Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-04
PREPARATIONS FOR INAUGURAL
OF CENTRAL ASSOCIATION
FIGHT COMPLETED.
CARNIVAL COMPANY
JOINS IN PARADE
Miller Shows to Furnish Street Pas-
cant Five Blocks in Lsnsth-Thsat.
ricai Stars to Attend openins-Ree.
ord Breaking Crowd Expected If the
Weather Permits.

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Of the Central Baseball Association
4 season, in this city Wednesday, when
/ the Ansons will meet the Clinton Pilots,
/ predictions are made that, with ia
i vorable weather, one of the largest
4 crowds that ever attended ball game
in this city will witness the first clash
of bats.
Elaborate preparations have been
| made to make the occasion an aus
+, picious one. and practically all BUSH
! ness houses and many manufacturing
/ plants will close for half day to give
!! their employees an opportunity to wit
ness the first game OF the season.
Tho Arson Lineup.
The probable lineup of the Ansons
! CT; Brown, SIS; Anderson, 2b; Martini,
/ If: Norvold or Richards, lib; Chapel,
rf; Dietrich. 3b; Hammerschmidt, C;
| Richardson, p.
| Parade to Preeede Game.
/ Preceding the game there will be a
! square, beginning at l O'Clock. An
| hour later the parade will move from
Main and Second streets eastward to
| the fair grounds. The parade will form
! on Second street, north Of Main, and
! on State street, east Of Second.
The Miller Carnival Company will
!, participate in the parade and the sec
ton provided by the show people will
be five blocks long in itself. This sec
! ton will be headed by the carnival
band.
Participating in the parade will be
the police and fire departments. city
7. officials in automobiles, The Jolly
+, Widow company from the Orpheum,
and hundred or more automobiles.
Theatrical Stars to See Game.
| An invitation was extended to the
members of "The New Henrietta"
Company last week to attend the game
as guests of the club. Word from the
company is to the effect that all will
Ebe present. The management is in re-
ceipt of letter from William H.
! Crane one of the five stars Of the COM
tpany, who says:
IF conditions are favorable you will
find bunch of Henrietta rooters
Showing their appreciation Of your
kind invitation by pulling hard for
I,your club on the afternoon Of May 5.
With thanks and best wishes for a
i successful season" @
From Macklyn Arbuckle came the
following:
4 Il shall be pleased to accept your
kind invitation contained in yours Of
| 9th ult. I am FAM"
Thomas W. Ross. another Of the
Henrietta" stars wired from Mason
City, as follows:
Thank you. Mrs. Ross and will
j be pleased to attend the ball game"
! All Shows Will Close.
Usual Wednesday matinees in the
/ local theaters will be abandoned or,
as in the case of the Orpheum, were
given this afternoon instead. The Mil
/ Ter carnival will also omit the after
noon performance. that the employees
may attend the game.
| THE Jolly Widow" company has eX-
tended an invitation to the members Of
| the Marshalltown and Clinton teams
to attend the evening performance at
the Orpheum Wednesday.
| Word from nearby towns today is to
| the effect that many are expecting to
! come to the city for the opening game
| If the weather conditions permit Tick
cts are being sold up town to pre-
vent a crGsh at the gate, and at the
grounds arrangements will be made to
| handle the crowd with extra ticket
| sellers.
All Automobiles Welcome.
The local association has requested
| that all automobilists who can will
participate in the parade, and all who
| desire to show their loyalty to the
team and who have not already signi-
| fled their intention to be in line. are
| asked to report at Second and Main
streets by 1:45 Wednesday to form in
line. The parade will start promptly