Arizona republican., 1913-12-21
BASEBALL AND
 BRONX DUSTIN
Tempe to Stage Both Sports Christmas Day, When Mesa Comes to Play the Bearlets and CoWpunchers Ride the Wild Ones.
Especial to The Republican,

1 Especial to The Republican, 1 TEMPE, Dec. 2O.-With combina-
 ton of strength. ability, cunning and l all the other traits of the diamond l that go to make up a ball team, the 1 Tempe Bears expect to win when the l locals take on the Mesa Jewels on | Christmas afternoon in the first of 1 the three game holiday series. A ten 1 tative lineup picked by those pro- 1 noting the series, indicates that at ! all events there is going to be some real baseball pulled off again on the 1 southside before the year 1913 be- 1 comes a thing of the past.
 Tempe is relying upon local talent | for it's team. with but one or two ! exceptions. The larger of the two ! is the No. l position on the nine l Catcher Hudson. kid brother to Fred ] Hudson, the Bears second sacker ] through the greater part of the past ] season, will officiate behind the bat ! "Huddy' has played some real bau in i his days, notably at Globe and Miami | most recently in Phoenix, but with | the sport a thing of the past or may 1 be the future in those places. just 1 now, it took just q little more than no time to prevail upon him to join | Tempe for the coming three games 1 Hudson is catcher, but does his big work with the stick, two baggcrs to 1 three baggers and once in a while a | homer. being his long suit. All same | h.s big brother
 | Just who is going to hold down the 1 center of the diamond for the series ! is still awaiting a decision. Ovfedo 1 l. veteran on the Tempe nine, both
 as to ability and length of service { will likely pitch the first game On i the reserve list are a number among 1 them Fred Kettle, who is expected i home to spend the holidays with reIa ! tiVes here Speed is his fad so if i Lecchy can't get away with his i crooks and curves. Kettle will be ready for immediate service. 1 The infield has list of candidates ! on the waiting list. Griffen will 1 probably take the first sack. Ewing. an 'eX' from the Southern Califor- ! ma league, where he played the great : CT part of last summer. has been ] picked for the keystone sack Third | and short stop lack permanent men i yet If Jack Spikes gets here in time ] Tor the Christmas game he will pro- ! bably take short with Johnny Mullen ! on his right But chances are that | Jack won't make it. inasmuch as he | does not get off duty at Superior until : the evening preceding the game And 1 thus it is quite probable that Mullen | will hold out at short with Kelly i Moeur in his chosen place
 In the outfield another long list of l applicants are awaiting placing.
 Among them, A. Spikes, Castle Ro- l berts, Harris and Brooks
 Judge of the whole proceedings will
 be J. A. Murray the American | I1G 1 Phoenix, if his services can be se- | cured It is well worth the money ! any day to see this boss of the dia-
 mond work. Many and many Tenn 1 pc Tan has expressed a desire to see ! how real leaguer handles things and Murray is going to get the first i chance to show them
 The Tempe park is undergoing a
 thorough renovation in preparation for the holiday festivities The whole of the fence has been replaced. the i premises cleaned up. and Monday the ! diamond undergoes some repairs. It's going to be some real baseball that l valley people will see when they at
 tend the coming series of games be- l tween Mesa and Tempe
 The Cowboy Celebration
 Plans for the big three-day cow boy tournament at the park are rap 1 Idly formulating. The first of the ! attractions will be staged fmmediateIv l following the Tempe Mesa game on Christmas. It will consist of bronco busting and feature bronco riding bv ] Will Hileman
 The big days are Friday and Sat ufday, Dec 26 and 27. when every ! class of cowboy sports known and 1 permitted by law will be pulled off 1he big features will be bronco bust lng' Wild steer riding and ring tour hament riding. Cash prizes hang on all these events, particularly the last
 named Other attractions of the two days will be bareback cigar races
 turro races, possibly flag picking and potato races.
 Special holiday rates on all the railroads will be given, with all trains passing through Tempe on those three
 CayS stopping at the ball park
 W. Q. Farmer, in charge of inc
 cowboy celebration. is doing some big planning. But it is not all plan .
 nIng He has contestants in line rom all parts of the state coming to Tempe for the week.
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 Matinee at Coliseum today.-Adver-