Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-07-07
THIS SHOULD Be
SOME BALL GAME
Odd Fellows, With Many odd
Birds" In List Issue Def
To Elks

what promises TO nF the piE np
cial" and athletic" event OF the local
snmmer season is the prospective
baseball game between the orders OF
Odd Fellows and Elks both charii-
able institutions. and the members
OF which include the most prominent
families IN tho city
The Odd Fellows have challenged
the Elks for this game and every one
knowing the sporty instinct Of the
along horned tribe" is fully confident
that the challenge viii not only be
accepted. bat that the Eiks will pro-
duce some players from Elkdom who
viii make the Odd Fellows stand up
and take notice
Manager Lutte" Rowe, who has
been setting the South Atlantic
lie que and other professional teams
south OF the Mason and Dixon Line ON
FIRE, wps not very liberal IN his in
formation about the Odd Fellows
team However 20 and Charles
eLoquacious" kus,eberg got their
heads together and were willing toI
giqe out little news about their
players
willie Morris. the village Black
smith gho Yields his l5-pound
sledge on West street. is in excellent
form aud 20 date has the first selec-
ton in the box. while Or Frank
Thompson will lay aside his medical
end Water Company troubles long
enough TO be on the receiving end. /
Or. Thompson was the catcher on his |
college team in the days when gloves |
and mask We're unknown. r. T.. /
Gates, the venerable marshall of the I
Odd Fellows who domiciles on Col !
lege avenue. near the baseball |
grounds. will initiate his sand lot |
days by cayorling around first base
as he did I'm days OF yore when round |
ball" was all the 90 and man gave |
out Keeping score OF the runs /
Uncle Henry" Westphal will play |
second base This may seem the
wrong place for such a speedy man /
as Uncle Henry to the bleacherites |
knowing his deceptive trade paint
ing, but in case Willie" Morris gives |
out. the manager may SHIFT him TO
the pitchers box Uncle Henry" is /
now busy painting signs for the
fence busters" and the lucky bat
ter who lambasts the bull" sign will
receive copy OF the latest edition of
Main Street"
George W Jones the popular book
merchant and dealer in stationery,
will play shortstop. Some OF the
older residents will recall with a /
great deal OF pride how George in |
his younger days picked them out of
the grass, bare-handed. over his head.
10 one side. and with cannon ball
rapidity, shot them to first base a
hair breadth in advance of the run
ncr. The hot corner" will be taken
care OF by George Russell. Post
master Linthicum has given his Off
cial sanction to close the stamp win
dow on the day of the game. We |
are told that George played on the l
old Defenders" and To anyone with |
an ounce OF Annapolis blood cours- |
sng through his veins this means /
"some" ball game Governor Richie 1
will play center field. He is a /
Staunch believer in "44-hour-week.'
and as we believe this game will not |
last longer than seven hours. the !
Governor will lay aside his guberna- /
torial duties. such as executive dis
pensations. reprieyes and pardons. |
and don his old uniform. We are
told that the Governor was the equal
OF Jack" Dunn. Pop" Arson and
even of prescnt-day Speaker. when
il comes to playing the center gar
Gen. The other fields Will he taken
care of by such past celebrities as
]. Walter Cook. Guy Thompson. Will
liam Medford. Louis Gardiner. Harry
Kenchington, Badly" John Wood,
William smith of EastpOrt, and
Henry James. Of Baltimore.
.,"Lu,er Rowe and "Loquacious"
Rusteherg would not discuss the bat
ting order. but has promised il and
some inside dope" prior to the
game. At this time both are ex-
tremely silent on details.-By F. o
o. F.