The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-06-01

Challenge of Mast Block Accepted in
Hurry by Bishop Block.

The challenge issued by the Mast
block people for baseball game to be
played between their team and that
from some other office building in
town, has resulted in an acceptance
and a game will be played between
that club and team from the Bishop
block at an early date, the day to be
selected by the Mast block
Conditions imposed by the Bishop
select the ticketseller, so that none Of
the cash gets into the hands of the
Mast people, that the Bishop block are
to have e. B. Kaufman for a mas
cot and that no washtubs shall be
used by the players to catch the balls.
1t is also requested that bells toll as
the Mast block force marches to doom
on the diamond.
The Bishop block team will be Sc
lected from the following: DR.. r. A.
Mittelstadt, (manager;) DR.. Vallier, H.
F.. Barnhart, Judge Powers, w. E. Pow
ers, Will Zutz, Max Asmus, Irwin Ge-
recke Chris Anderson, M. B. Irwin,
Mr. Melcher. George D. Butterfield, w.
P. Logan, Henry Luebe John Bland,
| George Madsen, H. e. Stear, AL Mad
sen, R. A. Brashear, Frank Flynn, e.
Lewis, B. Hunter, Grover Mayhem, D.
Rees, Clyde Walton, Bob Seller,
George Siles.
AS Mittelstadt's bunch includes a
number of athletes who have been
good in their day, the contest is likely
to be fast and furious.
Storrs Mathewson, Leo Pasewalk
and Burt Mapes, who have already
been working into form for a battery,
are limping today. Twirler Mathew
son is lame from the top of his shoul-
der to his belt line.
Tips From the Bat.
| Burt Mapes has succeeded today in
developing new curve which is said
block are that they shall be allowed to
to be a winner. 1t is a zig-zag and
quivers in the air as it makes it's way
toward the batter's plate. 1t is apt,
at the psychological moment, to go
either up or down or in or out, and
the way it promises to fool the man
with the stick is caution.
No wagon-tongue baseball bat for
Exalted Ruler Tyler. He will use his
Elks club.
Eddie Burnham, the star first base
man signed by the Mast team, has a
batting average thus far this year of
per cent
Charlie Parker, an American from
the British isles, will put English on
the great American game when he
lines up to bat.
Captain Jimmie Ransom could sell
out the whole Bishop outfit; but pre-
fers renting.
Shortstop Irwin, who has signed with
the Bishops, says it will be Fair
game all the way through.
Carl Wildecide on his position this
afternoon.
The only fault the bleachers find
with Southpaw Pasey is that he is liza
BILE to fan. Some of the fans, however.
think he's all right.
Manager Rudy Mittelstadt of the
Bishop block, is scheduled to hammer
away at a couple of gold-plated runs.
His colts say that his efforts make
people fairly scream.
NloNel W lne TALL grass in center
neld!
Most of the houses built this sum-
mer in Norfolk will be diamond
shaped. Stitt is an enthusiast.
The Bishops have found a pair of
good ones in Billy Butterfield and his
son, George, old boy. With their feet
on first base, either one can fall down
and reach second. In this way they
Will easily score every time they go
to bat.
What good will an umpire do? It
Is well known that Judge Barnes de.
cisions are final-and he is with the
Mast block club.
Sammy Waller will straighten out
any curves in the ball by means of
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