The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-09-02
An UNIQUE GAME
ON SEPT. 9th.
Wlllies aud DearIeS VIII Tie Up at
Athletic Park.


unique. game Of baseball ever pulled
off IN Greenwood will be played in
Athletic Park on the 9Th Of Septem-
Der, the proceeds going to the mem
bers of thh Greenwood Base Ball
Club, the champions of the Cotton
States League of 1910.
OF course, the grand stand and
bleachers will be crowded, as the
Fans will be there, to show their
appreciation of the good work the
Joy Riders have done this season.
This will be the most effective
manner of showing your thanks of
the way they have worked for the
pennant. A charge of fifty cents
will be made, as it will take q good
little amount to total anything when
it is pooled between twelve good
ball players.
The date is September 9th, and
"Sec." Bill Anthony has been select
ed as umpire for the occasion. The
struggle will begin promptly at four
o'clock, without fail. Be on time
and see the fun start when the
BALLET Dancers buck up against
the "Collar Kids"
In order that there may be fair
dealing all the way through and each
player will be given a free swing to
assert his individuality as a classy
base ball artist, certain rules and
regulations have been accepted and
approved that will be in effect at
the game that afternoon.
The Dearies must wear Mother
Hubbards, and will be permitted to
slide to bases. While it is under
stood that all padding is strictly for
bidden, any female garment can be
worn over their uniforms.
Tho Willies must wear high COL
lars and loud neckwear, but will not
be allowed to slide to bases.
All fly balls must be caught with
one hand. All right~handed batters
must bat with their left wings, and
vice versa. No pitcher will be
allowed to throw a curve or saliv-
cred ball. No betting will be per-
mitted if any odds are offered.
These rules will be strictly en-
forced.
Six local tossers have been select
ed to fill up the gaps in the line
ups, at there are only twelve men
on the Greenwood Club. These have
sworn not to take brides in any
shape, form or fashion, to throw
away tho game. None of the play
ers have a price and asked not to be
inundated. Special care has been
used to assert the boys into equally
matched aggregations, and finally
RUDE Dodson and ICY" Collins
have been selected to toss tho
leather.
No drinking will be allowed on
the grounds unless those indulging
fetch their bottles, kegs, vat, ETC.,
unsealed and unopened. This is to
be strictly construed. There will
be no protest against lagniappe be-
ing made of all this, and served
Immediately after the members of
the club have secured their share of
the gate receipts, pocketed them,
and made other preparations to
equalize the demand and supply.
The following lineup will appear
that afternoon, and you are espe-
cially requested to come out and
help the base ball boys along, and
in this way, tell them good bye and
assure them of your appreciation
of the good work they have done on
our team this season.
WILKES. DEARIES.
"The High-C Collar "The
Boys Ballet Dancers
Sport Rollins, Id, Symphony Law, c,
Banker Wells, 2b, Cy Collins, p,
Blondy Well, Sd b, Woodye Thornt'n,ss
Rube Dodson, p trout Mcdonnell, lib
Cottonking Hetts, sChesty verneille,2 b
Cutey Frakes, 9 Stomachus Boyd, 3h
Umps Sanders, + Banker CoImery, Ct
Frankish Pettey, ct Scribe Gillespie, 2h
Swede Ostrum, II Champ Leverett, ri
Umpire-"sec Anthony. Scorer
Stump Gillespie.