mark, a currentDemocratic senator fromColorado, played in several gameswhen he served in the House between 1999 and 2009. N O T E S 1. Christian ScienceMonitor, July 17, 1909, p. 9; New York Times, July 17, 1909 p. 2; and calculations based on information in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 2. According to the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives which has developed extensive information related to the game, no game was played in 1910; no information is available on games between 1920 and 1925; no game was played in 1927 or 1929 through 1931; no information is avail- able on games between 1934 and 1944; and no games were played between 1958 and 1961. From1946 through 1958, the games were sponsored by theWashington Evening Star. 3. New York Times, June 11, 1933, p. 26. 4.Washington Post, Aug. 13, 1972, C2 and Roll Call, June 25, 2007. 5. Office of History and Preservation, Office of the Clerk, http:clerk.house.gov/art_history/house_history/baseball/index. html. 6. In addition to throwing out the ceremonial first pitch in 1948 and 1950, Fred Vinson played in the 1926 congressional game when he was a Housemember fromKentucky. 7. Los Angeles Times,May 26, 1932, p. 8. 8. Newspaper accounts of the games. 9. New York Times,May 2, 1926, p. 1. 10. Chicago Tribune, July 28, 1983. 11.Washington Post, Aug. 13, 1972, p. C2. 12. Congressional Record, 51st Cong., Aug. 1, 1914, p. 13123. 13.Washington Post, Aug. 22, 1914, p. 5. 14. New York Times, June 11, 1933, p. 26. 15. Roll Call, June 17, 2009. 16. Roll Call, July 3, 2006. 17. Congressional Record, 91st Cong., June 22, 1970, p. H20636, H. Res. 1084. 18.MLB.com.stats 19. Roll Call, Aug. 1, 1994. 20. New York Times, July 23, 1987, p. A24 and Roll Call, July 31, 2005. 21. Roll Call, Aug. 3, 1995. 22. Roll Call, June 24, 2002. 23. Roll Call, Aug. 5, 1993. 24.Washington Post,May 22, 1968, p. D1 and Washington Post, August 13, 1972, p. C2. 25.Washington Post, Feb. 20, 1953, p. 1 andWashington Post, Mar. 20, 1956, p. 21. 26.Washington Evening Star,May 21, 1948, p. 1. 27.Washington Post, June 18, 1967, p. C2. 28. New York Times, July 16, 1909, p. 2. 29. Office of History and Preservation, Office of the Clerk, http://clerk.house.gov/art_history/highlights.html?action=view& intID=337, (July 21, 2010) and Roll Call, July 31, 1995 (quiz). 30. New York Times,Mar. 31, 1958, p. 17. 31. Office of History and Preservation, Office of the Clerk, http:clerk.house.gov/art_history/house_history/baseball/index. html. 32. Congressional Record, 80th Cong.,May 24, 1948, p. 6353. 33. Roll Call, June 17, 2009. 34. Roll Call, June 25, 2007. WINTER 2012 THE CAPITOL DOME 9 ALL COURTESY THE AUTHOR