Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 123, 5 April 1917 — Page 5

XHJii RICHMOND PALLADIUM ANU bUN-lELEGKAiU THUKSDA, APRIL 6, 1917

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Local Sport News at a Glance

RAINS

DELAY

WORK 0(1 PARK FOR OPENERS

Although directors hare yet to give up hope that the park win be read? for the opening games with South Bend, May 3, 4 and 5, it is practically assured that the Athletic park lot can be secured for-the early season games should this be necessary. Hoary rains of the past few days with little hope for clear weather at the present has caused club officials to entertain doubts about ability to hare Exhibition park ready the first week in May. April weather, if It Is characteristic of the month, will prevent, think some of the, directors. Program to Be Carried Out Whether or not Exhibition park is ready. for the opener, the outlined program for opening day will be followed out. Athletic park will accommodate 2,500 fans Temporary bleachers may be added.

Up till noon the contract for the

construction of the stands ana oieacners at Exhibition park had not teen

let. The directors were, however, con Ident that some agreement would be

reached today.

Harry E. Pinnick, who has the contract for the fence, will start a gang of men Just as boob a the weather

clears. Work of leveling the lot ana

building np a diamond can easily be finished by opening day, if the weather is anyways favorable.

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Mrs. Marry Wiggins, who has spent the winter with Mr. and Mrs. Newton Stover, went to Dayton, Ohio. Tuesday to vlsifher daughters, Mrs. Lewis Collins and Mrs. Paul Corbly, and their

families. She will return in a few weeks.... Mrs. Laura Gebhart went to Franklin, Ohio, Wednesday on business, she will also visit friends at Carlyle....Mrs. John Teetor was hostess to the Social circle Friday afternoon.... The Aid society of the Christ an church will meet with Mrs. Terry Walker on North Perry street, Tuesday afternoon, April 3. ...The Home Economic club met With Mrs. .George Geagy Wednesday afternoon at her home on South Market street. The' responses to roll call were "Patriotic." There was a paper read by Mrs. Owyrteth Hall on "Bacterle or Proper Disposal of Table Refuse." Miss Lucile Geisler read a paper on "The Importance and Care Of the Teeth." There were current events given by Mrs. Albert Hindman. "The Study Of

FROM BASE TO BASE

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The Buccaneers . of Pittsburgh will figure largely In the opening games of the Central pre-season. Beginning April 10 at Evansville, the first squad Pirate outfit invades Springfield and Dayton on succeeding days. Pittsburg's game with Richmond was cancelled some time ago. Fort Wayne, like Cincinnati, will have a Hal Chase on first. , His name is Rooney, and he acquired his early diamond education In the Fed circuit, defunct. . Vet Jack Rowan had ten recruits at work yesterday afternoon when the first batch of Dayton talent worked out at Westwood park. Infielders Purpura, Neis, Hobbs and Tepe; and Outfielders Miller, Spencer; and Pitchers Rowan, Davis and Frost were In the squad of early birds. Outfielder Jimmy Lewis, a former Springfield light, has about decided to try for his old berth with the Reapers. First Baseman Lear of the Stogies, Who was sold to Muskegon, has balked. He wants to be a free agent. The first tinkle of the tinware comes from South Bend wrehe Man-

Fats" was given by Mrs. Blair Hartley. The president, Mrs. C. N. Teetor, gave a very interesting talk on what she saw in Salt Lake City and New Orleans, after which refreshments was served by the hostess,.. Mrs. B. Lichtenstad returned to her home here Tuesday after an extended visit with her parents in Chicago Mrs. Hugh Hutchison of Centervllle and Mrs. Claude toko and baby of Richmond were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hutchison Mrs. B. F. Harris of Richmond,' was a guest of Miss Laura Mason and other relatives a few days this week..,.. Mrs. Robert Hughes and baby of Cambridge City is spending the week with her mother, Mrs. Addie Bowman and grandmother, Mrs. Martha Bowman, PLANS VEHICLE TUNNEL

ager Smith has lopped off Catchers DeVogtand Watson. Leibrock, one of Bade Myers" catcher recruits is no stranger here. He is a Hamilton, O:, boy and was with the' Dayton Vets for a while last year. The Cincinnati Reds couldn't see him so Lee Hobbs, Dayton inflelder, has re-joined the Nee household. Manager Joe Dunn, Springfield, says be will hire a military Instructor Should the Harvesters start to soldier on him. ' - ww Bade Myers, manager of the Richmond club, is on the road for a few days. He hopes to have some new names on the Quaker roster, when he returns.

GROUP

BASEBALL

TO BE FEATURED BY HIGH SCHOOL

Inter group baseball will be featured in the program of spring athletics now being mapped out by high school Athletic Director Robert Nohr. The baseball season will open with a contest next Monday evening, April 9, the weather permitting. Organization of the R. H. S. intergroup league will be effected at meetings later this week. It Is the plan to form an eight or ten club circuit Games will be played three evenings each week, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The Playground diamond will be used.- w Put Ground In -Shape Work of putting the playground into shape for baseball and track Work will be started Friday if the weather allows. The running track, a quarter mile circle, will be re-cindered and the playing field worked over. Athletic Director Nohr believes In

baseball as an aid to the students', phyalcial development and will specialise In. this line of athletics this spring. - .' ' The advent of baseball on an active scale will not, however, hinder the work of the track team. Track work will also be emphasised.

Results at Garfield

SENIOR LEAGUE STANDING

Buffalo Germans Richmond Rose . . , Army ...... ....

Navy mi mi.. JUNION LEAGUE

..10 ..10 .. 7 .. 5

L. Pet.

6 6.25 6 .625 9 .438 11 .312

STANDING

Lilies R. H. 3 , .. Carnations Determlnites ........ Rose Poly ........... Pansys ..... Notre Dame Earlham .

W. ..16 ..12 ..10 ..10 .. 8 .. 6 .. 5 .. 4

L. Pet. 2 .888

5 8 S 10 12 13 14

.708 .(50 .660 .440 .330 .236 .233

Neal Kelly Guards Points Church, 6; Neff, 4; Rets, A; Brady, 2. . ... w 'wW r ' ,. Lilys (4) Carnations (8) Rost .. ,f Johnson Todd ..7..... ......... Wents ., . Forwards - ' Woods Niebuhr Center Baker ............... . ;. .. . . . . . . Hill Jones Voss Guards ' Points Rost, 2; Woods. 2; Johnson,

1; Wents, 1. ,

Falk -210 180 102 492 161 Gentle . .... 143 " 17S IS4 483 Iff Thompson . . 160 114 121 SIS 131 Crawford I 17S 173 171 SIS I7 Totals .... 831 m TM 2310 Tt

"Botolam (Wash.) bttpdlof trad are 100 per seat, organised. ;

GEEZERS ROLL ALONE An error in the schedule caused the Geezers to roll alone in absence of the Kid Five, slated for ths opposition In ths game last night Led by Eddie Crawford, the Gentle elan chalked up the following scores: Geezers ' ' 1st 2d. 3d. Tot Atg. Kinder ..... 145 130 148 421 140

LAST NIGHT'S RESULTS Richmond Rose (14) Army (2) Neff Loehr Retz Brady v Forwards Church Peed Center

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