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Show BIG BENEFIT FOR RED CROSS TODAY Entire Receipts of Wilson-Twentieth Wilson-Twentieth Game Will Help Swell Fund. The Twentieth infantry baseball club will meet the fast Wilson-Western Arm? nine this afternoon at Bonneville park. The game begins at 3 o'clock. The Wilson Wil-son club is composed of some of the best local semiprofessionals. The fort team has been practicing hard for the game and the post boys stand a good chance to win out if they support their pitcher, Lieutenant Paul Matlock. Matlock Mat-lock hails from Princeton university and has been hurling good ball all season for the Twentieth. In the game last week at Bonneville park he struck out sixteen batters, but the support accorded him was poor. Most of the players on the Wilson club are well known locally, but there are a few who have not played ball in Salt Lake for some time. Hinkle, Fallen tine. Grady, Morgan and Green will help strengthen the lineup of the city nine. The soldiers from Fort Douglas will be at the game this afternoon in full force All of the fans will be admitted to the grandstand for the 25-cent admission. Every cent taken in will be given to the Red Cross. .. The captains of the two clubs are playing play-ing "fox" about announcing their lineups. line-ups. Each has a surprise package to fling at the other at the opening of the game, it is reported. These two teams have been trying for some time to get together and the contest con-test promises to be one of the fastest semiprofessional exhibitions that has taken place in Salt Lake for some time. The local aggregation played three games with the fort boys last year and the scores In all three exhibitions were close. The keen Interest that has been aroused in today's contest promises to bring out a big crowd. Manager Frank Rumell of the Wilsons Wil-sons has arranged to have extra street cars run to Bonneville park In time for the game and has also engaged; Bert Mar-getts Mar-getts as umpire. |