Show ELKS RAVE HAVE AN INNING Park City Hurls Baseball Challenge at Local Herd E rd Park City Utah May 23 1908 1906 To the Members 1 ot of Salt Lake ke L dge a I No M 11 B P O B EYou You have we under understand stand in your nine men who are are imbued with the tb Idea Ideo that they can play baseball We have a like number who know the national game and who are de desirous 1 sirous of ot taking the conceit out of any anything thing that you can trot out We there therefore therefore fore tore challenge you to a game of baseball to be played ed at a Par City on Sunday Tune June une 7 1 IM lIGI for money or blood lood we bave ave avet both but bat are long on the latter If volt vou think t iO nine fn men cannot i do the he Job bring up the whole hertz herd We Ve be the Rio Grande Western Vestern can be In to carry you to Park City end and to transport your remains back to Salt Lake L e eat at the rte rate of ot jer fand and the railroad company needs the th money Dont Don t bring hying our U r lunches as ai the t tb ei I nr of the different religious da df have ave entered a protect against Salt S t Lakers using the steps ste s of I I their houses of pf f worship for cafe purposes Fraternally yours B B CLUB CLUBBy CLUBBy CLUBBy By John W Geiger Captain Salt Lake City Utah May 1 23 23 1902 1003 Mr John W V Geiger Gelger Alleged Captain Elks High Ball Team Park City Utah Sir Your tripe ripe t written challenge was received by bur Dur lodge and anti was referred to the undersigned with power to act It Items I seems ems to us Mr Geiger that you and eight more beings who ho claim Park City as your home are laboring under an il ii illusion illusion I lusion when you think th Ink you can play base baseball baseball ball V J tg g to remind you that it if you ou had bad challenged d us to a contest with the I festive high T all we believe without a question that you ou would have been able 1 to win the pennant If you are sincere in your challenge for fora i iame a 5 gam ame of I we will accept same sam i I providing you put p a forfeit of 1000 I for your appearance 1 upon the field of I battle I y You ou understand as yet et your team bam i has ha hano no reputation a alit as ball MIl players Therefore we could not gain gaits anything by defeating I Ia a bunch of ore o hunters who arc are cen con constantly I strikes In their minds mines but never make mak a safe hit We e understand your tour team is strong on I running No doubt this is true for tor run running runt t sting ning tunnels te ta their long suit I W 71 will willI leave loav here er erp Sunday morning 1 June Tune 7 in our priVate car and I want nant to say aay to yo that a better lot of base huh baR players e looking lot of or men never donned a uniform and when the game Is ever aver you will look like a trapped creme de menthe mentha Very respectfully T LESTER R RT D FREED Captain Elks Baseball Team RALPH GUTHRIE Manager j |