The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-05-20
MAYOR
PITCHES;
NOVELS
WIN 5-4
Parade Precedes Opening
of Commercial League
BY PETER STERLING.

thusiasm seldom before reached in
this community. About six hundred
people witnessed the game between
the Novels Mercantile team and the
Arkansas Valley Railway, Light and
Power Company teams, Iwhil1 the
: former won in a grand finish just
as darkness was falling, at the end of
the fifth inning. The score was FIVE
to four.
The party of the first part, who
chants and the party of the second
part who shall be designated as the
Mazdas, both peddled out fair
article of hall for the seasons maiden
ial has been uncovered from some
where by the indefatigable managers
of these teams and together with
the old, some splendid players are at
hand to be remodeled and readjusted.
The monster parade which started
shortly after o'clock from the
Strathmore hotel was something new
of its kind for these parts and was,
indeed, an excellent idea well car
ried out.
Chief of Police c. F. Skinner, who
sat bestride a beautiful mount. led
the parade, his horse prancing and
acting like a regular big Lacquer.
An auto followed, carrying the be-
nign countenances of Mayor d. n.
Cooper. President G. A. Vawter of
the Chamber of Commerce, Secretary
II. v George, Rev. Elmer Harner.
who umpired the first ball, and the
writer.
band. the military appearing cadets
and then the respective members of
the various teams of the league. all
garbed in their uniforms. Behind
the players followed score OF autos
bearing business folk and their fami-
lies.
The regular big league style of
starting the initial game was resorted
to with an equal proportion of cere-
mony. Mayor ID. n. Cooper .'heaved'
the first sphere across the plate and
President Vawter placed himself in
line for a Carnegie medal for making
a valiant effort to hook it. Rev.
Harner called it strike. but it is
said that he shut his eyes There
are no affdavits to that effect but 1t
might possibly be true
After this act the regularly employ
ed ball lifters stepped onto the sand
ed arena and soon the summer strug-
gle was on.
The wit slingers in the sun parlors
got their vooabularies into good work
ing order shortly after the finish Of
the first paragraph which had given
the Mazdas the lead three to one.
The fans centered their ammunition
upon Art Livings, the new pilot of
the Mazdas, and some merry tilts
were the result. 1t was hot stun at
various intervals during the marathon
and helped the spectators feel that
they had had their moneys worth
In the first period Duncan. afte-
getting life through Robison's bun
gle came home on Living's single.
Purnell secured a lease through
Scotty's mnff which also put Livin rs
on third. Livings swiped the home
bag and errors by Hines and Novels
let Purnell across the log.
The Merchants retaliated in their
section Of the opener but could get
only one o.ross and that was fnr.
nished by the Honorable Mr.. Nov els
himself who started his 1915 career
with single over second. The man
ager then pilfered second and took adj
vantage of Bowers wild throw to step
to third. Wilson's out. Living's 20
Bower, permitted Novels to tally.
The Merchants evened up in the sec
ond stanza when Irish and Robinson
scored. Robinson. the dimunitive short
stop, whanged out a double md
stretched it for three because of MS
"onueriui speeu On tne pases- irish
was on the third station at the time
and took one step home. Robson
stole home Immediately.
The Mazdas could do nothing In
the third inning but the Merchants
sent representative, in the person
Of Harry Hawkey up for another
marker. The Lighters were not 10
b optdone, however. and the fourth