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BIG PRACTICE EVENT.
THIS afternoon
Manager James Il. Harris Takes
EIks' Base Ball Team Out to
Practice-From IS to % Men
To be on The Team.

In the words of the manager
s Capt. James B. Harris, to the field
: captain, T. Noble Wright "Yol
boys have got to get out ther'
and go to work; I don't propose Il
take this team out until you arr
in better practice than you arr
now. Why, some of you couldn'
hit a flock of barns with tel
foot board" AS the result of thi:
edict of the manager, ten or fit
teen men, who are to comprise the
crack players of the base ball team
of the Cambridge B.P. O.E.'s, gath
cred this afternoon at five O'Clock
on the diamond at the New Athlet-
&c Park to get in shape. And ii
would not be surprising if there are
not a few members who are more
or less stiff this evening, as the
result of obeying orders.
1t would be strictly against the
rules to give the lineup of this
| wonderful aggregation, but a sur
mise at a few of the positions will
not be out of place, and will dis
close no secrets. In the first
place, as everyone knows, Capt.
Buck is manager, and this car
ries all kinds of honor, including
that of finances. "Nobe" Wright,
it is said, will hold down the first
| cacly with ssDoo, So1oyor oc q nos
sible substitute; "Scottie" Meek
ms may make the position of short
stop, or may get a fielding chance;
| johnnie" Roszelle, once the popu-
| lar idol of all of the girls about
sweet SIXTEEN" may take his old
place behind the bat, with A. s.
| Marine as substitute; Shady" Apt
plegarth will start in as the main
| twirler; "Southpaw" Johnnie Mat
| thews may be called upon to help
| out with the twirling, as may also
| Blonde Wall "Bobbie'' Mat
thews, who has piloted many a
Cambridge team safely around the
bases, will be the official coaoher.
and may play left field. johnnie"
Brown, who once held down a fine
position on the Printers team, is
likely to be officially placed in
command of the center field, while
Moving. Picture Johnnie Brown
is expected to hold down the third
sack, so as to be able to reach
up after those tall ones, and it is
also believed that his running abili-
ty may be of great benefit to the
team Donald Richardson, the ia
nous Frank Baker" of Church
Creek, will hold down the second
bag, and woe unto the. player who
attempts to steal to that spot.
Jake Waller, who, upon more
than one occasion, has led mara
thon race around the bases, may be
counted upon as certainty on the
team, while another famous base
runner and slider, whose presence
is certain 10 attract a large atten-
dance .of ladies, VernQ2 kexu
-
III placed se s4ll- ~ - - - ..
the circle, If possible. Postmaster
rBil1ie' Medford, who has made the
diamond ring more than once with
successful whoops, will be among
the candidates for position on
the first team
To be sure of fair play, and of
having an experienced man to rem
der all decision, Gov. Goldsborough
will be elected the official umpire,
while his brother, DR.. Briee w.
Goldsborough, another base ball
fan, will render first aid to the
wounded. He will be assisted by
Doe Moore, who may be called
upon to hold down one of the
sacks, and who is said to have
been a semi-professional in his
day, behind the bat. Comptroller
Harrington will form a portions of
the management, although not in
fringing at all upon the Magnate
part of the game, which will be
looked after by Manager Harris, as
sisted by his friend and sympa-
thizer, Mr.. w. Medford. The en-.
tertainment end of the games will
be looked after by Messrs. "Moss"
Hopkins and Jimmie" Jones, while
Manager Harris has named willie"
Stiner to see that every member of
the team, the substitutes and spec
tators, are all supplied with ice
water as required and demanded.
doc" Purnell will look after the
optical needs of the team and any
member striking out will have his
eyes subjected to a very searching
| examination at once. Brother
Frank" Tucker will be on hand
| with a liberal supply of the famous
F. A. D. cigars, and will be accor-
ded a vote of thanks each time
they are passed around.
There are number of other
members of the B. P. O.. E. who
may make the team, and among the
promising Ou'+S are MlIlOIu NdtHdI,
E. S.. Phillips, Ray J. Slacum, Capt.
L. B. and Ivy L. Phillips, but Man.
ager Harris states that they will
have to get into training and work
some of the surplus flesh off, as
he fears they might not be able
to hold out for fourteen inning
game Then, too, there is always
an official score-keeper; this posi-
ton has been reserved for Earle
Orem, and then, in addition to this
position, every team always has a
| man on the bench who, at a time
when the bases are full, and runs
are needed, can be depended upon
to make not less than a base hit,
and not more than a four-bag ger-
this position will be reserved for
| 'SWattia'' Wahb