Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-05
SOCIETY BOYS IN
 PINK OF CONDITION
"Frats" and -LOtuS- Ball Teams to Meet at Forest Park Saturday For Benefit oi st. Cecelia's Guild-.Some Gossip.

Managers Jordan and Hearn, of the Fraternity Club and the Lotus Cot tillion Club baseball teams, which will cross bats at Forest Park Saturday afternoon at 3:%0 o'clock for the bene- fit of the St. Cecelias Guild of the Episcopal church, announce that everything is in readiness for that big event. All the players. with a few at the stars. too well known to be tried out. have been given d thorough trial and the rooters are perfectly organ ized But if confidence is an asset, Manager Hearn has the best of the game to start with as he states that no changes will be made in his line up. formerly announced: that he would not take ten thousand dollars for any of his players and would not give ten cents each for the opp posing players. Manager Jordan is . active and uneasy and has wired to Johnnie Watson. former crack base man from the U. of A. to leave the sWamps in time for the game and has written an appeal to Charlie Orto, also from the U of \. and there well known as the star twirler for the Crawford Ranch und Red Cap teams. and it is expected that the society swatsmen will have his , speed and i snakes" to contend with if they find" the other Fraternity pitchers. Manager Jordan states that . Manager Hearne supreme confi- dence is affected and his Iaconlc statement never name the winner until they come under the wire, has inspired confidence in his bunch of Greeks. All the Greeks have been provided with accident policies, with , clauses inserted governing tue rules hit by pitched balls from the glass ! arm of Dick Knox. and, after an in vestigation of his former record, the insurance companies have admitted their mistake. Uncle Bill" Jordan. no relation to Uncle Billy" 4aioe l of the Greeks, has selected full dozen bats for his personal use. anL the eyes of the Fraternity rooters will be upon him when he goes to the plate (not dinner), and he has , faithfully promised not to repeat the 1 performance of Casey, who was also /, heralded as a sure-hitter, (not the pipe). The game will be called promptly at the hour above stated and Harry Clayton will handle the indicator
 Notes on the Game. ! Manager Jordan is regarded as a second Fielder Jones (not w. D.,) iu fielding and Lajoie's only rival with the stick
 If the Frat pitcher can keep awake :, long enough and the dancers don't get exhausted from waltzing around the bases, the game may go for at least five innings before the moon comes up.
 Healey, the star first sacker. for the "Frata', ex-North Western Uni versity All-American choice for four
 years; ex-roommate of Yost; ex- trainer of Robert Bresnahan; ex-chum
 of Mugsy McGraw and present pill
 roller, is in active daily training and
 will prove a great drawing card
 Hans" Gregory is considered as easily in a class with Hans Wagner.
 as a shortstop and with the bat and
 promises not to disgrace the name of
 hans-up.
 Dick Knox, who will do the tWirl-
 ing for the Lotus team, has just re- turned from Little Rock. where he se- cured some valuable points from the
 Little Rock and New Orleans play CTS