The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-07-23
Error Fest Goes to Rotary Outfit As
Darkness Threatens End strue.
gle; supercomedy Featured
by Players Antics.
PREACHER DOES BIG
BAGE RUTH WITH 2 ON
Frey Leads Attack for Lions With
Five Hits Out Of Six Trips; Raise
Approximately $3.50 for Chill
dren's Playground.
(By TOM r. PHILLIPs)

ihoSe oehslly, roaring Lions IOugnl
heroically and several times during
the afternoon had tho ravaging Ro
tarians searching for taller timber
But they lost that ball game to Clint
c. Steinberger's "Rotes,'. by a grand
total score of l6 to 49,
The scene of the fray was that
quaint little spot southwest OF the
city known as University park, Hun.
dreds of townspeople gathered on
that sacred battle ground to witness
tho conflict.
The Opening Address.
Chickasha's distinguished son and
celebrity, Hon Mart B. Louthan, ex-
chief of the capitol police at Wash
ington, candidate for the state house
of mis-representaties (as Campbell
Russell, the reformer, who draws a
big yearly salary as corporation com
missioner of the state, puts IT'D made
the opening speech.
In his individual. brilliant manner.
Mr.. Louthan explained that the oc-
casion would be ball game between
the Rotary and Lions clubs for the
championship of Oklahoma. 1T will
be the disposition of the umpires to
treat the players with every court
esy,' he said "but If violence is nee
essary, | hope it will meet with tho
approval of the spectators
While Mr.. Louthan was delivering
his oration to the crowd, Manager
Clint Sea Stelnberger, Of the "Rotes"
and Fred En- Frey, of the Beasts"
were gambling to determine which
team should have the benefit Of the
"dog-house" and which should get
choice first bats Being an expert in
the game of peny ante, ct cetera,
Cap'n Clint won both flips and chose
to give his adversaries first bats.
Big Dolns Starts.
Having completed his conversation
with the audience, Umpire Louthan
ruled that the game should start. The
ravaging "Rotes' rushed onto the
field and the game was started with
Umpire Louthan behind the mound
and his assistant, James Flagler
Montgomery, the tonsoral artist, in
the base umpires position
Hal Chase IIanna took three
healthy swings at the sphere, but the
third was a wild pitch by Parson
Foster and he reached first base.
Then the mighty manager, Mr.. Frey,
steps up to the plate and lays the
willow against the horse. hide for a
single Hal Chase advancing to sec
ond. Grover Cleveland Alexander.
the second. alias Mr. Patten, went
out, shortstop to first base Ed Bur
ton, tho home run king, did not get
a solid whack at the pill and he
popped up to Manager Steinberger-
Catcher Peagee Spinning was given
free ticket to first on O wild pitch.
after which the famous Shortstop
Methvin. grounded out to George
Sisler, ending the inning In the
meantime, however. Hal Chase had
tailed.
Psrson Matches Score.
Parson Foster matched the lone
tally registered by tho Lions He
worked Mighty Alex Pstten for
base on balls and regardless of the
fact that in civil life he is a minis
ter of the gospel, he stole third and
raced home when one Of Alexander
Leeds hot ones went by
Shortstop Methvin. Doctor Schow.
who stated after the game that he
would author treatise dealing on
the catching of pop-up flies. singled
to left field. "Butterfat alias Ever
EFT True Hallowell, struck out and
John Edwin Pool, of the disreputahle
Fourth Estate, known ON the base
ball diamond as the rival of George
Sisler, grounded out to pitcher and
was thrown out at first, ending the
first inning for the ravagers.
Game a See-Saw Affair.
The game had a see-saw effect
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