The daily sentinel., 1909-03-31
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ALL READY FOR THE
BIG GAME TOMORROW

The eyes of the western sporting
world Will be turned on the city of
Grand junction tomorrow One of
the most interesting and important
baseball events that has ever occur
red in Colorado will be pulled off in
this city. The Chicago White Sox,
the champions of America. the most
noted baseball organization in the
world, now returning east from a
pleasure and exhibition tour of the
west to take up the seasons work,
will meet one of the strongest base
ball teams ever brought together in
Colorado on the diamond at the fair
grounds in this city tomorrow after
noon
If the weather is fine and there is
every promise that n will be fine as
the long season of beautiful days
that has prevailed in the city and
valley for the past month will hardly
be broken right at such n critical
time, one of the greatest crowds that
ever assembled in Grand Junction
will witness the game tomorrow.
From Montrose, Delta, Hotchkiss,
Paonia Glenwood, Carbondale, New
Castle. Rifle, Leadville. Fruita, Pali-
sade and score of other points in
western Colorado, large delegations
of visitors are coming. The railroads
have made low rates for the big event
and reports from all points on the
Midland and Rio Grande. within a
radius of 200 miles of Grand juno
tion, tell of big delegations coming.
The advance sale of seats has been
very satisfactory indeed. Scores of
reservations have been made at the
city ticket office of the Rio Grande. |
Many out of town orders have been
received The advance sale is in
charge of Mr.. billiard. of the city
ticket offices of the Rio Grande.
Tomorrow morning on Rio Grande
No. 4, from Salt Lake City. the fa- !
nous White Sox will arrive. They |
will be accompanied by several prom |
inent newspapermen and by Manager |
O'Neil of the Western league. and |
several other gentlemen. The yisi- !
tors will be guests at the La Court |
hotel.
Tomorrow morning it is planned |
to take the visiting newspapermen
and managers of the team for drive !
over the valley.
At 1880 in the afternoon a big pa
rade. headed by the Grand Junction
band and with the White Sox and the '
local team in line. riding in auto |
mobiles. will move from the La Court
hotel to the fair grounds and this
parade is certain to arouse great en-
thusiasm.
The big game will be called at 2:3O
O'Clock and at that hour the grand
stand at the fair grounds will doubt
less be crowded. A great number of
ladies will witness the game.
The delegations from Palisade and |
Fruita and other points in the valley |
will be very large. In fact over one
hundred are expected from B'ruita |
and equally as many from Palisade.
II will be lively and interesting
scene that the grand stand and
bleachers at the fair grounds Will
present tomorrow afternoon.
The White Sox party will leave the
city in the evening on Rio Grande
No. for Denver
Practically every business house in
Grand Junction will be closed tomor-
row afternoon during the hours of
the game. There will be a general
suspension of business
No town in the west the size of
Grand junction or twice the size of
Grand Junction has been able to Sc
cure a game with the White Sox and
Grand Junction is the only city be-
tween Salt Lake and Denver that will
have game with the famous cham
pions. 1t is the most important
sporting event in Grand functions
history or in the history of western
Colorado. The game is worth thou
sands of dollars to this city for the
advertising we will get out of it. say
ing nothing about the keen pleasure
the big game will give hundreds of
people in the city and the hundreds
who will come from outside points;
and the satisfaction the city will
have over the fact that Grand June
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