The Washington herald., 1910-09-12

With, programme Of fun and athletics
that win keep them busy for a strenuous
week, more than 300 visitors arrived yes
terday afternoon 10 attend the third an
nual tournament of the Union Printers
Baseball League. which opens this after
noon with a game between Philadelphia
and Washington at American League
Park. During the week mines from Bos-
ton. Chicago. Cincinnati, Denver. In
dianapolis, New York. Philadelphia, Pitts
burg. ST. Louis. and Washington will
play.
There are more than $50 ball players
among the party that reached here at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon. and most
Of them are accompanied by their fam
lilies The Ebbitt House is their head
quarters.
East vs.. West.
At least two games a day will be played
until the tournament narrows down TO a
final battle between the champion typo
graphical teams Of the East and West,
which will decide the championship OF
the league
Each morning and evening VIII have
some sort Of an entertainment feature
under the auspices OF Columbia Typo
graphical Union No. 1O1.
A novel feature Of the week will be
the printing Of a daily newspaper, called
the Typographical Athletic Bulletin. The
first issue viii come out tomorrow MORN
ing, with an account OF to-day-s game
and much other news OF interest 90 the
visitors. James N. Kreter, weIl-known
Washington printer, is editor OF the
sheet. and its staff win be mcElbers OF
the Columbia Typographical Union.
The first official number on the pro-
gramme for the week will be an auto
mobile parade, leaving the Ebbitt House
at o'clock this afternoon. The parade
viii go down street and out to the ball
park for the first game. There will be
band. and cars enough TO carry the
VISITORS on the way out the parade will
stop at the east front Of tho Capitol.
where a group picture will he taken.
PeetS Dope Daily.
At the park promptly at o'clock Pub
lie Printer Donnelly viii toss out the
first ball Eddie Handiboe who umpired
In the Ohio State League last year, and
who IS the son Of union printer. will
umpire all Of the games. "Bm" Peet,
sporting editor OF The Washington Her
aid. will he official scorer. and his dope
on each game will be printed in the
Typo. Bulletin daily
At o'clock this evening there Will be
an informal reception in the parlors of
the Ebbitt HQnse as the first social fea-
ture of the gathering.
Tomorrow morning the visitors viii be
taken on an auto sightseeing trip. and
there Will be two games in the afternoon.
At 10 o'clock Wednesday morning the
various baseball associations will meet
ar Typographical Temple. 423 G street,
and luncheon will be served there al
noon. Wednesday night the ban players
and their families will be the guests OF
the local printers on a moonlight ex-
curslon down the river
Thursday morning will be spent at the
Government Printing Office. with Public
Printer Doanclly as hest That night the
local association will give reception 10
the visitors at Pythian Temple. The
knights Of Momus. or Knockers Club. "
the printers Gridiron Club will give a
stag ''blow-out' at the Elks' Home Fri
day night.
Field Day Saturday.
Saturday will be the most strenuous
day OF tho week There VIII be a re-
ception by the Chamber Of Commerce at
noon. field day games at American
League Park at o'clock. and the final
championship game between the East
and the West at 4 o'clock
At a reception at Pythian Temple Sat-
urday night the champions of 1910 will
be awarded the trophy.
The local typogsphers have been work
ins for weeks on the details of the pro.
gramme. and believe they have arranged
a week that VIII long be remembered by
the printers who have come from other
cities.
Each OF the visitors Will be given a
souvenir book. which contain tickets FOR
the excursions. street car fare, tickets
to the ball park the programme, and
pictures os officials Of the tournament
and prominent players.
Boston Boys Arrive.
Sixty-six members OF Boston Typo
graphical Union. No. l3. reached the
Capital late yesterday afternoon.
Manager jim Butler wrote on In ads
vance for a practice ground. as he want
ed TO get HIS team ont for a lfctle work
to-day in anticipation for Boston's
first game against New York on Tuesday.
The local committee obtained permIs-
sion TO use the historic White House
Ellipse and the ltub players will practice
for an hour there this afternoon.
In meeting the New York printers.
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