Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-05
By CARL L. ZEISBERG
Soe4,no Ledger star Correspondent

Ell PASO, Tex, Aug. SIT is the great
est pity In the world that El Paso and
Philadelphia are SO far away from each
other. For n baseball game that every
"fan" in Philadelphia would give his straw
hat to see will be played on the mesa of
Camp Stewart this afternoon. II is going
to be the hottest game, from both thermal
and sporting viewpoints, that anybody from
Philadelphia ever saw any time in his life.
Tho First and Second Regiments, each
having won n game. and each having
aharpened the batting eyes OF Its sluggers
and having groomed its pitchers, are out
for blood. They are going to play the
first game for the First Brigade cup, do
mated by the citizens of Philadelphia They
have seen picture of this cup, these SOL
dier-athletes, and they are going to fight
and scrap and battle for II.
Tho baseball Gettysburg will begin at
$3.50 o'clock. That Is too bad, because :30
on this border is $50 o'clock in Philadel
phia, and $50 o'clock here, when the game
probably will be finished, is 1880 o'clock in
Philadelphia. To make matters worse,
the nearest press telegraph wire Is II miles
away. with a deep-rutted road Intervening.
To get the score to Philadelphia this after
noon therefore is impossible.
Probably it's just as well, though, as
the Phillies and Athletics who make an
earnest business of baseball, are deserving
Of support.
But hero is fan-food, up to the last
minute:
Captain Walton Clark, Jr., a Princeton
star has been chosen to start the game In
the box for the Second Regiment. Manager
McFetridge, who Is the "sly-pilot" of. the
regiment, as well as the pilot of the ball
team, picked Clark from his string OF pitch
ers, with Private Bradley, the Lawndale
speed boy, who struck out Ia men in his
last game, held in reserve. Bradley Will
relieve his superior officer II the latter's
arm develops stiffness he Is sent out on
guard duty.
Carrigan, the most versatile player in the
First Regiment, has been detained, TO use
strict military language, to bring home the
bacon for his team He will begin the
pitching for the First Regiment, Sergeant
Major MacMulin. manager, announced AL
bert Shartle, left-handed Washington Col
lego pitcher, will finish the game IL neces-
Bary. Solor Sergeant Harry Fryckberg.
captain OF the team, has been showed up
to the top of the batting order, where his
trusty bludgeon is expected to worry the
enemy pitchers.
EAGER FOR FRAY.
Both teams. strengthened and in fine con-
dition from n week of extra duty" prac-
ticlng, are eager to settle the issue of whicn
is to draw blood in the first clash of the
inter-reglmental cup series.
The batting order follows:
1ST REGIMENT I'D REGIMENT
Fryckberg, 1b White,
Bhearer, RI Thurman.
MacMuin, 9b Winter. ID
Berry, 81 Jackson, 3b
Giberson. IL Sloan. CT
Lawrence. CT Kroberger, RI
QuarleB, 2b Murray, IL
Baird, Lieutenant Boeger. 2b
Carrlgan, p Captain Clark,
Bhartle. p Bradley. D
Time will be called automatically II
Bandstorm sweeps over the ball ground.
This ruling was made to prevent some war
like Tyrus Cobb like Lieutenant Boeger,
from pilfering base while the catcher rubs
the sand out of his eyes.
No extra guard will be detailed by either
Colonel Allen, of the First. or Colonel Tur-
ner, of the Second, because, as the observ-
ant umpire, Lieutenant Riser, of the First.
pointed out. there are no pop bottles and
not single brickbat on all the dry plain.
However close the game may become. no
disputes are expected TO arise A soldier
Is soldier, even in the heat OF diamond
battle.