Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-29
CO[LEGIANS To
! FACE ALL STAR
CAST SATURDAY
NJ. |. A. A. CHAMPIONS TO BAT
TIE FOR BENEFIT OF DIS
ABLED WAR VETERANS.
"Crit" to Pitch in
Fray on Marin Field


Michigan intercollegiate for 1922, in
action on Navin field i'm Detroit, the
lair of the Tigers, where they are
billed to battle the All Stars of the
Detroit Amateur Baseball Federation
in the afternoon in a game for the
benefit Of the Detroit post of the
Disabled Veterans of Foreign Wars.
This will mark the first time that
a college baseball team of the Michi-
gan Intercollegiate has been invited
TO the Michigan Metropolis TO meet
a team in that city, after the close
of the collegiate college season. 1t
is also the first time that any out
side college team has been invited
into Detroit for such purpose.
The enterprise is being backed by
sport writers of Detroit newspapers,
who feel that, following the sensa-
tional finish that the Alma collegians
made in the Michigan Intercollegiate
race, the Maroon and Cream gang
of game busters is the best possible
drawing card to be used in inticing
the public to part with their money
for the benefit Of the disabled vete-
rams.
The collegians did not hesitate in
the least when the proposition for
the game was put up to them. They
were delighted to try conclusions with
Detroit's best amateurs, and more
than pleased to have an opportunity
TO play for the benefit Of disabled
soldiers.
President Navin of the Detroit
Tigers cheerfully granted the use Of
Navin field for the purpose when the
benefit game was proposed to him,
and the collegians will have the
chance to battle on the sod that is
being made famous the country over
as the place where Detroit Tigers
are snarling at all corners and turn
ing them back to defeat in the
American league race.
Coach Roy Campbell Of the Col
lege team realizes to the full, the
strength that can be mustered against
his college aggregation when the
stars of the numerous teams Of the
Detroit Amateur Baseball Fedora
ton, are hand-pickcd, and united
under one head 1t will be all that
the name implies-an all star team.
As a result the little Scotch Mentor
of the Maroon and Cream is planning
on throwing the strongest possible
lineup against the Detroiters. Every
man Of the Alma aggregation will be
on hand at Detroit on Friday, the
eleven men being asked to meet there
Thursday night.
Friday two practice sessions will
be held by the collegians on Navin
field to get the men accustomed to
the diamond. Saturday morning a
third practice session will be held.
Coach Campbell believes that the
three workouts will do much to
steady his squad Of first year ball
players when they face the thousands
of people Saturday afternoon, who
will be out to watch the fray.
1t is not known yet whether or not
Roger Wright, injured first sacker,
will be able to play. If the Cross
well product is still unable to get in
to action, his place at first will be
taken by RED" Carly, the Detroit
freshman, who proved such SEN
sation in the fourteen inning cham
ponship tilt at Albion which Alma
won to 3 in coping the NJ. |. A. A.
banners.
Captain Crittenden, the old Iron
sides" of the NJ. l. A. A. who during
the latter days of the season pitched
the most effective ball of his entire
career in turning back. the minions
of Coach Young Of kalamazoo and
Miller Of Albion, is expected to be
the pitching selection for the colleg-
ians. If ever pitcher was deserv-
ing of starting a battle that has been
awarded TO the Almaites as a result
Of their seasons play, it is Critten-
den's due TO start the game. If he
is right there will be no walk away
for the Detroiters, but bitter battle
in which both aggregations will be
forced to fight for the least possible
advantage, and the patrons at Navin
field will feel we'll repaid in watching
team of college players, who will
be fighting with the same kind of
determination as that which forced
the NJ. /. A. A. colleges into submits
sion and brought Alma College to the
front as the 1922 baseball champion.