The Washington herald., 1910-05-29
HOT GAME EXPECTED
Chamber of Commerce Team
VS.. X. of c. Nine.
FOR FAIRGROUNDS BENEFIT
Rival Managers, Phil King and Jim
O'Shea. Both Confident Of Victory.
SprigmRn and Belts Nnmed as Um-
pires-PrizeS offered for Best
Work by Various Players.

The playground movement in Washing
ton will receive a great impetus next
Saturday afternoon at American League
Park. when baseball fans representing
the Chamber Of Commerce and Knights
OF Columbus cross bats in what promises
to be a hotly contested game. The entire
receipts will go 10 the Fairgrounds Asso-
citation treasury.
Little wonder that the game is exciting
interest among the members of the va
rious organizations concerned-and the
sporting public at larse-for both teams
are counted among the fastest organiza-
tions in the District. The managers and
players are representative. Phil King,
the Weli-known Princeton star is man
ager Of the Chamber of Commerce team.
The Chamber team has already given
several very creditable exhibitions. Man
ager King and his entire team left Wash
ington last night on the Chamber OF Com
merce excursion 10 tort Monroe and
other nearby points. Tomorrow the
Chamber team will so up against the
strong soldier team. This is designed as
a try-out for the players. Mr.. King said
before the steamer Southland sailed last
night that if his team makes a really
good showing against the soldier boys,
he will be satisfied they will be VIC
torious against the Knights OF Columbus
organization.
Take It from me-" said Mr.. James A.
O'Shea. who was on the Norfolk and
Washington steamboat wharf to see the
Chamber folks off. these joy riders won't
have a look-in with the Knights OF Co
lumbus team in next Saturdays game.
I know the weaknesses of the ball play
ers who have just gone aboard this boat,
and have arranged the Knights Of Column
bus team accordingly.
Expect knights 10 Win.
You may expect very fast game
next Saturday. and the Knights of Co
lumbus team will count early, often. and
sufficiently In the run column to secure
a victory from the Chamber.
My team has had three good workouts
this week. and the players look good
The Knights Of Columbus players have
a chance to win a gold watch, a loving
cup. and a suit case. while an admirer
Of the Chamber team announced 10 Man
ager King that he would duplicate 70 the
Chamber team any gifts that were made
to the Knights of Columbus players.
Much satisfaction has been expressed by
all hands over the announcement that
Belts and Springman would be the UNI
pires for the game. The services Of these
sterling indicators. as in everything else
in connection with the game. Is donation
70 the Fairgrounds movement.
All the merchandise Washington have
promised the publicity committee, Dr.
Harry NJ. Kaufman and Charles J. Co
lumbus. 20 run the card at the head OF
this story in their advertisements through
out the week Thirty thousand stickers
have been donated. These will be placed
on packages at the leading merchants
stores. and will also be appended 10
monthly statements and other business
announcements. 1t is the request or the
committee that every one in Washing
ton. whether orally or geographically.
lend hand In this great moyement-to
give the children OF Washington adequate
Fairgrounds.