The daily sentinel., 1913-05-15
BENEFIT GAME
FOR COMSTOCK
NEXT SUNDAY
A Record Crowd Is
Needed for Game
With Cameo

The big heart of the true baseball
player and manager was shown to-
day when the management OF the
Cameo baseball club called the man
gEement OF the local club and said
that, BY a unanimous vote of the
players and fans OF that town, II was
decided to pay their own expenses to
this city next Sunday and play the
scheduled game for the benefit of Joe
Comstock. who broke his leg in the
game at Cameo last week.
One of the largest crowds that ever
attended a game of the local club is
expected for that date for every one
in the valley is taking an interest in
baseball this year and no player was
any moro popular than Joe. He will
be out of the game for at least two
months, and the more fans that turn
out for the game the more Joe will
see that his services are appreciated
Each and every one of the local
team are confident of winning the
pennant this year. They are prac-
ticing several times each week, and,
under the management of Curley
Jones, no doubt will develop into one
of the fastest aggregations in Colo
RADIO,
Among his players are some of the
fastest fielders and heaviest hitters
in the country. Sid Hester. manager
OF the Great Falls team, said: Grand
junction has the best all-round bunch
of amateur ball players in the coun-
try, and they should have try-out
with some of the league teams. for
am sure q number of them could
make good in the Union Association. ."
But they are not playing in the
Union Association this year, but are
going after the pennant in the Mesa
County League. Palisade mas at last
agreed to get in line, and will go up
against Fruita next Sunday There
is no reason why they should not
have team this year, for they have
always had one of the best on the
western slope. As soon as they get
started, it will create more interest
in the valley, for we will then have |
game at each end of the valley ev-
cry Sunday.
The players of this city will have |
tickets on sale in different parts of |
town the latter part of the week, and !
are making every effort to get large |
crowd out Sunday. Every one realiZ- |
es that it is for a worthy cause. and, |
when the two teams line up. they will |
be greeted by one of the best punches
of fans you could find anywhere. The |
players are giving their part of the |
gate receipts, and it is expected that
the Fair Association will do the same
So whichever you do. turn out for
this game, for it viii be one of the |
fastest ever played on the local field. 1
Buck Weaver. the rangy back |
stop of the Great Falls Electrics, has .
been forced to leave the Hesterites, .
and is back in Denver. Weaver, |
shortly after leaving here, became .
affected with his old enemy, asthma. /
and before long was forced out of the .
game. Very recently he went to Den |
Yer and will now probably get berth /.
on the Colorado Springs Zooz. There |
are few better catchers in the game
than Buck, and his friends in Grand |
Junction will hear of his illness with !
deep regret. He is one of the best
advertisements for Colorado climate
there is, for it is only in the high al
titudes of this state that he can live,
and he has already found relief.