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Show MACHINISTS AND CAlEfTO PLAY The South Pacific machinists re-eently re-eently sent a challenge to th carmen to play them a game of Kill for 2o a sldp. At the time tho challenge was not accepted by tho carmen, but it looks now as if the match would take place. Captain M. C. Plakeky of tho car. men's team stated this morning that, personally, he Is very much in favor of takinc up IJio wager of the machinists, ma-chinists, but that tionio of tho mem-Wrs mem-Wrs of bin team feol that the machinists ma-chinists have imt dealt altogether fp.iily In the matlor of athletic con-tosts con-tosts ind hnve refused to play them for this roawn. Tho athletic rivalry between tho machinists and enrmen K all in all, quite friendly, but elnce the Lagoon outing of a wc-ek ao thore have been some flysp-:cks of lll feellng attached to It. The carmen feel that the roP-ChJnlsta attempted to appropriate appro-priate unto themselves too many of tho honors of the big picnic. BlakeVfty atntes the carmen carried off five of the prizes of the Lagoon athletic contests. Two of these wore for broad jumps. The old men's race, in which all the contestants were over ft y years old. was won by A. W. Cheverall, forornau of the paint do- partmnt or tho car shops. In th young men's race Hairy Ponders of the rarmen, funic In ahead. 'The machinists are pretty smooth articles," said Blakley. "Thy won the game of ball at the, outing by putting put-ting a ringer in tho bo, a fellow that Isn't a shop employe. If we play them they will have to ute their own men, and If they do that, I don't think we will have any trouble In netting their scalp. If I can get the boys to agree to a game, I am going after the ma-chlnlcts ma-chlnlcts and their 2$. I'm golDg to call their bluff." , |