Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-04
TEAM
TO TRY y|MME'S
1OSSERS TODAY
Chicago Cubs Arrive This
Morning for Battle with
Brewers.
THORPE WILL WORK
IN CONTEST HERE
Brewers Boss Hands Ont Pink Slips to
Five Youngsters, and Disposes OF
Dnrein TO Newark Of the Inter-
national League.


waukee Brewers will play their open
no game of baseball today, at Attn
letic field here, beginning promptly
al $50 O'Clock.
Zoe Iovlik and Dixie Walker Will
likely pitch for the Brewers.
pailey and Pendergast are the
probable pitchers for the CUBS.
The clubs will line up as 1ollo"s.
Cubs-Zeider, '2b; Zwillng, e.
schultz, If: Fischer or wallace, G.;
McCarthyC, 3b; Allison, RI; Milligan'
SIS: Pechous, ID; Bailey, Pendergast'
Packard. Lavender and Wright, p.
Brewers-Fluhrer or Crichlow, IT,;
Martin, S.; Kirke, If; Thorpe, ci.'
Lewis. h.; Benson, 2b.: StutZ' 3D.
Allen or O'Farrell, c.; Hovlik, slap
nicka or Walker, p.
Everything Is Ready.
Al, nreparations for the game have
been completed. and the expectations
are that there will be big crowd Out
especially as the banks and whole-
sale and retail business houses nave
agreed to close for the afternoon, thus
allowing employers and employees to
n n attendance at the game.
Tickets for the contest are on sale
at virtually all drug stores ana news
stands in the business sectron, ana al
ready there has been good advance
sale. Because there is but the one
ticket window at the park, Tor grah1
stand and bleacher tickets, it is ad-
visable that tickets be purchased
downtown. as otherwise there will DC
lam at the park. and many rams
will BIZ delayed N enterance. mos
likely tc lose a part of the game.
Negroes will enter the park through
the gate in the west fence, and VIII
enter the new temporary stand
erected for them just ouside the lef'
fill foul line. This will allow the
races 10 be kept separate in every
particular during the game.
Grounds In Fair Shape.
The very heavy rains of Saturday
night and Sunday put the grounds II
NEST slushv condition yesterday. bu
the clear weather of yesterday drlet
them out somewhat, and if the sur
will shine good and hot this morning
the field will be in satisfactory condi
ton for fast play.
nc work was done on the ground:
yesterday. the players doing the
exercise work on high ground south
west CT the park. This was done If
order that the field might be allowed
TO dry out without being cut up.
There was good crowd out fol
the exercise yesterday. most OF tn
fans, and particularly the boys, com
ing to see jim Thorpe. the world:
cl ampion athlete, who Joined the clul
Sunday morning. The big fellow was
the centtr of attraction. and the boys
appeared anxious to see him run
throw he hammer, toss the weight!
and do the other stunts which VOL
for him SC many medals, cups ant
ether trophies. Some of the mem
bers Of the high school track and fieli
squad intend to get tips from Thorpe
about their training, before he leaves
Saturday with the rema nder of thu
Brewers They believe he can Civ
them scme valuable advice. which
will help them win many points il
the approaching state track and fielt
meet.
ln.ielders Beatty and Malloy an'
Pitchers Krasnicky. Ursella and Raj
ferty were released Sunday by Presi
cent Timme, of the Brewers. Thu
quintet showed many indications o
nice ability, but wera not ready 4
jump into Glass AA baseball yet. Eaci
is free agent now having drawn hi:
unconditional release.
Further releases are expected be
fore the Brewers leave the trainins
camp but it is believed that num-
Der Of the men who will not be re.
tanned by he M lwaukee club, will be
llaced with clubs in a lower class
league. for the experience and train.
ing they need.
Secretary l.. NJ. Nahm of the
Brewers left Sunday night for his
hcme at Milwaukee, Before leaving
he expressed his appreciation of the
Very cordial treatment accorded h m
during his stay here. and for the very
many courtesies shown aim. He ex-
pressed also the hope that he will
meet his pine Bluff friends again next
spring.
Durgin Is Sold.
Following the exchange of several
kilograms yesterday, President Timme
OF the Milwaukee club announced last
night that he had sold lnfielder Ar
thur Durgin to the Newark club of
the International league.
Durgin is not needed by the Milwau-
kee club. and will leave today to ioin
his new club, The International is
2 league CT the same standing and
classification as the American associa-
ton.