The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-18
Local Rotarlans Again Bow In De.
feat. But Stage Better Battle
Than on First Meeting;
Score 10 Q TO 3.
GEORGE LINS IS STAR
COMEDIAN OF PASTIME
Proves Demon Base Runner; Does
Spectacular Nose Dive In Slide
at Third; 1929 Raised for
Playground.

The Chickasha and Norman Rotar.
lans made good yesterday at Grady
field by furnishing the crowd more
amusement than three ring circus.
in a ball game than went to the Nor
man club by a count OF to 3.
II was n return game OF a series
started at Norman a couple. OF weeks
ago and was played for the benefit
OF the Chickasha children's play
ground. The biggest success of the
proposition was the fact that game,
through the liberality OF the public.
netted the local playground fund
considerable amount. Roy Jones.
treasurer OF the local Rotary club
announced this morning that the
gross receipts totaled $229.O0. The
expense will be small and will in.
clude only items covering baseball
and printing of tickets and hand.
bills. The Norman club paid its own
expenses, this being the agreement
~ the outset. Chickasha Rotarans
bore their own expense on the trip
to Norman two weeks ago. Officials
uf the Rotary club state that they
hope to be able to add more to this
fund before deciding whether II shall
be spent on playground equipment
for Pirca park or for a new play.
ground to be established In another
part of the city.
Game Was a Scream.
Probably the biggest surprised
gang at the ball park yesterday were
the Chickasha Rotarians They had
prepared themselves for another
beating similar to that administered
to them at Norman, the score OF
which was 80 to 4. When Norman
failed to pile up lead of dozen
or so in the first two or three in
aings, the Chickasha players frankly
confessed that something was wrong.
While the local Rotarians kept the
Norman gang from running entirely
wild, the trouble seemed to be that
the visitors also had employed the
same tactics and were mighty stingy
with the, runs they allowed.
Lins is Star canadian.
George Lins, Rotarian and ball
player of parts, was easily the star
of the afternoon matinee. George
was fearfully and wonderf ly
garbed. A suit of unionalls covered
his manly form. The sleeves bad
been cut therefrom and the lower
extremeties of the trousers were
trimmed to represent one of those
skirts that show trantalizing bit
Of silk stocking. On his head rested
rah-rah cap, size about five and
a half
Be it known, that George tips the
beam at around ton and half
when he's down to weight. Be 1t
also known that George was all
there in the matter Of silk stockings.
He was wearing one flesh colored
one and another as green as the
greenest hue that ever represented
the Emerald isle. George was sent
in for pinch hitter and the Nor
man hurler, taking note of his size,
promptly walked him. George rode
to second on hit and showed sur
prising burst of speed. At third
was where he covered himself with
glory and dust. A ball hit to the in
field was played TO third to catch
George. The ball arrived a shade
ahead of him, but George surprised
everyone by doing nose dive for
the bag in which he ducked under
the waiting sphere and was declared
safe by Umpire Miner. He scored
on hit.
Chickasha fans had the pleasure
Of looking at one who is probably
the fastest man who ever stepped on
the Grady field diamond, in the per-
soa of George Abbott, Norman star
and at present coach Of the Norman
high football team. George can