Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-06-04 | Page 20 | Actors to Play Ball with Salt Lake Team

MS TO PLAY GILL WITH SALTLAKE TEAM Weird Surprises Expected in Unusual Contest for Red Cross Benefit. Tlierc have been baseball games that have made history, but the game which is scheduled to .be played between Hie Salt Iike Baseball club and the Willies Players Baseball club next Monday afternoon after-noon for the benefit of the Red Cross is bound to eclipse anyilmii: in the records of anv league. It is to bo played ,lt Bonnevillo park. Twenty-live cents will be the admission and the entire proceeds will be given to the great Kixl Cross cause. Tliis will be a same lull of weird things and many surprises. In the tirst place, the actors will appear in costumes designed de-signed either to overawe or friirhten "stiff" anv and every opponent- Por example. ex-ample. Ralph Cloninser. centerlield, will play In a dress suit, while Huron 1.. Hly-den Hly-den will be the town constable and declares de-clares that no bases will be stolen while he is on the grounds. "Handsome Ben" Ketoham, manaser of the Wilkes theater, will cover tirst base with bis usual graceful skill, while Frank Honner will heroically play right Held, even though It does take him far, far away from admiring feminine eyes. The complete lineup of the dramatic stars is as follows: Hen Kctcham, tirst; H. L. Blvden, second; Frank Bonner, right field; Ancyn T. McN'ulty. third; A. Buniell. siiortstop; O. Johnson, catcher; Ralph Cloninger, center field; Krnest Van Pelt, left field; 'Pennant, pitcher; Fred Moore. Held captain and utility man; "Cliff" Thompson, umpire for the W ilkes. The Salt Lake team has asked for a handicap of five runs, while the actors are willing to give them only two. A compromise compro-mise will probably be effected, which w lli insure a sizzling hot panic.