The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-11-06

ROOFING WILL Be GREAT
FOUR SECTIONS OF BLEAcHERs
ARE TO BE RESERVED FOR
THOSE WHO WISH TO TEST
THEIR LUNGS.

Without a single exception. every
business house which has been called
upon by the committee of the Com
mercial club to ask them to close their
stores for the football game Friday
afternoon. has not only agreed to do
so, but has done so willingly ard en-
Enthusiastically
The cOmmi.tee is composed of T w
F. S. Dement, and NJ c. McGrew. These
men are making canvass of every
business house of every kind today and
are asking them to close between the
noon, the occasion being the annual
football battle between the local COL
lege and the state university Every
where are the business men of the city
are enthusiastic in their support of the
team.
This is being done to cement the
friendship between the college ard the
city" said the members of the COM
mittee this afternoon. I'VE wish to
encourage the spirit of friendliness
and good feeling which has been some
what lacking in years past
IF for nothing else, it is a business
proposition. Whitman, to have teams
that will win, must have support and
this support must come from the town.
If the college has good teams and wins
the big games, it draws students to, the
college and thereby to the city. We be-
lieve it will almost double the attend
ance if Whitman wins the champion
ship and this will mean thousands of
dollars to the city.
Everybody Will Help.
we are right behind the school and
We want them to know it. We are
coming up to the game and We are 60
ing to root for the college ard we are
going to root hard. We wan. the boys
to win and we are going to help them
all we can
I'VE are visiting all the stores we
can in our limited time If there are
any We pass over it is not intentional
and we expect them to close just the
same as those who We are able to see.
We ale well pleased and think every
thing will be shut up tight Friday af-
terhOon."
AS stated above, allsor nearly ALL the
stores will close The afternoon pa
pers will go to press early in order to
give their employees chance to see the
game. Everybody in town will go to
see the big game and to help the Wal
la Walla school win.
I'VE appreciate this aid from the
Commercial club said Manager
Schmidt of the team this afternoon.
I'VE are in the hole and this makes it
look good 10 us. Besides that, we ap-
preciate the spirit and we will put up
better game feeling we have the town
behind us. The merchants who close
will never have any cause to regret it,
if We can ever do anything to repay
Them
Great prepara tions are being made
for the game. The team is practicing
hard, of course. They always do that.
But besides the work by the team, the
students are going to do all they can
to help along the victory. A monster
mass meeting of students is being held
n
tice the yells and songs and another
will be held tomorrow afternoon.
Root to Beat the Band.
Four sections of the bleachers. which
be moved to the west side of the grid
iron and will be reserved for rOOters.
This does not mean that they will be
for students alone. They are for town
people as we'll, for all who will root
for the team Cards wi h the songs ard
Yells will be handed through the
crowd or will be given 6ut at the gate
so that all may know how to root and
what kind of a noise to make. A COM
petent man will be in charge of the
roofing and this is to be made feat
ure of the game. All who are willing
to help the team by unlimited use OF
their voices, are asked to take their
seats in these bleachers, which will be
on the west side of the field.
No one will be allowed on the side
lines. under any circumstances. Police
and subs of the team will see that<no
one gets under the wires and carriages
will be allowed to drive up TO the
wires thus preventing any rush on
them to break through. Seats, gooo