The Brunswick news., 1913-05-01

A RECORD CROWD
gNILL SEE GAME
PARADE HEADED BY THE FIRST
REGIMENT BAND, TO START
AT 200 O'CLOCK.
GAME WILL BEGIN AT $3.50
Special Arrangements Have Been
Made at Ball Park for Accommo-
datIon Of crowd-Tickets Should
Be Purchased up Town.

Opening day. Thursday, May l.
Brunswick vs.. Waycross.
Game called at 3;3e omptly
Battery for BrunsN plobably
Gates and Kite. -
Battery for wayeross Herring
Shnman.
Parade forms 1t oglethorpe at 2
O'Clock.
What Brunswick is after-That at
tendance trophy.
Seats on sale this morning at Bur
ford Drug Co.
Every FAM hot, warm, lukewarm or
cold is urged to be at the park this
afternoon and buy an admission tick
ct to the opening game
It's up to Brunswick and Bruins
wlckians In fact, every Brunswick
ian ought to attend the opening game
whether he understands baseball or
not He ought to so out there just
80 help swell the crowd.
This is an sappaal made to the
Brunswick spirit and the Brunswick
spirit Is jist about the best there is.
What does II matter ii you don't
know BAH from a strike, or a foul
from a safe hit? Brunswick needs
yea at the park, Mr.. Citizens, and
you ought to 80. Pay your fare TO
that game-every single paid admis
sion adds that much.
Mayor Hopkins has proclaimed this
a half holiday
Every store in Brunswick will
close its doors for the opening.
A Great Day.
1t Is going to be great day in the
baseball annals Of Brunswick. I'm
questionably the largest crowd that
has ever witnessed a game in this
city will be on hand. The 'Wayeross
Board of Trade Special bringing
about 200 fans OF that city, viii ar
rive in the city this afternoon at 2:30
o'clock, and, after spending a few
minutes about town, the crowd viii
proceed to the ball park and will
root for their club during the game
It has been announced that the
park will be open at 1890
o'clock, and from that hour until the
umpire calls play ball, there will
be continuous stream of people
pouring into the park. Brunswick is
going to set the other clubs of the
league an example. and if Waycross
hopes to capture that attendance tro-
ply, then they win have to send to
Blackshear, Jesup and half dozen
other nearby places to secure the
fans.
Parade at O'clock.
Promptly at o'clock this after
noon the first baseball parade the
city has ever seen viii form at the
Oglethorpe hotel in automobiles and
will proceed through the principal
streets of the city and thence to the
baseball park. The local association
urgently requests that evegY automo-
bile owner in Brunswick loan his
machine for Is minutes That is as
long as it win be used q win take
probably a dozen nacllisHes TO carry
the TWO cilDS ana stI3s7atsJehhs anu y -
believed that the rdaired number
will be easily secured If you own
a machine and win loan it to the
baseball association for the parade,
notify DR.. J. W. Simmons as soon
as possible this morning
Tickets for todays game were yes
terday placed on sale at Burford's
Drug store and 1 large number Of
them we're sold during the day, peo-
pie getting them ahead of time in
order to avoid the rush this after
noon. The tickets will remain on
sale at this drug store until o'clock
this afternoon.
For the benefit of those who desire
to watch the game from their auto
mobiles, parking space has been pro
Yided. Each occupant viii be charg-
I'd Ne price of a grandstand ticket
the chauffeur will be admit
Tor 81 cents There is aceommo-
IA for about 20 machines