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Show PLAY- BASEBALL AT NIGHT Two La Croaaa Tcamt Battle for Twc Houra by Aid of Artificial Light Without Inconvenience. C. A. Comlakny'a recently Inatnllrd llghla received Ihelr flrat real tryoul nt the American league ground In Chlcugu Ihe other nlghl, when Ihe Mil nnla Allilellc cluli und Calumet la cronac teania battled for over twc houra In a faat tuiiich In the glare nl nver l.uno.Ono candle power of llghi which rntiBtltiilea a portion of ilu light plant that will give Chlcag night buteliall In the n.nr fuliire. ""he plant ptovid ItR.'lf equnl tithe ti-the occaiilon, for the tent held up to vttiat wna expected. The llllnnla A. C. won Ihe game. 11 In H. but thlB fact wna loat tu view In the confiinlon reuniting from the pronounced aucreaa nf the light plant and at that the ground, were curlnlled and only half the power waa In ubo. At no time during the 80 minute of play did Iho playcra find ll hard to follow the ball, lint Ihe game proved ua faat und na Intc renting na If It hud been played In the broad day light. No complaint waa heard from the playcra and with Iho roof llghla un covered the conleatanta were In nc way bothered by the force of the liuiipn. |