The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-16
FOR
BOWLERS' DAY

Following is the official program for the
baseball events to be contested at thes
Cincinnati Ball Park on Bowlers' Day.
September 10, under the auspices of the
Cincinnati National League Club.
Program.
Bowlers' Field Day. Cincinnati Baseball
Park. Tuesday, September 10. 1907.
1870 p. m.-Grand concert by John C.
Weher's Prize Band of America.
2:90 p. infancy wand drill exercises
by the active class of the North Cincin-
natl Turn Verein. under the direction of
Prof. N. S. Suess, winners Of the first
prize at the National funniest, Louisville,
5:l5 o. m.-Baseban, field events: 500 in
gold and a suitable medal, properly Inc
scribed. win be awarded to the winner of
each event. Contestants will he flowed
transportation to and from their respec-
William Rankin, of the. New York Clip
per. Associate judges, Harry c. Pulliam,
president National League, and b. >B.
johnson, president American League.
Hotel.
3:45 p. m.-Championship baseball game,
Cincinnati VS.. P~ittsburg.
Events.
The events shall be run off in the fol-
lowing order; 1-~Long-distance fungo hit
ting. Accurate throwing at a mark
placed at a distance equal to that from
the home plate to second base; for catchers
only. stunning out a fair bunt to first
base. 4Long-distance throwing. g.
Conditions.
(a) Entries are limited to players in good
standing under the National Agreement.
(b) Entries will be. limited to one man
from any one team FOR each event.
(e) Regulation baseball uniforms. indi-
eating the club to which the contestant
belongs, and including spiked shoes, must
be worn in all events.
Id Regulation baseballs and bats, as pre-
scribed under the official playing rules,
must be used in all events calling for their
use.
() In the fungo-hitting contest each en-
trant shall be entitled to three trials, meas
urement to he made from mark where
batsman stands to place where ball first
strikes the earth.
81 In the accurate throwing event each
throws to be mad from a standing position
with one foot on and one foot back of the
line.
(g) In the bunt-and- da sh -for-frst contest
time shall be taken from the moment the
ball is hit until first base is touched. Pitch
ers assisting in this event shall use only
straight, fast balls. Only one trial, to end
when a fair hunt has been made, TO be
allowed each contestant.
(h) In the long distance throwing contest
each entrant shall be allowed three trials,
distance to be measured from mark from
which throw is made to spot where ball
first strikes the earth. Contestants may
take running start OF ten feet to line in
making throw.
ID In the base-circling contest Individual
starts will be made. Each starter shall
stand on the home base, facing the pitch
er's box. The start shall be made at a
given signel. first. second, third and home
bases touched in their order and time cal
culated from the giving of the signal to the
touching of the home base after the circuit
has been made. Failure to touch any one
base in making the circuit shall ~disqualify
the contestant.
i ID Entrants will be assigned numbers in
each event in the order in which their en-
tries are, received. This same order will he
observed as nearly as possible in the run
ming of the events.
Ck) All entries must be in not later than
September 5, approved by the president or
mahager of the club to which entrant be-
longs. Entries must be addressed to Au-
gust Hermann, president Cincinnati Exhi-
bition Company, Cincinnati.