Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-18
GREAT BASEBALL GAME +
SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY


There will be an awful dust raised
out at the Asylum avenue ball park
next Sunday afternoon, when the j.
G. Mack Company set their nine dia-
mond artists on the field against the
Salem Independent team, and the
contest starts for the 5000 purse,
which was put up by popular To-
cal sport.
In order that the Salem fans will
not be superstitious regarding Man
ayers Heyser and Jerman's team
which will play against the ]. G.
Mack aggregation, the following line
up has been prepared by them for
publication, with the understand
ing that these men are to appear on
the field ready for action next Sun
day afternoon: Fred Heyser, catch
er; Chester Bowen, pitcher; Fred
Carey first base; Roberts, second
base; Bert Johnson, shortstop; John
Humphreys, third base, and the out
field will be composed OF Jerman,
OFT, Rhodes and Jones, subject TO
change.
Chester Bowen Is well-known
twirler to all the Salem fans, and he
has been pitching excellent ball so
far this season at Dallas and other
places. With Bowen in the box and
Bert Johnson at shortstop, the Sa-
lem Independent team will be
strengthened somewhat near 100 per
cent. IL Is a very easy matter to
figure out why these additional mem
bers to the team will prove valuable.
Bert Johnson plays the position at
short thot haino hN. lrtalnaI r.Io
In the diamond. and Johnson's abil-
lty Is not questioned by any one who
has ever had an occasion to see him
In action. His ground covering. his
base-throwlng and his batting Is
high a bove the average. and his
knowledge OF the game is a great ben
eft TO any team of which he is a
member. On the other hand. Bowen
Is what Is known as successful
amateur pitcher. He has been sub
jected TO several defeats, which Is a
part OF baseball every pitcher must
overcome, but of late Bowen has been
holding his own In extra fast COM
pany. He has struck out ~ men
this season in one game. and has
several games 20 his credit with four
and less hits, and his arm Is Inn
proving In strength, and his control
Is good. With Heyser behind the
plate, great things can be expected
from Bowen, as the big German
backstop can always be relied upon
TO keep his traces from dragging
and the encouragement he gives I
pitcher is also an important factor II
the game. Taking Salem's new In
field into consideration, Carey OF
first, Roberts second and Humphrey
third. ball must be pounded an aw
ful lick TO go through the men a
the stations for a hit.
A lineup OF tho ]. q. Mack team
has also been handed In for the ap
proval OF the Salem fans, as follows
Summerville first base Larry secont
base, Fay shortstop, Harvey Newell
third base, Shea catcher and Gardne
pitcher. In the outfeld there will b'
II. Gardner, Reed and Hulsman.
The only new players the j. @
Mack Company have engaged are
Newell and Shea. Newell is a we'll
known bali player all along the coas
and n former member OF the Tri-Clty
League In this city. He has been In
California for the past year, and
while playing in that locality ne
has fattened up his batting average
wonderfully.
The prospects for a first-class, in.
teresting game OF ball Is most prom.
ising for next Sunday, and a large
crowd is expected to be on hand Ia
see the two independent aggrega'
tions dig into each other.