The Democratic advocate., 1909-05-14
BASEBALL.


Elaborate Preparations Being Made
for Opening Game IN Westminster.
Through the kindness OF Dr. Lewis
and the College Atheletic Association
the Westminster Baseball Association
will use the college grounds this sea-
5on, and will play Its opening game
with Frederick In this city Tuesday.
May 25. 1903 The game will be call
ed about 2.30 o'clock D. m.
All the business places in Westmin-
ster viii be closed on the opening
day between the hours OF two and
five, Immediately preceding the game
there will be a parade, In which the
First Regiment Band, the Westminster
Fire, Engine and Hose Company No.
1, Company n. First Regiment M. N.
O.. and the business men OF our city
Will participate.
The Western Maryland Railroad
Company will make special rates from
Baltimore, Glyndon, New Windsor.
Union Bridge, Bruceyille, Thurmont,
and HngerstOwn to this place and re-
turn by regular tFalus on the opening
day.
While the association cannot an
nounce In this issue It's lineup, IL
wishes TO assure the people II VIII
have q fast set Of men and a winning
team. The names OF the players and
program OF what IL TO take place
on the opening day VIII appear in next
weeks issue.
The order Ia which the procession
Will parade through Main street TO
the ball grounds on College Hlil will
be a. follows:
Mayor and Common Council IN open
barouehes.
Directors Westminster Baseball Az
sociation IN taIiy-ho
Ten automobiles with members OF
Westminster and Frederick teama.
First Regiment Band
Company u, First Regiment. n. n.
Lady horseback riders in sombreros
hnd khaki skirts
Gentlemen horseback riders.
ItedlDen IN costume.
business floats
The Sandyyiiie Athletic Club de-
feated the Fink8burg Athletic Club
q 70 last Saturday, May 8. Pitcher
Shipley had them guessing through
out the game. striking out II men,
although be said az the close Of the
game he had not let himself out and
OF course be wanted to lot the ether
players have chance.
The fine.up was as follows. Lawn
dale--Elserodo. ID; Mummaugh, Ct 7.
Miller. RI. Spencer, s.; barber. ab /.
Leppo. sb; wlEner. n; Barraek, q:
Shiplay. b. Finkabnrg--W Ward III.
\ Mann. ef. Rhutcn, m. ahAfser. a.
Rhoten, 2h; Brown. %. Ward, {.
/ Spencer. D: brown. H. Umpire. wfI-
I Ham Spencer. tlipe of game. i.3O:
scorer, barber.
The home team worked we'll to-
good game. Wianar. Barber, ghfptcy
and Spencer led with the stick. The
diamond was vet and muddy. and
most OF the errors were due 10 the
condition OF the ground.
Tha W. n. r. baseball club has or
Faniaed team for 1909 and have
elected John Stansbury captain and
John X Esarhart manager OF the
team
The team win play their second
game With the Fulton Eagles, from
baltimore, Monday. May IA. ai z
O'Clock .. M. on college field. The
lineup uf the team Is AZ followa. with
some changes durina the game. NO
charges being made 10 see the game
/ John Eyerhart.e; Ray Green, b;
George Bell, ib. John Stansbury. 20:
Guy Williams, 10 Charles Arnold. ns
Joe Smith. N; LamOtte SMITH. RI. Joe
Little. cf; I.ayina Blilingalea. chas
Little. subs. Charles Gclman. score.
keeper.
On Saturday last the GIst baseball
team 1Onrneyed 10 MechanIcsyille
where they defeated the Mechanics.
ylll-Smailwood-F Finkaburg eomblna-
ton rs 10 8. The pitching OF Tracey
for Gist was grand, as ne had ihe
boys at his will The Giss boys would
like to hear from teams In Carroll
county. Send all challenges to John
Freeman. Gist. Nd
The Eastern College baseball team
defeated Western Maryland on the
grounds Of the latter Ia this city
Thursday by score Of 8 to 2.
A nlna.ar4 rpt....