Arizona republican., 1921-07-15
FATS BEAT LEANS IN FAST GAME FUR
 WELFARE LEAGUE

MESA, July14-Something new in baseball. in fact many things new to the average follower of baseball lwefe sprung on the hundreds of fans who attended the Fat-Lean baseball game Thursday afternoon in Mesa for the benefit of the Mesa Welfare League the heavyweights upset all the dope and scored fat victory over the leans. winning 23 to 12 l The Welfare League, in whose fla vor the game was originated several weeks ago by prominent business men of the city, was the big winner of the day, the gate receipts netting the league $194.25 for its use in the care of the needy. The park was crowded admost to capacity and ticket sellers who have handled the gate all season state that the receipts totalled the biggest of any day yet.
 All good intentions to exhibit a box score of the battle showing the ldetailed playing were shattered as tho game progressed and new play CTS were wrung in. They all played, all the fat, lean and other business men of the city, and they all contri- buted their share to the entertain ment and enjoyment of the fans There were the stars, of course, lprincipally the fat men. and the lau- ghs and cheers they brought forth llEOII ,InG kLAu1S W0Qid drive team to victory.
 The weather played entirely into the hands of the fat men. Where the opposing nire thought they would have the heavyweights dripping in precipitation and running to the water bucket every tine they touched the ball. sooner or later to succumb to the heat of the day the weather man z fooled them entirely. It was a cool, cloudy day. in fact the most com fo-table afternoon of the season. and , the fat men rol1icked around the bases | for their g scores as though it were i midwinter and they had to keep , busy tc keep warm.
 Umpire. Bruce Findley announced the following batteries when the ], game started: DingIe and Delaney for the leans and VanSpanckeren and Johnson for the fats. But before 1t was over Zeb Pearce and Bill Bow den, olG time Mesa pitchers. had come back into their own on the mound for the leans. VanSpaneker- {, en lasted an inning in the box and | Charlie Johnson and John Riggs took several innings each in the box for the fats. George Johnson. O. L. Pickens. c. A. Cave and Phil Isley all starred as catchers. particularly Isley, who let high one through his glove to hit the umpire on the head
 The fats took the lead in the first inning batting around and scoring | runs Tn that inning After that tlley were safe until after the leans tied the score up, 10 all, in their half of the fifth. The original decisicn tc go five innings to give the leans a chance to retrieve their lost honors but they failed. The fats scored + runs in the sixth. and added fina to make 23 skiddo score in the seventh.
 The score by innings:
 Fats I'll 10 12 1 23
 Leans BIO Is 2 12
 Summer in Prescott
 MT. and Mrs. J. w Mougeot de. parted Thursday morning by aut- mobile for Prescott, where they will pass the remainder of the summer
 Moves to Ranch
 w A. Thomas, who has lived fol several years on the Chandler roac just south of Mesa, moved this weel to his ranch under the Tempe canal northwest of town.
 Return to San Diego
 MT and Mrs. J. E. Weinig and dau. ghter are planning to leave the las of this week for San Diego, wher, they expect to reside permanently.
 Give Program Friday
 An interesting program by pupil of local teachers in dancing. plan qua Niolln WILL De gwen frlQdy Ol the lawn at the Second Ward Chape Pupils in the classes of Miss Jenni Hilbert, dancing: Mrs. w. C. Hein Piano and Miss Lena Pomeroy vio lin, will participate in the series o numbers to be presented.
 soUTHsIDE THEATERs TODAY
 Majestic, Mesa Corinne Griffit in The Whisper Market" Path News Mutt and Jeff cartoon. Mask ed Rider" serial
 Gilbert-'1sAbel' or The Trail End" starring House Peters an Jane Novak. Comedy, Hot Sand and Cold Feet"
 Tempe-Tom Moore in Hold You Horses Ford Weekly.
 | Chandler-"The Soul of Youth a star cast. Bray Photograph.