Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-08
BASEBALL SEASON TO
OPEN WITH A PARADE
Promptly At O'Clock Tomorrow
Teams and Fans viii Journey
To Park
GAME WILL BE CALLED
AT O'CLOCK SHARP
Teams In Good Shape For Opener
Mayor White Will Pitch
First Ball

Promptly at o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon the Salem baseball team, headed
by the Portland, Eugene 4 Eastern
band, and with the Albany Athletics in
tow, the parade will start for the ball
park at the end Of State street TO await
the stentOrian announcement Of 4" His
Umps,' Ray Baker, who will doff his
cap and say:
"Ladies and Gentlemen; The bat
teries for today's game are: "Play
ball!' and the 1918 baseball season
will start with rush.
There will be plenty of room for
about 100 autos, according to the esti-
mate of Manager John d. Turner. Au-
tos bearing the league magnates and
fans will follow the teams in the pa.
rade. Mayor Harley o. White will pitch
the first ball. but his battery mate has
not yet been selected.
The Salem team will lineup with Cap.
tain Tom Holman behind the bat, Craig
will serve up the choice assortment of
crooks, DR.. Arnold or Chuck Lowe will
hold down first base, Mackson second,
Miller or Bell will cavOrt around the
short pasture, Humphres will cover
third, and West, Kay and Reinhart will
pull down the flies in the outfield Tas-
to and Eberhard will serve as extra in.
fielders, with Zosel Taylor and Tooth
aker ready to fill in in tine outtield
in case one of the regulars falls into
the ditch chasing a high fly.
The Salem baseball park was rounded
, up in first class shape for tomorrow S
opening game by large gang of work.
men. The diamond has been scraped
and rolled and promises to prove one of
the fastest fields in the country The
men trying out for the team held q
hard final practice yesterday and will
put in this afternoon in perfecting
teamwork and polishing of the rougn
spots which often crop out in the early
season.
Manager c. NJ. Small, of the Albany
| Athletics notified Manager John ID.
> Turner that the Albany boys would line
up with Jones, catcher; Small, pitcher;
Ryals, lb; Hecker 2b; Weaver, s.;
Briggs, 3b; McChesney, rf; Gilbert, EFF;
and Patterson, IT, The Albany team
will arrive on the 9;i5 train Sunday
morning Fer the contest. Jones' who
will do the backstopping for the Albany
is Perry Jones, the well known Salem
catcher, who will doubtless be seen in
a Salem uniform later this season. The
Albany team was short a catcher, as
their regular man will not be able to
perform until school is nt, and they
sought the loan of Salem receiver
Jones was acceptable to the Albany
q team, and Manager Turner consented
to the loan.
The old players who have been prac-
ticing on the baseball grounds at the
! old park say that the diamond is in far
the best shape IL has ever been. The
ground was plowed up to fill all of the
{ holes and was then worked down until
[ it was smooth A heavy roller render
ed it as hard as is consistent with fast
/ playing and the whole field is as
, sDringy as racetrack without a feed
, on the surface. The fence along the
penitentiary rad has been rebuilt and
the grandstand repaired for the opening
game. No bleachers have been erected
I as yet, but ample arrangements will be
made for the accommodation Of the
crowd at the opening game
Manager Small, Of the Albany team,
who arrived this afternoon, says his
! team is in first class shape and is pre-
pared to put up the battle Of its career.
liis men have been working out for
several weeks and have already played
9 several hard contests. On their home
' grounds and with the support Of the
q rooters the Salem team, however, ex.
! ppptg Ia continue thp winning streak
! that il left off in 1913 when the Sen.
G ators won ~ out of q games 10 the
d season. Ray Baker will olfciate as
umpire. Mr. Baker has thorough
a knowledge Of the game and bis work
. with the Indicator has always been sat
. isfactory in the past
4 The game will be called at 3 0 o'clock.
, Autos will be charged a general admis.
sion fee OF 2j cents. A quarter will
. also purchase ticket at the gate and
the gtandstand win cost 10 cents eS'
ira.