The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-02
SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITNESSES
RICHMOND'S OWN LEAGUE OPENING

Richmond win have its own league
opening day on Saturday, May 3.
Saturday afternoon at las o'clock
the six teams Of the Saturday After
noon League will start their sixth con-
secutive grill for the 8. A. L. pennant.
The pennant race this year will be
one Of the best and brightest in the
history Of the league. Before the ini-
tial contests Saturday, about thirty
automobiles decked In holiday regalia
and advertising the Saturday After
noon League win pass up Main street
shortly after l o'clock.
The eye-openers OF the season will
be between the Swayne-Robinson and
the Wayne Works, the first game of
the double-header on Exhibition park.
The American Seeding Machine COM
pany will meet the Starr Piano team
In the second game, while the John
son-Fry, Indianapolis Glove company
team will wage its initial battle with
the Jenkins-Vulcan club at the City
Fairgrounds.
Indianapolis Glove company team pre-
the dopster has to meet. On the per-
veteran players Of last year and play
ers OF previous years who were I'M
able to play last year as they were
busy knocking home runs for Uncle
Sammy of the o. s. A.
Several Experienced Players.
The manager has several experience
ed ball players included In his lineup.
Foxey Schepman, who pitched for the
Natcos last year, has been obtained
by the Johnson-Fry Glovers, and with
the veteran catcher, Hauk, who stood
out as one Of the 8. A. L. best back
stops last year, the battery is well set.
With Don Byrkett on the first bag,
the management lineup In the infield
IS about complete and hard to get by.
Don Byrkett is one of the players that
developed during the last seasons
play and SO rapidly that he almost
sprung up over night. He had an ex-
ceptiona1 record last year as first
sacker and is a strong asset to any
team. Byrkett's batting should i'm
prove thfs season and he should easily
lead the S. A. L. first basemen.
Harrison Frye will hold down the
keystone bag in old form. Frye has
been playing with the Saturday After
noon League and has been able to get
his team out number of tight holes.
Charlie Alstadt, although out of the
game at home last year, will cover
the shortstop position. Rife will han
die the hot corner for the Glovers'
crew. Rife is one of the most level
headed players in the league. This
will give a we'll balanced infield.
Wib Sturm, who is seasoned hCrl-
er by this time and should give batters
no end of trouble, especially with
Witte behind the bat, presents some
opposition that will look well in the
field for the Starr Piano aggregation
Sturm gave good account of himself
last year in the box and with team
behind him the Starr Piano crowd can
expect the STAIRS to place well in the
league standing.
played at Camp Taylor.
Catcher Witte has had all kinds oil
experience playing on Camp Taylor
team that played the caliber of ball
the Central league puts up. He played
against Callahan, Ellington, and many
other Central and league players Of
even more superior brand. The
Starr Piano inf1eld should be a rat
ting good one, composed Of "Toots'
Kuhlenbeck, Al Meyer, Merle justice
and Elmer Reddinghaus and Otis Byr
kett, brother of Don, and Bland Byr
kett, who broke into the s. A. L. las
year. Otis is youngster who ha
never played in the Saturday After
noon League but shows great promis
of being an AL player.
With Retz, Reid Kenworthy an,
Robe constituting the outfield, Mana
ger Witte has hustling good club t
smash into the Saturday Afternoon
play this season. Every man will
out to deliver the goods.
OF course, there will be some club
that will look stronger The Jenkin!