Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-28
PLAY BALL FOR
ELkS BIG FUND
GREAT GAME SCHEDULED FOR
THIS AFTERNOON
Rains Will Not Interfere Unless Down.
pour Continues Up to Hour That
Teams Are to Line Up.
Everybody Expected
BY JAY DAVIDSON

Weather permitting, and it will re-
quire one of those gullywashing rains
that seldom occur in this part Of the
world to prevent, that big game Of
baseball for the benefit of the Elks
entertainment fund will be played
this afternoon on the Chutes park dia-
mond. Happy Hogan has his team of
All-Stars ready for the contest, and
Cap Dillon has lined up his men for the
big struggle. Play will be called
promptly at 1 o'clock-this does not
mean 1:30 or 2 o'clock, either.
This event was arranged by Hen
Berry to make good his pledge to the
Elks that he would arrange a baseball
game that would net $4,000 for the en-
tertainment fun. Every dime less than
this sum must be made up by Berry
out of his private purse, and he will
not hesitate to pile on the gold until
the guaranteed amount is reached.
| When he started out to make good he
interested Cap Dillon and Frank Chance
in his plans, and both began to or
ganize their club. Dillon stuck to his
Angel band and Chance had to turn
over the managerial reins to Hap
Hogan few days ago, when Husk
went back to Chicago. Hogan has sur
prised even himself by the strong team
Of All-Stars that he has been able to
aggregate.
AS soon as Hogan got on the job that
old rivalry between him and Dillon
sprang out afresh, and both gritted
their teeth and shook their fists at each
other as they promised to win the
game or die in the attempt This pair
of ball tossing captain-manager will
be rivals all through the Coast league
season, and probably until each is so
old he cannot say sassy things to the
other. While the game this afternoon
is a benefit performance, it really is a
diamond duel between these very ca
pable field generals, and this means
that it will be the one of the greatest
| games ever played on California dia-
mond. Both teams are made up of
high class players and the fans will
witness great game, beyond question
Following are the lineups Of the
teams, perusal of which will convince
the doubling ones regarding the class
| involved:
Dillon's team-Franz Hosp, Bill To-
zier and Dolly Gray Qast local appear
| ance), pitchers; Pete Orendork and
Artie Ross, catchers; Dillon, first base;
! George Wheeler, second base: Bert
| Delmas, short; Jud Smith, third base;
Rube Ellis Qast appearance here), left
| field; Ennis Oakes Qast appearance
here, center field; Tom Daily, right
field
Hogan's team-Scott of the White
Sox and Jack Simons of Wichita,
! pitchers; Jake Beckley of Kansas City,
| first base; Barry Mccormick of Mil
waukee, second base; Tommy Sheehan
of Brooklyn, third base; Fred Perring
| of Cleveland, short; George StovaH of
| Cleveland. left field: Eddie Householder
| of Aberdeen, center field; George
| Adams of New Orleans, right field;
| Shoddy Shaw Of Chicago, Happy Ho-
gan of Vernon and Spider Adams of
Austin, catchers.
The entire gate receipts will be
turned over to the treasurer of the
El1s entertainment fund and this in
cludes all the receipts from the sale
of tickets since they were placed on
sale several days ago. If the weather
is favorable all attendance records un-
doubtedly will be broken and a hand
some sum will be realized. Tickets
will be on sale at the box office at the
grounds. 1t is a worthy cause, one in
which every citizen and wellwisher of
Los Angeles should be deeply interest
ed and no better or more popular form
of amusement could be found than a
baseball game between league players
to offer as an attempt at giving value
received for the contributions repre-
sented in the ticket sales
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Frank Dillon may give Bernard a
trial in the box. Bernie" has been
doing some pitching for one of the
college clubs this winter and Dillon has
received glowing reports Of his work
If Bernard can twirl as cleverIy as he
can play the outfield he will strengthen
Dillon's staff of gunners. But it would
seem that Bernard would be Of more
assistance to the Angels in the outfield
Fielders, hitters and baserunners of his
caliber don't grow on every bush. He
H. .@AA L - L.