Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-04-09
CHURCH LEAGUE
| STARTS THURSDAY
Six Teams Are Ready for Bell to
Tap---AlI the "Old Boys" Are
Out Passing" Regularly


A bunch Of fellows passing"
can be seen on almost every cor
ner and vacant lot in Richmond
these days.
The Church League has taken
hold with a vim, and the boys"
both young and old, are getting
ready for the opening game next
Thursday. The tentative program
as arranged calls for j double
header; that is, two games, with
four teams participating. The
Schedule Committee has been al
work, and has arranged Is games
SO far. Another meeting Of the
league captains and managers
will be held early in the week to
pass upon the schedule and decide
other details. President Kellogg,
who has been out of town for
several days, is expected to be
back in time to attend this meet
ing of the league directors" He
will name the umpires and pass
!on other details.
The boys out in the East End,
who attend the Cavalry Baptist
church, weren't slow taking ad-
vantage of the opportunity offer
ed them to get into the Church
League, and their team makes
the sixth nine necessary to pro-
vide a balanced schedule. They
are practicing early and often and
will have a fast bunch ready for
the call of PLAY ball"
Bill Hackett's Second Christian
church nine is also doing a lot Of
preliminary practicing, and are
going to be heard from. Bill has
some real players in his bunch.
The First Presbyterian boys
are rounding up all ball players
possible and say they are going
to have fast team, when the bell
taps. A brother battery may be
presented. Arnold Hanger, who
has been agreed upon for captain,
is a real big league catcher and
his brother, Harry Hanger, is said
to be a pitcher with something
on the ball. 1t was said Saturday
that the battery for the First
Presbyterian church on opening
games will be Hanger and Hang
er. Charley Terrill, Bob Burnam,
Jr., Charley George, June Wig7
gins. c, A. Keith and others are
working hard to make" this nine.
The First Christian church boys
are doing a lot of talking, too.
Alb Oldham, who was star pitch
er for Millersburg Institute back
in the days when he went to
school, is said to have shown out
in practice at the Normal grounds
that he knows how to put the
stuff on the ball as of old. Har-
old Oldham is trying hard to get
in condition to make the team and
it looks like he might, for he has
a powerful wallop. Elmer Death
erage. his son, Daddy Deather-
AGE. Fred Dawson. Bill Terrill.
Spears Turley and others are like
ly to be right there in the open
ing game. This team has lot of
material to pick from and ought
to have real ball team in the
field right from the jump. Several
"old head" like Billy MilIard are
eligible for this team and they
ought to show some real class.
Harry Bybee and his Methodist
team aren't coneeding anything
to anybody, however. Harry was
a real ball player in his prime and
his friends say he's still i'll his
prime in many ways. Anyway,
he's going to be right there when
the bell taps, and don't you forget
it. ]. Howard Payne-parts his
name in the middle-is a former
diamond star and will be on this
nine. Rev. Dir. Sadler is one of
the 33rd degree fans and anyone
who beats his team is going to
hear some real Methodist shout
ing during the ordeal-you can
bet your life on that.
Frank c. Gentry's first Baptist
nine is shaping up-rather hard
for some here to shape up" how
lin, O., who is visiting her daugh-