| Show B BASEBALL BOOMING IN VESTERN CANADA CALGARY May 28 Baseball Baseball in western Canada is more moro of a 3 municipal affair than anywhere in i the United States The dt city of Calgary has baa ha do donated d. d a plot of land in Victoria Victora park for use uee as M a baseball field The ball ban club is s run rD b by tho the leading leadin business s men of the tho town town who show a spirit pirt that puts to shame that of ot oJ many maV of the base base- Euta ban ball all magnates across the border order Tho The western Canada Ba Baseball ebal league has a cas class C rating in organized baseball baseball base base- ball baJ but bat is allowed a class cas B salary limit limit a month for lor fourteen men According to tn tho the dominion census of 1910 the leagues league's leage's population was 3 insufficient insufficient in in- sufficient to secure a B rating but since 1910 nearly aL all the cities have du doubled ld in population in hence tho the ex ex- It is a novelty no to hear tho the natives speak peak of of the ball bal game this this e evening But evening enin it is for the games ames are ae not called caled until after afier 5 oelo k Tako Take Calgary for instance ster On opening day aay May 4 1 the game ame was as started at p. p m. m m Every Even day day since then t is official pla play ball baJI time and as a it itis itis its is s still early cary in the season and ad the ball ban games are arc not so snappy and nd full fun of lifo life as is later It I is i snapPY often S 8 0 o'clock cock when he the tho last batter bater is called caled out Tune June July Juh and AU August the tho games arc stated at at nf 30 Pr p. m. m and it is 18 possible to o finish extra p. p inning games a as a it remains ht enough Rb to play up to 10 is is sometimes o clock But the umpire put ut in sore stai straits when to call un a game gamo gameon on account of darkness gme Calgary Ca arv is a hotbed of or sports In the summer baseball cricket tennis 8 soc see or lacrosse golf 01 and swimming hold holdway way sway and each has a following all al its it own Almost every cry able bodied malo male maloi malos is i s an active performer in some somo branch of sport and tho result rosult is a a body of at well wen conditioned men nen Baseball bids fair to outstrip all other s sports snorts orts as aa the attendance figures eho show how In spite of counter attractions galore and ad a terrific windstorm the opening pening game gamo here here drew 2700 persons The ho attendance attendance Jamo hardly bardy ever vor drops drop below the tho ho thousand mark Calgary Calgar has hal a 8 city league in soccer tennis tenni cricket senior senior baseball junior baseball and school chool baseball The Tho To tam games 9 are arc played after ater 6 0 o'clock clock except in n the school league where the contests con con- tests ests begin immediately following school chool hours boars This judicious s mixture of work and play will wn tend to bring antaU out ont nfl all the latent ability in either branch for or it is it a true tro sayIng All Al work and no play lay makes make Jack ak a dull duI boy is dead forbidden since ino the theay theda day da ay Arthur knocked out ont Luther Lutner Mccarty f Car Wrestling has a nver never had bad a 3 foothold but there is no reason why by that hat sport should houM not no take if it properly handled The ThE people here bere are m wise e and would not fall for the foreign 1 wrestlers But a man of the tho abit ability and ant honesty honch of Ernst Et or orAle orles Ale Alex les Kazan Tazan would be able to take tako tho the city ity ct b by storm an and make a small smal for for- for tune uno |
