Arizona republican., 1913-08-14


 1 i A. Scott. 2b oViedo, If ] Teddy. f. MOeur, 3b l Kill, If Griffen, 1b ! DelgddO, of Harris, cf 1 Smiley. D Tweed. 4 lively game is expected today on l the home grounds at the corner or First and Grant streets between the 1 Tempe sluggers and the Maroons. The consistent little natives are determin 1 ed to win the game and have hence l chosen Smokey Joe Smiley to pitch 1 the game for them. Joe has been going awfuIIy good lately and is eX- ! pccted to show the heavy hitters from 1 the southside just where their weak nesses are when it comes to batting. 1 He has been studying the Tempe men ! closely, and especially since the teams have been reOrganiZed and he is eX- pected to deliver the goods. The big chief Resvoloso. will catch the smo- key one.
 Opposed to Smokey Joe will be Rcseola Tweed, who has a wicked ball of his own, and Mutt, his catch er has q local reputation for being a cool. heady man. With this sort C. a combination up it is likely that first rate exhibition will be seen at the new grounds. The others of the team will be as above outlined.
 The Maroons have been playing hard consistent ball ever since Man ager Nenne took charge of the team. They have learned what it means to fight for a run, and have shown lots of ginigar in all their games. A glance at the fielding averages of the teams shows how well the MaroOns have been playing. In the last game or two the Maroons have shown that they can bat as well as field. If their batting eyes are still with them they may pull the game against Tenn pc out of the fire.
 As for the visitors. that team is always a dangerous one. The Tempe team is never beaten until the last
 man is out in the last inning. That is the reputation of the team and they live up to it in every game they play The fans, if they refer to former games, will see many one won bl batting rally in the eighth ol ninth.
 Yates vs. Bracket
 While the national pastime is be- ing exemplified at the local park the Phoenix team will journey to Mesa to take on the Hnlbnlies, the Outslug- gingest team in the circuit. The Mesa team has always depended up on it's hitting to win games, and that hitting is generally of the heavy ash order Core. Bond, Pom eroy and Pringle form a quartet of wagon tongue beavers that are hard to beat in this section of the tall piney woods. These men are dan gerous at all times because of their heavy hitting abilities
 The batteries for the Mesa game are not known, but it is generally believed that Honest John Kelly will pitch for Phoenix and will be opposed on the mound by either Goodwin or Campbell. All the teams in the Salt River Valley League are being strengthened so that the race for the pennant will be one of the hottest in any league in the country
 Already the teams are putting up ar excellent article of ball. Close and exciting games are to be the order These mean always large large crowds of interested fans. and enthusiastic ball players. These three factors make an afternoon outing that i9 exceedingly hard to beat in the good old summer time
 Some Umpiring
 The work of Umpire Glenn in the last two games has been a pleasure to the fans. Glenn has voice on him that makes his calling balls and strikes unmistakable There are no frills about the way he goes to work but the frills become apparent: as soon as he coouy settles down to be the arbiter of the afternoons sport. He will more than likely um- pire the game this afternoon between the Maroons and Tempe, which in sUres d good exhibition from that end.
 With the idea of obtaining enough funds ahead to put in the additions TO the grand stand at the local park as they are needed, the management ONeiH started a campaign to sell books of tickets, of ten each for five dollars per book These tickets are good at any game played on the home grounds. Already a number of patrons of the game have purchased the books of tickets, and many others have signified their willingness to do so. If one hundred of the books are sold it will provide working capital | enough so that the local manage ment can go ahead and complete the l park according to the original plans | which will not only be q great aid to | the team now but will be of ever | lasting benefit to the national pas l time here
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 MIKE DONIIN REI EACER