The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-26
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RICHMOND. VIRGINIA
PROMISES
some new TRICKS
Cry for Tickets to All-Stars-
Athletics Game Is Already
Heard.

notwithstanding the fact that IN.
game to be played here October IL be.
tween the All-Stars and the Athletics
ID some time off, DR.. George Il. Bacby
VINO Is managing the attraction IN,
tAeea Temple, Mystic Shrine, is re.
eeiNihs applications for tickets from
every section of the State I'm evcry
mail. Naturally, he has heen 49,.
10 acknowledge all this mass of cor.
,~eSpohdence but. FOR the benent OF
the out-of-town people who desire ia
wirness the contest. the informal lon
10 given that tickets Will not be on
sale until October l.. The tickets hava
not come from the printers. and when
.hey DO the local fans Will be given
the hrsu opportunity.
never IN tho history of local
baseball has there been quite az
much interest in a game as in
n approaching event. Conner.
vative estimators place the crowd
at 1000. and this figure has been
h*ed upon only because OF III.
capacity OF the park. 1t is the nrst
tiine IN the history of the two leagues
thai any such game has been playeJ
on a minor league diamond. IL ia
not only a tribute to Richmond bur
u tribute to the energy and spuak of
~. Baeby. who took upon himself "a
oHer the big guarantee needed To
cinch the game.
Mack Mt First Opposed.
"heh Connie Mack FIRST heard Of
tne proposed game here. ne was wrath.
iui' lie could not for the life Of I'm
see why Richmond was entitled to n
game of such prominence. even though
Jimmie NcAlcer had agreed. DR.. Bag.
by hied TO Philadelphia and held ,
lttle session with the great man. ard
ai'er looking at the doctor for q few
minutes. he was unable 10 hold ou,
longer. Doc. In going to play Rich
mond TX / bust was his forcible but
rather incloquenb way Of expressing
1t. You folks have shown The prns
per spirit" SO Richmond. with DR..
basbys aid. won out over all com
petitors, n way Richmond has of do
Ing in most instances.
The game. aside from being n great
exhibition of the greatest sport OF all
times. Will give local fandom a chance
10 gauge the Athletics and form an
opinion OF what they will do in tho
WORLDS series against the Giants,
From what can be gathered. local sym.
PATTY is with the Giants. Hero viii
Dc given an opportunity TO temner
sympathy with Judgment and q fair
working Idea OF the relative merits OF
the teams can be obtained.
Grcnt Ones VIII Parade.
VIII pe d great day for Richmond
from a baseball standpoint To see
~ Cobb and iris Speaker and Clyde
-h!ian is worth the price Of admIs-
sion. Norman (Kid) Elberteld VIII be
walking around Just as he did in tha
olden days. shaking hands with hIs
friends. Walter Johnson. with all Of
his six feet one inch OF height. and ,Iz
blond hair. will perform. Harry Lord.
fleet OF foot and strong OF arm w,,,
Likewise be on parade. And Rus Ford.
Ed. Walsh. King Hal and a host Of
others will complete ono part of tbe
show. -
This is not all which will be under
the big top. Harry Davis. prince OF
good fellows. will walk arm In arm
with the great and only Cornelius Me-
Glllicuddy. Oldring and Strunk.
Plank and Morgan; Coombs and Fem
der; McInnis and Hartsell; Collins
and Barry-these and more will be
shown. They are perfectly harmless.
only do not feed the animals. for on
the ball field they are said TO present
their fangs.
Cobb has n host of friends here ana
Will be royalty entertained. 1t Will
be his first trip TO Richmond and he is
going to make the most OF II. In a
letter to a friend he states that he is
looking forward with much pleasure
to the visit and Is saving up a lot Of
new tricks which will be performed
for the first time in any part of tho
world at Broad Street Park. Already
old but familiar cry Of come early
and avoid the rush" had better ba
needed by the knowing.