The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-22
In Battle Royal Two Teams,
One Of Newspaper Men,
One Of Lawyers, Win Meet
On July Seventh.
PROCEEDS WILL GO
TO SWEET CHARITY
Deadly Combat on the Ola
mond Arranged to Assist
Associated Charities How
Teams viii Line Up.

NSOVOu0lCO Obu0J TUGS TOW
Teams win Line Up.
Hear ye. Hear ye. Hear -
wednesday afternoon. July Z, the
greatest combat between base ball
mines ever wased will be fought at
the Athletic park. The contending
teams will be chosen from the lawyers
and newspaper men Of the city. The
game will be for the benefit of the
Associated Charities II 10 proposed
to have band concert and street n.
rade preceding the game at the park.
There will be big doingstthe biggest
OF the kind over attempted In this city.
Both the newspaper men and the a4-
torneys have agreed It shall b an 90.
casion Of great formality. Il 10 pro-
posed that Judge Henry C. Fox Of the
Wayne circuit court deliver the flrst
ball to the venerable Isaac Jenkinsoa.
dean Of the neWspaper proceesion in
the city. Such distinguished dignitar.
les could not fail to lend pomp ana
ceremony to the occasion. Other csle-
brities will Be entitled to occupy seats
OF prominence. Judge Ccnverse OF the
city court viii be permitted to occupy
the scorers box and the newspapor
devils" viii be honorea with seats On
the players benches.
Are 0ravvlno Cards.
Games q this character ere played
In nearly all the large eities ana aH-
tyAet groat crowdA At IndianaDolls
the court house and state .Aouos ninea.
the business mems clubs and other or
ganisatfons play annual games for The
benefit of charity. 1t II proposed to
charge . small admission fee. The
use OF the park will be donated for the
day, and 1t is expected the occasion
can be made one Of great Joy and hi
larity.
It is proposed to induce the society
editors Of the papers to sell tickets at
the gates. They claim ability to take
caro- Of the finance and the members ol
the teams would be unwilling to trust
. male follower OF either profeesion
with this important position. And
then, too. by generous use Of society
columns It IL expected the women Of
the city would read about the game
and be anxious to attend.
| MarlsIsy . nasnassr.
| Positions oe trust win be assigned
several followers Of both professions.
John Markley has been chosen b. the
lawyers a. manager. Marley 10 not
an attorney, but - next thing to one.
being the court bailiR. william Dud-
ley Eoulke will be made guardian Of
the bat bag for the attorneys He was
90 familiar with the big stick" that it
IL believed he could DO ven With the
willow and ash. The attorneys viii
entrust the matter Of refreshments to
william H Kelley. Az . msmber oe
the bar he nles more petitions Of /:
\ certain kind with the county commits
sioners than any other attorney d
the county and this fact - expected 70
stand him In good stead. Can Bern
hardt will attend To the refreohmsut
for the Newspaper men
Twe ceed UmpIrssf
Then when Il comes right doWn -
the game there will be others. Oranos
Harrison Who recently Identified him
self with the bar (speaking leSally1.
will be commissjoaed TO act - bae1I-
stop. His ayordupois and height
would be Of material. aid to the catch-
ers. The al important positions oe
|umpires viii b entrusoe4 70 LINUS =.
Meredith and Demas 8 Coz. Tho
high sheriff Of the county represeats
1.-THE lawyers and the county auditor
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press. He promises not 10 let any
cheating be done. Coe used to - .
|newspaper man.
The baErlsteu are declaring thsy
viii use Charles Ladd the psosecuting
|attorney in the pateherss bon. LAd1
lie an ex-peu6esaaooAl bal player and
viii try to run . blum On the pgs0
Iboys. CoxDtoek Or WIN Dood aro
Isuggested for the receiving end a tho
Ileeal battery. Both are said - -
IeQual to the fanous King.
| prsss 0ssAssy osers&
The newspaper men are not ts1111g
Who WI cooposs their battery. nv
lare Whiting untfl the tvo weseD q
lprnefice time Shows the beGt 0aterial
ISome of the lawyers declare they woa't
Ipraetice for Near early inj1r1B wW
Ikesp them ont oe tAe sa0a. Josh Al
lien - to b impogted froR Hagsgp'
town. josh - . star cf netEoDoo1toD
lame anA woudesD wlIl - aDeeee1
Ifrum M Asthur Cure >oe1 M"
liz entitled to paay VIM the hWyu1u
land declares n ~ doaft pst hln j
Ithe right 1eld tha1 N1n hsSo - -