The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-22
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"A Great Game
WILL BE PLAYED BETWEEN ELKs
AND MERCHANT 1NVlNclHLEs
TOMORROW.

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The Elks' ball team, smarttng from
the pangs OF the 1gnominious defeat
administered 1t by the Homeless 26%
club last Thursday. has been doing acs
tive practice work and claims to have
a nine equal to the Pirates" and Will
seek sweet revenge by putting the
bug on" the Merchants Inyinclbless
whose line up comprises several of
the famous r26e nine.
The question viii be settled Thurs
day at p. m. at Traction Park. The
''Merchants Inyincible lineup It as,
follows: Loughi catcher; Robinson.
pitcher; Parrish, first base; Vance,
second base; Hennen. third base:
Ross, short stop; Boice, right field:
Ball, center field; Powell, left field.
EIks lineup: Harry. Hartley, Pitch
er; Cawkfns; pitcher; Howard, Pitch
ler; Mccoy, catcher; Fisher LIST base:i
John Hite. I'd base: Tom Raymond.
Sd base; Frank Haas, S.; Lawrence
Horn, c. T.; Ed. Slack, r. f.; Harry
Clark. j. +.
Substitutes McCrory, satterAeld,
James, Brand. Epstein, Lynch AMI
Wells.
Curly Conway, with his curly hair
and sandy locks will act as mascot, his
regular position.
The entire qInvtncible" team Will
be uniformed in Patamas, with negli-
gee hats.
H. Dean Berry, the experienced inn
pire, having umpired at previous
games, will be one of the officials on
this occasion.
The entire newspaper forces will
combine in their efforts to keep track
of the scores made by the InYlnci-
B1es."
Parrish has been offered $500 to
desert the "Inyincibles, But says he
dtslikes to play on a losing side.
Catcher Lough unearthed a style at
the practice game last evening, and
says he will use 1t in the game tomor4
row. He calls It a ringer.
Don't fail TO see Minnie Ha Ha, she
will be on top. The following allega-
lions have been made by the Elk's
team. The gate receipts are no object
to the Elks nine, as revenge in its
pure unadulterated form Is the prime
object Of its conquest, and nothing
short of the pelts of the tInyincibles'
dangling from their huge antlers viii
in any way appease their thirt forth
blood of the enemy.
1t is said that Ross expects to make
"a hit" by running in a bed Stat for
batting purposes in the ninth inning
and that Ball will. use plenty Of Ar
mour's grease to make, sliding easy.
Boice is expected to furnish red strip
ed candy for the "rooters' and RoGln-
son. will ''buy' up all the opposition
on the market. Powell will look aft
err all drafts" on left field and delY-
.er the goods to Vance at Cd who will
take them in on first bounce in his
apron. Hennen Is expected to make
few painless e3tractionsn from the
catcher's NIT, while Parrish In add
Ition to furnishing SAVE for the occa'
sion will hold down first base with
"a porous plaster Lough has taken
Iup the study of How to dodge foul
tips successfully.g
Counter charges have been Med by
1.-THE .'InytncfbI 4 as follows: That
capt. Heck Martin of the n team
INVENT to Glarlt burg toSsta ostenslbly
ltor the purpose ignitlg Bulli 3
Smith and cona@ay Tor toliortcN's,
Egap1e.
THAT Harley has owe Used tie
stFeneth Of the Elka team in orderto