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Show A BIG EVENT IN BASEBALL First North Street Windjammers vs. Center Cen-ter Street Katzenjammers, June li, The Center street ball tossers have accepted the teccnt challenge of the 1st North sttcet hunch, and tho game is to be plajed next Thutsday afternoon. after-noon. What some of these fellows on each side don't know about ball plaj-lng plaj-lng would till a good sied book, and the game next Thutsday will bo moie in the natuie of a Murtay & Mack stage peifoimancc than a piofesslonal exhibition of ball tossing. For this leason the occasion ought to prove one of the events of the season and not second to the pciforinancc of last jear. It will bo lcmcmbcred how gieat was the enthusiasm on the p.utof the supportets of each aggregation, and how confident was each of securing tho scalps of the other fellows. The town was decotated to a finish, the white and purple of the 1st Northers and the jellow and black of the Center street fans being flaunted fiom every available telephone and electric light pole. The town was a blae of glory and everjbody was enthused, the stoics closing dining the game In Older to give the clerks, and employers as well, an opportunity to go to the game and "toot" for their side. The story of the game Is still fresh in the minds of huge ciowd that went to the paik that day and how Don Benson lost the game for the 1st Northers will nevei he forgotten. The boys want to havo Just as big time and just as much fun this jear and aie pushing the matter for all It Is woith. Colois havo not jet been selected, hut when the selection is announced an-nounced later, it is hoped that the fans will take up the matter and dec-oiatc dec-oiatc thoioughly. Tin bonis will be on sale and it Is desired that not less than 10,000 bo sold. The cleiks want a couple of houis off that day, too, and In all piobablllty our accommodating accom-modating mcichants will giant tlie icqucst. The lino up for the 1st North sticet bunch will probably bo as follows: Tom Lewis, catchci; Don Benson, pltchci; John Gallagher, 1st base; Alf Palmer, Jnd base; Joe Campbell, Hid base; Fred Cates, short stop; Leo Nielsen, center field: J. M. Jones, left field; Joe Squires, right Held; and the following to select from: "Wm. Bar-rlclaugh, Bar-rlclaugh, W. J. Harrison (who is reported re-ported to be a stunner) Alf Pilgrim and Hovvaid Thomas. |