The Dickinson press., 1914-10-24
BIG CROWDS SEE
AER0PLANE FLIGHT
AND fine BALL GAME
ONE OF THE LARGEST CROWDS IN HISTORY OF CITY
WITNESSES FINE EXHIBITION GAME WON BY THE
ALL STAR AMERICANS FROM THE ALL STAR NAT
TONALs AND TWO GOOD FLIGHTS BY AVIATOR.
MANY STAY FOR DANCE IN ELKs' HALL.

Dickinson saw the largest crowd
that has ever gathered in the city on
any occasion on Tuesday. The
streets were far more crowded than
at the time of the Buffalo Bill show,
when so many thousand people were
in the city for the attraction.
Over 1000 people were in the ball
park and there We're more people on
the outside. The ground was black
with men, women and children on the
open space east Of the park where
the air ship was located and the rail-
road track was also lined with people,
probably grand total of at least
5000 in and about the ball grounds.
Good judges have placed the number
of automobiles in commission on ac-
count of the festivities at 500 to 600.
From early morning until long
after midnight people focked the
streets and in the afternoon the side
walks We're simply packed: Large
delegations were on hand from sur
rounding towns, over so coming from
Beach alone. Lennon, New Eng
land, Oakdale, Manning and all towns
within a radius of SO miles were
largely represented.
The day was almost ideal, being
nice and warm, with only a light
breeze blowing. The flights Of the
aeroplane, with out doubt, interested
a greater number of people than did
the ball game. Even during the
game the playing was stopped for a
few minutes so that all might gaze
heavenward at the bird man as he
flew over the park. Both flights, one
during the game and the other soon
after, were very good and everyone
was greatly pleased with the demon
stration. It clearly showed how these
machines of the air can be used to
such good advantage in time OF war.
Each flight was Of at least 20 min
utes duration, and at times the opere.
ator reached a height Of from 1,5O0
feet to 1000 feet above the ground.
Mr.. Bells engine has 80 horse power
and moved the machine easily. Each
time the aviator circled over the city
several times, always in sight OF the
crowds.
Monday night trial fight was to
have been made at the golf links, but
the aeroplane was broken on Willard
street while being taken west to the
grounds. The operator undertook to
run the machine up the street past
the Heaton Lumber Co. sheds and
met with an accident which kept sew
eral men busy repairing for most OF
the night.
Shortly after o'clock the players
of both teams appeared at the ball
park for workout before the game.
Before the largest crowd that ever
witnessed a. ball game here. the All
Nationals met their second defeat OF
their trip at the hands of the ALI
Americans by a score OF B to l:
Never have the baseball followers OF
this section of the country had an op-
portunity to see gathered such stars
in two teams as were seen on Tues
day.
After the teams had enjoyed good
practice shadow baseball farce was
pulled off by the Nationals just be-
fore the game started. 1t was great
ly enjoyed, especially after the spec,
tators came to realize that no ball
was being used. Alexander, Phila-
delphia's star twirler, who pitched
the two-hit game at Mandan, was
supposed to be batting. He would
bat the imaginary ball to all spots, OF
the diamond and even out into the
field. Doubles, triples and other
fancy plays were worked with Won
derful speed and in great style. The
farce was cleverly ended by having
an imaginary fly knocked in the air
above the pitchers box. Clark, the
catcher, started after it, gazing sky
ward, Dolan from 1st base also
started for try; Snodgrass ran in
from End base and Fletcher trotted
over from short, while Byrne left
3rd base. All we're anxious to make
the catch. The result was general
mixup with players scattered all
over the ground and the imaginary
fiy landing in the midst with no one
there.
The Nationals then took the! field
with Miller out of the game with a
sprained ankle, Dolan playing the
position. Burns, who has been sick,
was also missing from the lineup but
was supposed to have joined the team
here. Snodgrass played second and
James of the Boston Braves played
: r;ght field, while Killifer of court
fame in the Federal National squab-
he. played center. The other posi-
tions were filled by the regular play
The Americans at bat started their
scoring in the first inning when
Walsh, the heavy batter for the Ath,
1etics in the World series, pounded
the ball over the left field fence for
a home run. The other four scores