Evening star., 1928-06-17
GROTTO NINE BEATS
! SHR|NERS, Il TO 10
Almas Temple Succumbs to
Ninth-Inning Rally at Ma
sonic Field Day.

Fighting valiantly in the face of .
siI-run handicap. Kallipolis Grotto'e
base ball team. by virtue of a last
minute rally. nosed out the Almas Tenn
pie Shriners in their annual ball game
at American League Park yesterday
vinplng the feature attraction on tho
prog,em o. the fifteenth annual Ma
sonic and Eastern Star field day by a
score Of IL 20 10.
The game was fought out before a
cheering crowd of $4,000
The enthusiastic efforts of two bands
The multi-cotred dress uniforms of tn,
ShrinsrS and Grotto members and the
preserve OF several thousand women
and girls In uniform lent a colorfrl
and picturesque aspect to this trad;
tonai meeting between the rival
groups.
The ceremonies got under wav at q
O'clock with q parade of presiding off,
GERS and uniformed bodies.
Parade on Grounds.
Led iy the Association of Worship
f'l Masters. headed by George c. Ober,
j., the PRESIDENT, the parade started
toward tie grandstand from center
field. The Shriners' band and drum
corps came second in line of march.
followed by the potentate, George g.
McGinty and his aides, the American
Legion unit. and the Saracen guards.
-he Grotto. of which Arthur NJ.
s-'Sti:on is monarch, led by the prize
winning band and drill corps were
next on the field. Closely following
came Jobs Daughters and the Beth
lehem Chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star.
The former attired in light blue
end white uniforms and marching in
mass formation. presented an espe-
cially striking picture.
After flag-raising exercises by the
American Legion unit, the various drill
teams marched back and forth across
the field while both bands played Justify.
Next on the program came an exhibi-
ton OF stunt tumbling by the De Molay
hoys. who went through their PAGES In
good style despite the opposition fur
ntsheo BIZ half dozen small boys and
clowns.
A short practice session by the two
teams was gotten out of the way in
short order. after which a ring was
hastily thrown up to one side of the
diamond TO shelter a boxing match of
ten rounds or less" between Nick Al
nock and Al Schacht. famous come
uians OF the Washington ball club.
Grotto took the field with the follow
ing lineup:
Povich, shortstop: Eisman. second
base; Jenkins, left field: Grubb, third
base: Chaconas, right field: Homan,
nrst base: Hiser, center field: Nitawitz
catcher. and Swanson. pitcher.
For the Shriners, Homan started at
third base, Hanes at second, Desper,
hrst; Fox, shortstop; Harnsberger. CEN
ter feld; Schneider. catcher; Slanker,
left deld: Sues, right field. and Med
felt. pitcher.
Bunching their hits. the Shrinerg got
away 10 a one-run lead in the first
inning. Grotto came back in the sec
oad. however, sending two runners
a-rces the plate.
Shriners Hit Stride.
In the third. the shriners struck their
Efrioe. scoring seven runs and driving
PITCHER Swanson 10 The showers. under
O barrsge Of doubles and triples
Grotto picked up run IN the fourth
and another In the fifth. but appeared
e be ilopelessly beaten when the
snr4ners came back In their half OF
q. 1ith and forced two runs over.
Dotf1 teams went scoreless for the
ne1f fHo innings but In the eighth the
Cs5ttoeS got going and combining some
hay hitting with loose playing on the
part cf the Shrine team. scored 1--WE
runs in short order.
The Shrine team was unable TO score
DC is half and the game vent into the
last inning with Grotto one run in the
ruck.
Then came two-rIln attack, and il
Was up to Airnas TO congratulate the
winner and promise vengeance next
year.