The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-07
COUNTY MACHINE CRACKS WHIP
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COUNTY AND CITY GAME
"plAr BALL"

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"Aer umps" Reah White
head. the prettiest Judge In the
world. will pull on her mask.
Reginald ". Thomson. ooun-
Gilman and hiIl-eutter. will step
up TO the plate. espeetorate on
his palms and prepare to swing
on the pill.
King oyseman. Judge OF the
superior court. doubled UP in
the receivers bos, viii hold up
two fingers.
Michael J. csrriesn. county
commissioned, will catch the
signal and loosen up a swift
tnshoot from the mound that
viii tickle the batsman's
whiskers. and
"Baii o-o-onel" her urps will
shout.
Some Ball Game
In short. folks. the warmest game
OF baseball ever played in Seattle
will be In progress.
The contest will be between bob
Hesketh's fast nine OF city hall Of.
fieials and a speedy bunch OF
youngsters" from county official.
dom. under the captRincy OF John
VI. Thatcher.
IL will be held some day next
week under the auspices OF The
Star for the benefit OF the militia
boys mess fund.
Ronald vs.. Gill
I'm sign Mayor GIN as umpire. "
said Capt Hesketh OF the city team
Friday
4 wouldn't have chance TO get
20 first. said Judge Ronald. one OF
the stars on the county lineup.
You won't. anyway" said Capt
Bob Neither viii any others on
your team. but well reconsider the
umpire question"
III GIL only grinned
Afs Left 10 oiass
I'D Ike to pitch tho game" he
confided. but my icu wing Is
glass. cracked the collar bone
first. Then | broke the arm. and
later got nsurifls In H. It's all right
to ftii 40 the si~cs. Of my coat. but
a poor substitute for anything use
full
Bob Says He's Good
Bob Hesketh admitted he was
probably the best baseball captain
out OF the Diamond.
II know about all there is 10 learn
about that game said he. nodes.
ly. = once sap Walt johnson pitch
| In Chicago
Capt. Heskcth will have In tris
lineup those weli-known maEni.
tudinous stars. Catcher Cecil ~
| Fitzgerald. Iuflelder William Hick.
man Moore. Third BasemAn Al.
pheus p. Haas.
lie hasn't fixed the others in
their position as yet. but will prob
ably send Jimmie Crehan into the
left garden. and VIII n. Hanna
in right.
Some Dark Horses
Jim Agnev and Harry Carroll are
already signed. but Capt Hesketh
| is holding them as dark horses 10
cool Capt Thatcher with, and would
not tell where they would play.
Il figure. said Thatcher. that
we've practically got the game bag.
ged right now. ! used 90 be able
| to skin Carroll and Arnew in the
old days. Guess can do II yet
without any trouble may be a
grsnddad. but I'm there with the
/ willow"
Thatcher will play John Bennett
on the first pillow.
Bennett Stops EN-
All YOU got TO do Is hit him with
the bail" said cap. and he'll stop
It. He's a cinch in that position. =
He named few OF his colts.
II they're not all given n chance
in the first inning, he expects to
/ give them n chance AT some time
during tho game Some OF his stel-
| lar men are:
! Arthur r. Denton. Al Lundin. VIII
Sickels. Krist Knudsen. Iafe Ham
ilton. Otis Brinker. John NJ. Wright,
Mike Carrigan and Bob Hodge.
Il don't figure well need more
than half our nine TO trim the city
lads" said Thatcher. but We'll
give EN- all a chance to warm up"