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Show sjfiir 111 11 Outlook 'Is for Club Handy With Bludg-eon; Enthusiasm Enthu-siasm for Skipper Camp Characteristic. Special to The Tribune. PORTKKVILLE. Calif., March 24. If Tommy Quiulan shows the form with the war club for which he was noted last season, Eill Bernhard 's outfield should bo a hard nut for any of the other pitchers to crack. Tobin is a tricky man at the plate and has the faculty of getting to the initial corner. His times at bat always figure small in the box score, for he manages to get a base on balls, if any are being handed out, and he is strong at bunting. tShinn says he has his eye on the ball and his clouting indicates tha.t he is correct. Buddy Ryan has begun to hit,' and he (Continued on Following Pago.) ARRANGE CEREMONIES FGR OPENIHC GAME (Continued From Pieceling Page.) most prominent citizens should expose themselves to peril, but what more can j we do? We have flushed the warning light and if they are determined to ! bring down ruin upon themselves it is ! their own lookout. Catastrophe Certain. i t h Governor Bamberger pitching the first ball on opening day, luesday, 1 April 3, and Judge I-'rick hitting it or ' missing it; and Mayor Ferry catching it or failing to catch it, happenings of ! a catastrophic nature are bound to fol-j fol-j low. The maiming of three hih ot'fi-; ot'fi-; cials is not an everyday occurrence, 1 and for that reason it is certain that a j numerous gathering will be on hand to witness the atrocious proceedings. Thy ', disappearance from the landscape of ; Governor Bamberger, Judge Frick and 1 Mayor Ferry, probahly by ambulance, I will take place at 2:'2U o'clock, prompt ! and sharp. The envanishment and the shocking details which will preeede it will be witnessed by 10,000 ol the most rabid and radical of our populace. It is estimated that ten minutes will be required for the removal of the dead and dying and such portions of the dismembered dis-membered trio as may be scattered about. Thus by beginning tho process of elimination at 2:20 it is calculated that the field will be cleared of its 'debris bv 2:30 o'clock, at which hour j the opening gun of the 1917 season of 1 the Pacific Coast league in Salt Lake will be fired, with Will Bernhard man-I man-I ning the gat for Salt Lake and Walter j McCredie performing similar service for Portland. To Distribute Tickets. It is in the plan for the opening day ceremonies that the Rotary club attend the game in a body, the act of atter.d-j atter.d-j ance to be preceded with a parade. Since j Tuesday is the regular da' for the R-o-: tarians to foregather, the opening day ! festivities will fit in very well, j Business Manager JaeW Cook reports that the sale of boxes for the opening game is reaching 14 stupendous propor-i propor-i tions'-' that's what he said; we're not ; responsible for it. Tomorrow Jack will I distribute, tickets among the various j places where patrons find it convenient j to purchase them. The tickets will be j on sale Tuesday. The following places I will be supplied: Alta club. Hotel Utah. United Cigar stores, First South and Main streets, Second South and Main streets, Third South and Sain streets. 14S South Main street. Stickney's. . Stenacker's, Newhouse building. Chapdelain Drug store, Fourth South and Main streets. ron-hrtii!(i lintel Kearns building cigar stand. "Busy Corner' Second South and Main streets. J. B. Arnovitz. Mission cigar stand.. "Bank Corner." These are the places which handled tickets last season, and, therefore, will be easy for the fans to find. It is suggested that everybody buy his tickets tick-ets uptown, so that the crush at the ticket offices on the grounds will be reduced re-duced to a minimum. Women's coupon books, calling for three free admissions each week, with-two with-two other games at 25 cents each, are available at the baseball office in the Walker Bank building. Grounds Are Drying. Cook and Tommy Quinlan made a trip of inspection "to Bonneville park yesterday, Cook to note the progress of "solar evaporation and Tommv to measure meas-ure the distance from home plate to the, (Continued on Paso four i J N f 1 ' ' j ' ! , " " rf 1 V 1 f , V JIIVUMY JOHNS. MWl CEREMONIES 10PEIME (Continued From Page Two.) top of the right field fence, with a view of achieving a few slams over that wall. Cook reported that the ground was drying at a gratifying rate; that the outfield was already gray for the most part, and that the infield, while still soft, showed unmistakable signs of impending good behavior. Unless Un-less more moisture descends, it will be possible to use a roller by Tuesda.y. The announcement in yesterday's Tribune that an additional twenty feet would be attached to the left field foul territory, thereby permitting the removal re-moval of an opaque board fence which has obstructed the view 'of the occupants occu-pants of the north bleachers, was enthusiastically en-thusiastically welcomed yesterday by those bleacherires who have picked favorite fa-vorite spots in the north stand. It will Ko q ii i m ri rn vfi t-n t di im nnr f H nt( Tn addition to enlarging the field and rendering ren-dering it possible to catch some foul flies which now sail over the fence, and removing the screen to vision, the change will materially enhance the looks of the park. That particular fence has always suggested a cramped condition. With twenty feet added to the present clear field, the aspect will be wonderfully wonder-fully changed. Among the improvements at the pari; will bo the laying of a board floor in the clubhouse. It has been found that tho cement floor is painfully cold to the super -hen ted soles of a nail player 'n tootsies just off the blazing field, and also very hard. Tt is reported that Tom Hughes last year found it utterly impossible im-possible to dig a hole in the floor, even with the most vigorous gouging of his big toe. Business Manager Cook is riding hard on his plan to give the school pupils of the sixth, seventh and eighth grades of the public schools a good time on Fri-dav Fri-dav afternoons. Last, week Cook conferred con-ferred with the athletic board of the schools, the members of which welcomed the plan with enthusiasm. Cook also conferred with the management of the street car company with a view to procuring pro-curing free transportation for the kid-lets, kid-lets, or at lent a nominal rate. He reports favorable progress and looks for a final answer from the street car com-panv com-panv Mondiiv. Free admission to the ball park on Fridnv afternoons will be accorded those pupils who have studied diligently during dur-ing the w.ek and who have proper marks in deportment. Thee deesrving boys and girls will be identified by mean1: of badges which will be distributed distrib-uted bv the teachers. The badges will be honored at the rate and will by the wearers be returned to Their teachers on the following Monday morning, in order that, they mnv be redistributed for the following Friday's gam. The manager of the Waterloo club is looking for $ 1 Of) which he will never get. The manager of the Waterloo club sent a letter to the local club, reading in substance as follows: I note that you are using John T. Tobin in your outfield. This is to notify you that the said John T. Tobin is the property of the Waterloo club; that he jumped from that club last year and played in-I in-I dependent ball; that the Waterloo club sent his contract to Oakland, his last known address, and that he has failed to return it with his signature. sig-nature. Now, you may have Tobin upon the payment to the Waterloo . club of $100- otherwise, you will cease playing him. Contract of sale forward by next mail. Del Howard of the Oa'kland club will bear out these statements. AH of which is interesting but not quite true. The manager of the Waterloo Water-loo club is slightly mixed in his yclepts, so to speak. No doubt he refers to Joe Tobin, an Oakland boy, once a Union associationer, and last vear with the Arizona Copper league. Cur Johnny John-ny Tobin is absolutely Waterloo proof. |