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Show BASEBALL AFTER DARK INAUGURATED BY ELKS Cincinnati, , June 15 Baseball by electric light, from which no much is expected 'by some, was given its try-out try-out at League park here last night when members of the teams, representing repre-senting the Elk's lodges of Cincinnati and Newport, Ky., practiced for the afterdark game they will play next Thursday night. The immense reflectors reflec-tors installed on high towers illuminated illumin-ated the field almost as brightly as daylight, and others manipulated so that light was thrown upward, made it easy to find and catch balls batted into the air. None of the Cincinnati J played, as President Hermann was unwilling un-willing to risk injury to any of his athletes In the untried stylo of ball playing. |