Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-20
GUESSING CON.IEI T. T |
For Ladies and Prize a Season Pass
y TO naII Games
What the Newspapers and Bail Men tie >oitnr
States League Cities are Saying
About Baseball

Manager Blackburn of the Pine
Bluff baseball club stated to q Graphic
reporter this morning that the man
ayers of the bah park are making ev-
cry convenience for ladies' that il is
possible to make in order to have them
i attend the games the coming season.
He also statyad that another 5hing
of Importance to the ladies was that
a contest will commence on FEBRUARY
% and continue until Monday Mar y
season pass to the lady guessing the
colors of the Pine Bluff boys uniforms.
There will be two colors. The body of
the uniform one color. and the trim
mings another. \ ballot box will be
placed in the Grand Leader dry goods
store and sealed, excepting a small
opening in the top, and all wishing to
guess may seal their guesse es in an en-
velope and deposit it there. A conf
will examine the answers and if one or
more are found to be the correct ans
wer, the one put in the ballot box first
will be the one to receive the prize.
The ballot must be dated and the time
of day of the deposit plainly marked
on the outside the envelope. The box
will be stationed in front Of the show
case just behind the stove in the Grand
Leader, and a clock and paper and en-
velopes will be there to meet the de-
mands of the contestants. All ladies
are welcome to vote.
There seems to be some mlSunder-
standing on the part Of some OF the
Cotton States League people as to Nc
Divitt Manager Blackburn says that
NcDivitt played with him in the Match
&team last year and that his release
from the Natchez team was bought by
Pine Bluff for the coming season.
Some of the newspapers printed in
the league cities are doing some great
Dragging about what they are going to
do. and some of the league managers
are claiming it all, and are talking
about the strength of their own teams
and the weakness Of other teams.
Manager Blackburn isn't doing much
talking, but when the time comes to
play ball Mr. Blackbur and his team
are going to be found right on the
spot
Mr.. Blackburn stated that the team
would report in Pine Bluff on March
IS. Messrs. Sample and McDivitt will
arrive soon to superintend the work on
the baseball grounds.
Manager Haupt returned yesterday
and stated that while the schedule
adopted placed Natchez at GreenVille,
and Vicksburg at Pine Bluff for the
opening games Of the season, 1t was
decided that Greenyille so to Vicks
burg and Natchez to Pine Bluff. Nat
chez will play three games at Pine
Bluff and return to Natchez when she
plays in games before going on the
road or the circuit-Natche Democrat
Under the schedule there will be
sixteen games OF ball played in Mon
roe on Sundays. On July 4, Monroe
will play at Pine Bluff under guar
antee Of 5000. Manager Hunt, who re-
turned from Nicksburg last night, |
is well pleased with the schedule and
ARRANGEMENTS. Besides getting one
of the seasons opening dates Monroe
gets twelve Sunday games at home,
three at Baton Rouge and four at ZINE
Bluff. and as the latter city will not
play Sunday ball these four will prob !
ably be transferred to this place. AZ
already stated Monroe will play at Pine
Bluff july and is scheduled for Vicks-
burg on Labor Day. The uniforms OF
the locals will be dark green with red
trimmings; Vicksburg's red with green