The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-28

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the fact that a staff of poets gets
busy today on that much heralded
column of song, the first Of the forth
coming Tuesday Chori.
Overcome. with enthusiasm, Direc-
tor Philip Kenny that he
will give a meal ticket to the first
Missoula player putting a home run
over the fence at Highlander Park.
Phil assumes a philanthropic air In
making the announcement, but credit
for the award goes to Joe Tobin, who
frightened the director into it. George
Mapes, of Mapes & Mapes, will give
a pair Of shoes to the same lucky ger
tleman.
1t is fitting at this time that
Groundkeeper Herring should be given
a word or two of praise. He has made
a new field out Of Highlander Park.
Never before has the diamond looked
SO smooth and clean. Also he has
fixed the press stand SO that it is
habitable. Add to these achievements
a parenthetical pair of props and you
have a g~roundkeeper who is without
parallel.
Malcolm Wade Plummer, or, as he
is better known, Little Ben son Of
big Ben" of ~Stevensville, postcards
this from Philadelphia, whittier he
went to dispose of the products Of the
paternal farm: Bush is surely the one
favorite in this part of Pennsylvania.
They think he is the best thing that
ever came out of Montana. Think I'll
sign him for Stevensville.-P. Lum-
mer.'
Coach MUSTANG of the university is
planning a handicap meet for next
Saturday afternoon. Such a meet
will make races more interesting and
will give the coach a chance to see
just what his stars can do when they
are hard pressed. Brown, for instance,
wasn't pushed in a single race last
Friday.
Manager Blankenship had planned a
few reductions in his squad yester-
day, but the decapitation has been
postponed. The Peerless Leader an
nounce that he will probably use An
mis- in the opening game with Carpen-
ter at shortstop n Daschbach and
Cordtz alternating in the right gar
den. Dasher will start the battle and
Cordtz will finish.
Today the team will be given only
a light workout. There will be no
morning practice, and in the after
moor the men win simply loosen their
muscles in preparation for the first
Zeal battle.
Umpire La ROGUE is the real goods.
He is active on his feet and has a
splendid eye. His voice is a big as
set, too. o don't have to ask your
neighbor what the Jumps has just
said. Even the spectators on the hill
outside the park can hear him.
A relief fund has been started for
the White Sox. The men are on the
point of starvation. Herewith is a list
of their assets:
Catcher Red Kuhn owns a grape
vineyard in southern California.
Catcher Bill Sullivan owns an apple
orchard in Oregon.
Pitcher Joe Benz own part interest
in a butcher-shop near the Ohio river
in Indiana.
First Baseman Borton owns a cigar
store in St. Joseph, Mo.
Third Baseman Lord owns a hunt
ing lodge in the Maine north woods
Pitcher Cicotte has a caro- in the
plumbers union.
Right Fielder Collins is sheriff of
North Newton, Mass.
Pitcher M%ogridge is sidewalk in
spector in Rochester, N. Y.
Recruit Jacques Fourier has a $4OO
diamond ring.
Pitcher Ed Walsh has an automo-
bile.
Pitcher Jim Scott has a Wyoming
game license.
The younger generation of Missoula
people will remember Moon, a young
Chinese boy who used to live here.
Until about two months ago Moon
went to school in Missoula. He makes
his home with Lieutenant Slaughter,
and went with him to Spokane. The
youngster is now making a great rep
u~tation there, as this clipping from the
Spokesman-Review will show:
Moon, who is said to be the son of
a Chinese merchant, was the star of
the game played in the Grammar
School league yesterday between the
Mckinley and Washington school
teams. which resulted in the defeat of
the strong Mckinley team by a score
of 10 to 9.
Not only did Moon star as a hurler,
but he shone particularly bright at
the bat.
Until Moon appeared on the mound
in the fifth the Washington team was
decidedly in the shade, being three
runs behind. In the seventh inning,
with two men on, Moon lit on a fast
n for four bases, tying the score.
He continued to pitch a good game
and neither team scored until the
eleventh. when he raped out another
home rum, winning the game.
This is the second defeat for the
Mckinley team out of five played.
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