Arizona republican., 1909-06-13
FIGHT ID THE DEATH AT EASTLAKE TODAY
Elks and Baswitz Meet Today to Take Each Others BIood.-Each Manager Announces Himself and Makes Op-
 timistic Prophecy.

Today there is to be a ball game at East Lake park. According to the H prognostications of the packers of the H teams, such a ball game has never
 been played in this city before. MT fl Pishon, the founder. organizer. and 1 present manager of the team which will represent the Elks has, according | to report, carried on negotiations with the street car company looking to the I increasing of the size of the grounds | as in the present field he says that I there will not be room for the fielders of the opposition to field the flies which
 will be sent out to the deep gardens | by the aggregation of swatters which
 he has gathered together from his antlered fellows. Realizing that the
 fence is too close and not desiring to have it said that he won the game on | home runs which might have been | fielded out had not the fence inter- fered with the Baswitz gardeners, he has requested the management that this obstruction to first class ball be
 removed. However, the conclusion
 was reached last night that any in-
 crease in the size of the field would
 do no good, as the diamond is in too close proximity to the railroad and the lives of the fielders would be en-
 dangered by having to cross the track
 in order to get under the flies. For
 the present the park will remain as it
 is, but all the inhabitants of Phoenix will be insufficient to pay for the balls which will be lost by being batted far beyond the confines of the field. Any
 x.rhi0 ha Yf1oHa ha regarded charitably and attributed to lack of practice. which is the only thing that stands in the way of play ing of'a perfect game.
 Although the lineup of the teams has been published before. it is neces- sary that 1t be again printed because of the new material which has been secured by both managements.. Both of the captains have spent the past week with their ears close to the ground in an effort to detect the rumbling which would indicate the bringing up of endorsements by the enemy. Last night seeing that the teams were of almost equal strength truce was reached, in which it was agreed that each of the managers should make final publication of his lineup and that there be no further changes made without the concurrence of both of the managers and of all of the sporting editors of the city.
 The Elks announce that when they go to the coast to contest with the dia- mond Elks of Los Angeles that they will carry on their horns the dried hides of the Baswitzes, which will serve to show their ferocity and to chill the hearts of all possible rivals The Baswitz announce that although they will allow the Elks to live, they will be left in such condition that trip to the coast will be impossible.
 With the final word that the battle will be the hardest ever fought and that none of the fighters will ever say die, the lineup is submitted.
 Elks-Kling, c; Hull and Johnson, D.; Pishon, 1b.; Creech. 2b.; Nicholson, 3b.: Byers. ss.; Harter, l. f; Levi, T. f.; Compton, c. f.
 Baswitz-Maron. C.. Beauvais, D.; Whitner, h.; Dickinson, 2b; Hurley, 3b: Warner. ss.; Shrigley. l. f; Casey, If: Mitchell. c. f.