Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1917-03-27
SENATORS IN fine
SHAPE FOR GAME
With ST. LOUIS
Fresh From Victorious Trip
to Shreveport, Tinker's
Boys Confident.

Fielder Jones st. Louis Browns and
Joe Tinker's Columbus Senators will
be honorees today at sr official half
holiday, that the entire population OF
Pine Bluff may be in attendance at
the big ball game at the Athletic field
this afternoon.
The game is to be started promptly
at 2:30 o'clock. At o'clock, the
banks, courthouse and local business
houses will close down, that the boss
es, clerks and other employees and
attaches may have time to get to the
ball park and that no part Of the con-
test may be missed. Arrangements
for the half holiday we're perfected
yesterday, when committees from the
chamber of commerce again called
on the local merchants and obtained
their promise to close their business
houses.
The game ought to be worth the eff
fort thus put forward by Pine Bluff
fans and business men. and in addi-
ton, the attendance of a big crowd
will mean much for Jo.. Tinker, when
he arranges his schedule of exhibit
ton games here next spring-because
it is confidently expected the Sen
ators will return to Pine Bluff next
spring, although so far there has been
no official announcement to this eff
feet. Tinker is delighted with the
arrangements and the climatic condi-
tions here, his men have had ample
opportunity to get the work needed,
and everything is in fine shape, hence
the belief that he wants to come back
here again next year. A big attend
ance at the game this afternoon will
have an appreciate bearing on this
decision, it is admitted.
Senator's in Fine Form.
Tinker and his players returned
yesterday morning from Shreveport,
where they took two games from sgd
Smiths Gassers of the Texas league,
winning Saturday by to 2 and Sun
day by to !. The Senators out
classed the Gassers in every depart
ment, and Tinker had an excellent OPP
portunty to watch his men in action,
in real contests.
Tinker's lead-off men, the fellows
who are at the top in his batting
order, have caused more than ordi-
nary enthusiasm, because they have
been showing to fine effect. barney
and Witter have been getting IN the
bags, and getting around because of
Dimmitt's drives, which are long
enough. and come often enough, to
give. the popular player the title Of
Home Run Baker Of the American
association" -.
The delightful weather yesterday
gave the entire outfit of Senators
the best workout they have yet re-
ceived, and they took full advantage
Of 1t. A game was played yesterday
afternoon, which was fast and furi-
GUS, and which evoked great enthu-
siasm among the spectators. The boys
"cut loose with everything, and It
was just mid-season contest.
A continuance for the remainder 81
the week, of the weather which had
prevailed the past two Or three games
will put the Senators right on edge,
and will fix them so that they will
be able to start the American associa-
.tion season in the best possible condi-
ton. They have shown such progress
already that Manager Tinker will
iprobably begin his weeding-out pro-
cess within the next day or two, prob
ably this evening or tomorrow, as hs
has pretty much decided which of the
men he intends to keep for the OPEN
ing Of the summer campaign for the
American association pennant.