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Show DENTISTS DOCTOR THE DRUGGISTS Ml H;ve One Big Time At Johnson Grovt Ball Playing Startles NationLocal Na-tionLocal Man Offered Star I'ositlcn. T..j dentists, doctors, nnd druggists f (.ache Valley held their annual cut. Hi nt Johnsons' Grove yesterday. ccoral hundreds of the professional n:en nnd their friends took part In the festivities and u number of wslt nig professional men from towns In southern Idaho, were In attendance. Carrluges, automobiles nnd carryalls carry-alls ccmeyed tho pnrty to the giouuds (all hut tho newspaper men; the) walked,) nnd tho Grove presented present-ed the appearance of a mlnnturo Fair; nt leaBt thero were enough of the fair Aex there to give one that Impression. Numerous largo tables groaned under un-der the 'weight of delicious refreshments refresh-ments and their groans were ns speedily speed-ily rclloved by the deft manipulation of the "Medics" present. The refreshments refresh-ments AWEAIIED to be free and tho gut-sU mnde tree to enjoy tho same. The' principal event of tho day wns the ball game between the doctors on one side, nnd n happy combination of dentists nnd druggists on tho other oth-er Never In the history of Logan ..As (her been anothor sucn a game. The student of nthletlc history may search the archives In vain for another an-other event worthy to stand beside this ball game of yesterday. With strict regard to the proprieties proprie-ties cf such a solemn undertaking, Undertaker Llndqulst was selected to act ns umpire. Ho wns a tower of Btrength to both sides. Whenever his clarion voice boomed and reverberated rever-berated adown the field the bolated runner strained wildly for the plate while the sturdy boBeman clutched fiercely at the handful of ntmosphcre surrounding the ball. The game went something Ilka this: A gentleman wearing a severely severe-ly high Intellect and a pleasing smile walks lightly to tho bat. He smiles pleasantly at the pitcher and the lnt-i lnt-i Continued on puge five) -" ' I - I . -ii i -w. DENTISTS, DOCTORS 01 AND druggists, Continued (rum nn; ter !i,i.iia Ha is luvj i.iiii-ntr it i.U.. ers. The umpire cries "play ball and the pitcher, after successfully sur-' vlvlng a series of convulsions, K gu iuc liimktr. ine batter s.ullt. pleasantly and lets the ball pass. "Strike One," shouts the umpire, i.. , the batter looks at him disgustedly tnrough his sweat, Another pal, duties through the air. he seizes the opportunity, likewise the bat, und pizxles away. By all computation he sets In motion 543,000 cubic Inches ,of air with each sweep Of his manly arm. By some fortune of fate th-i bat reaches Uie uall. It seizes it midway between the sphincter musclo and tho Jenum ond the Impact sends It foi- ward. It soars aloft and the man In right field soars after It. He ruuhc. forward eager to have It In bis warm embrace, but the end Is not yet In a series of deml seml-quavers It comes toward him. Ho reaches for It. He gets HI In nine cases out ol , ten he gets It midway between the , trees, and tho grand stand, but thi ; time he gets It squarely on the chesl , ond it little to the south of west. The umpire shouts "foul" ond the ecorei tallies one run. The game had painfully wormed Its way around to the seventh Inning when a telegram from manager brought It to an abrupt end. The telegram read: Chicago, 111. Dr. Sam Thatcher, Johnsons Grove, Utah. "Have Just heard of today's wonderful playing on the part of T. D. Budge. Offer you $10,000 for him, for Chicago Cubs. Will take him dead or alive. Answer by freight, my expense. Signed, Chance. Later the assemblage sot down to what APPEARED to be a most tempt lng "Dutch lunch," and tho balance of the day was spent In social pastime. |