Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-03
MANY ATTEND REcEPTIoN-oAY
usHERs IN OPENING OF BASE.
BALL SEASON..
eiRsr SCHEDULE GAME
OF SEASON is PLAYED
Church basketball League Opens Its
SAMSON With Two Games = Crowd
~ From 400 70 600 Visits Building
During Aftsrneen-Athlstie Program
Given in Gymnasium.

Visitors, variously estin ated in num-
b.. from 400 to 500. spent part or al OF
Monday afternoon as guests OF the
Railroad z NJ. c. =. at the open mouse
ana reception which marked the be
shining Of the Kew Year. The day
opened the scheduled season OF the
association indoor baseball league, and
The Church Basketball League.
The senior gymnasium class and the
ndarshalltown Buggy Company won the
two stx-inaing games Of the baseball
aeasus. The second game was won oy
lseSauls of the business mems team
The basketball teams OF the Cn3isslaa
ana BAPTIST churches Won ths!r re-
epeetive games.
Program in Gymnasium.
Tae entire first floor OF the building
vas lavtshly decorated with Christmas
trees, holly and wreaths and other
green's Of the holidays.
An Interesting feature OF the deco
rakions was represented by old pnoto-
graphs Of local people, many Of whom
are now dead From booth in the
auditorium members OF the LADIES
Auxiliary served refreshments. a
rrsohophone furnished the music dur
Ing the afternoon.
The principal feature Of the afternoon
vas the athletic program given IN the
gymnasium. In addition TO the oaSe-
| han and basketball games played
hors. drill was given under the direc-
ton Of Physical Director r. ]. eyer.
The leaders corps gave an exhibition
On the horses ard bars ana the senior
>Ia.. 1ara an Indian club drill.
Baseball Honor. Easy.
The honors IN che opening baseball.
eames of the leagues season were easy.
The senior gymnasium class osa, the
Lennox Furnace Company IN seven
innings BY the score 0. q 20 . TIE
following was the score by innings:
Seniors .........1 4-2I
Lennon Furnace Coo o
The teams lined up as follows: SEN
iors-Pocuska, pitch: East, eaten
Wittel, drst: Cox, second, Burnt.
third: Smith. left short. Scott, rlsh
short: Nyce, left 5eld; Reynolds, risa
field.
Leunox Furnace Company-Purse!
pitch; McCombs, catch; Looer, a1ss
sheldon. second; Stegman, third: his
.inxer. left short; Young. right shor,
Burnett, left field: Wright, right Aeid
Ry failing to appear when the gam
vas called the business men torte!le'
10 the Marshalltown Buggy Compan.
nv the score OF 9 10 0. 10 take IN
oiac. of this game a team was ''pickee
I'M" and it beat the buggy COMPANY o.
the score Of s to 6. Wallace and Srlh'
nall were the officials.
Church Elves Start Season.
The Church Basketball League 80
started with games between IN
christian and Methodist and the zap
Ni.t and Congregatoiral. The Two ZOE
mer teams played red not gains
which the Christians won by the scof
n 1e to II. The Baptists walked ava
Nth the Congregational Ave, "lnh!'-
nv tta score Of 81 TO l.
The teams lined up il the follo"lH
order: Christian-Snith and Burr
guards: Nyce. center: Scott ana Eng
H.h- forwards. Methodists-Julan an
johnson. guards: CHM. center W
hert and Gilbert, forwards
Raptists-Oppice, center; East al.
1incoln. forwards; Woerner and JON,
.on. guards; Congregationalists- "a. q,
iace. center; Hollingsworth and ooi
INA forwards; Huber and see"af
guards. 800, T,nrsda
ana saturday night The Presoseer
ana Christian teams meet AHoi sue
night and the Methodist ana
rational teams Saturday h'sh..
.cheduIe OF twenty and perhaps thtF'
rames will be played