Show SPORTS THEY SCRAMBLE Elks and Commercial Club Teams Will Blunder Around at Ball Bail Park as it is supposed to be played will be played on Walkers field this aft at S 1 Tit Thi opposing teams wilt wili be lie alleged players from tir ta local lodge of Elks and a similar number of or unknown business men from he Corn Com Commercial mercial club An admission is to bo ba charged at the gate The Elks have ab absolutely refused to keep the money say lag th they y with turn it over to some char charitable institution It tt will be just like taking candy iron from children sad Manager Ralph Outline yesterday afternoon We riot not have has the heart to keep it ourselves To ease our conscience we will give the money In at the gate to some charity We will let the Commercial boys say to what organisation It goes We will give them theat that much consolation S The Commercial club f the following to the Elks yesterday Mr P J T r Chairman Elks Baseball Team D Dear r Sir SirI I had hoped that the game of ball between my team and your gang of rooters could b be pulled off in a spirit of friendly and d scientific rivalry It seems from the tone of your various that you do not share my laud laudable laudable able desire but are determined to pre precipitate war wr This afternoon as our gentlemanly pitcher was coming out of a respectable family resort with his can of beer he hewa wa was set upon by one of your thugs and had hd his right arm broken Fortunately as he always Pitches with his hla left hand and thus you were again foiled I an am just HI hi receipt of ut a communication from our able and M Intelligent catcher stating that late this afternoon he be was struck in the face with an as oaten bat ki n the hands of your exalted ruler rater rt It will doubtless make ke you y u grit your teeth to learn that toe the bat was broken into many pieces and our catcher will be on hand tomorrow at 3 p 15 m DL with the goods Your Tour attempt to bribe our first baseman base baseman man to throw the game sime has baa also come coma to naught w we having raised the amount offered by you yon yonI I here and now offer a reward of 15 i for each ball stopped by your catcher and IS U for each fly caught by any of your Players I will further agree to pay you N for every one of your players who leaves the ground unaided Tour ambulances and stretchers win will await you youat youat at the east gate Yours Tours etc S JOHN C HOOPER Capt CoaL hub Baseball Team The lineup as announced last night fa Is faas Isas as follow Commercial Club Chrt Elks Unknown a C Unknown T p Unknown Unknown IB I B Unknown Unknown I B Unknown Unknown 3 B Unknown Unknown 88 08 Unknown S Unknown L F Unknown Unknown CF C P Unknown Unknown R B F Unknown Umpire Unknown |