Albuquerque morning journal., 1915-05-04
Committee Receives Assurance
That All Business Houses
viii Close in Time for lni-
tiaI Contest,
FOREST SERVICE AND
SHOPS LET MEN OFF
Parade Of Fans With Teams
and Club Management
Headed by Bands, viii Ira
verse Streets Before Game,

baseball with a big y viii start ~
Atbuaueraue today, the sort OF base.
ball that local fans have dreamed OF
but until this year dared not nope
for. The first local game Of the RIO
Grnnde association will commence AZ
uopewell field al a.3e with all tho
pnmp and ceremony that local en-
deavor can attach TO Il.
A committee appointed for that
purpose yesterday SAW all the stores
ana business houses OF the city In re-
gard 20 closing during the hours the
Festivities are In progress ana re-
celyed favorable assurances from ev-
eryope.
The district court will adjourn at
noon. The forest service VIII shut up
shop 10 allow the employees to wit
ness this local initial specimen OF the
great American pastime and the santa
Ie shops, through Supt w A, George,
promised to lei every man who would
rather SEQ the bah game than work -
and that means all OF them-~off TO
participate In the general Joy Among
the places that will close are the club,
Combs Metropolitan, Capitol, Sturges,
White Elephant and r. Ianoni bars
Today Legal Holiday
The mayor has issued q proclama.
ton dcnotinK today from y O'Clock on
a baseball holiday and asking that all
business that can be suspended be set
aside from that hour. He has signi
fled his intention ~ pitching the first
bali and G. O. cushman, president OF
the Commercial club. VIII catch II,
There will be parade before the
game IN which all and sundry are IN.
vited 10 take part Mayor Boatright
viii lead the fans division. The pa
rade will form at the Eiks building,
march north Go Central avenue,
thence east 10 First street aud thence
north to the field. The indian school
band will head the parade.
X)kamIoi'h To Pitch
Manager Reed announced that pro.
vided zamloeh did not break leg
at this point the executive crossed his
fingers ana raped on wood--or an
here Mr.. Heed wnVcd "A rnhbit'a
foot thrice around his left ear or get
swiped by some big league senut--at
this juncture the manager pressed Il
four-lepf clover sharply between hin
fingers and brcathed a praycf--he
would pitch for Albuquerque. Zam-
loCh Is the one perie unique In the
eoronet OF Jewels Reed has placed
upon the fair brow of the Duke city
lie IL the chan tpawdon our English
old top) that ought TO win II he ls
working right and the slug section Of
the local line-up Is ia form However,
Il is too early to really start telling
about Zammie-iust be at the game,
as you Will, II you are loyal Albu-
querquenn and alive at $3.50 today.
and youli find out ail about him.
The parade viii start al a:i5
o'colck AT the Elks building The
police. with Chief McMillln at their
head, viii lead the line. The Indian
band will be next In line. The rest
Of the line viii hc made up of tho
mayor and city officials the Douglas
players, the officers and directors of
the Albuquerque Baseball association,
the Albuquerque players, fans All
fans arc expected tu form the rear
Auafd.
The procession will 80 north on
Fifth sctrcet 20 Central and turn.
eaAt on Central to Broadway, north
On Broadway TO Tiieras and thence
20 the park.
col u. X. h. sollers will have
charge of the parade.