Arizona republican., 1913-04-20
SLUGCERS AID
 IN DEDICATION
Local Team Goes to Tempe for First Game in New Park: Mesa Ready to Put Up Money as Are Tempe and Chandler Clubs

X three -cornered edification is that which will take place in Tempe this afternoon. when the new baseball park the Tempe club-as a club-and thc East Side Sluggers of Phoenix all take their plunge into actual eX istence For the opening game and the christening of the new park Tempe cordially invites the entire Salt River valley to he present. In the midst of all the ceremonies. the Suggers and Tempe will do the usual nine spasm battle. with results that are much obscured by the mists of the future The Sluggers' battery has never been seen in actual target practice. SD nothing can be predicted about it's efficacy. Tempe has all sorts of material for big gun bat trry. and Manager Frank Baum knows pretty well how to get the best use out of it
 The park at Tempe has been fin ished with all the plans marked O.. K and accepted The grand stand has been constructed with the single idea of comfort and convenience for the spectators. It faces away from the sun. The fence has been elevated To eight feet which is above the re- gulation. The park is a credit to Tempe from every standpoint. In view of the disgraceful Iaxity of the boost regulations in Phoenix, which prevents building a new park and because the owners of the only ready made park to refuse it's use. the aC- ton of Tempe in putting in it's new baseball field is especially commend able
 Tempe will lineup as follows Hatch. catcher: Olivier, D.: Griffen, 1st, Noeur 2nd: Davis. 3rd J, Spikes. ss; Mullen. If; A Spikes, cf; Oriedo. If
 The Tempe team of the proposed league in the Salt River valley has made ready to place in the hands of the Sport Editor of The Arizona Re publican the sum of S5O.OO for the promotion of the league c. Fred Bracket. the manager of the Mesa team in long distance conversa- ton with The Republican promised to do likewise. As soon as the Sluggers and the Maroons. Phoenix teams can
 
 HttleSt towns in the valley will tax temselves and put up their bits Mesa is especially anxious to make the league q go. Tempe has been hack of the idea ever since it's first suggestion in the columns of The Republican. It is down in black and white in the files of this office that Manager Frank Baum will pay to the order of a fund for the promotion of a baseball series the sum of $50 any time it is demanded. Manager Frank Castle of the MarOons has promised the same amount from the treasury Of the older Phoenix aggregation. From the way Manager Smith of the Slug gers talked. his outfit will be willing to donate that share of the prize money, providing they can be assured of a good run for it. Mesa has come across all right. and Chandler is ready. Manager MYer of the latter team was one of the first valley managers to visit this office ant pledge his support to the fight The Republican was making for a base ball league in the valley
 That lines them up pretty well Add Glendale which is in great dan- ger of falling into line as soon as tho other teams have been secured. anC there is the making of as pretty six team league as any section tn, size and wealth of the Salt river val. ley could yer hope to support It i! not necessary to import a. slew O professional players in order to mak, a good league. There is baseball ma terial enough right here in the valley for half a dozen good teams, and i il is going to waste it is a pity, ant fault-somewhere