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SPECTACULAR GAME OF BASEBALL IIIDOCTORS AND LAWYERS TO PLAY FOR CHARITYPhysicians Do Strenuous Stunts on Practice FieldI!Manager Medler Urges Attor-torneys to Get Busy,'tIThe rather uncommon sight. a number of usually grave physicians In •*diirt sleeves, trousers rolled up andsome of them hat less, was wl Incasedat Traction park yesterday afternoon. About ji dozen medicos were out on fho park hall grounds with bats, glove* and baseballs galore, putting In •some strenuous practice In prepara- I 1 Ion for the great game which will tie played next week between the members of the medical and legal pro-r«»«vJons. The way the doctors threw j• he hall around was a revelation. They took turns knocking files, practicedhrowlng to second base from the home plate, and took turns playing shortstop in order to get into their old-time form of scooping up the grounders it s a cinch that tin- doctors can play ball, Judging from tae manner in which they handled the ''frtiere yesterda. Every man on th«* diamond yesterday would be ready forthe Western league within a few weeks’ practice. People have oftenwondered w her,. young hoe Cornishlearned to play ball lie didn't ever learn. 11• • Just inherited it from his dad. Mr Cornish, Sr., was out on the lot yesterday holding down secondons. ;ih th'Migh he had been doing it for years. Among those who were onthe ground yesterday were; Mrs j. itI la y lies. I*. (J. Cornish. Mcl.tudr.sH,Elder, Kraft, It ice and it nmson. Now it's up t* tto* lawyers to net busy. The doctors have demonstrated blt; yond a doulit that they are going t*» !»lt;• in the game from the start to the finish. If the lawyers don't get out and practice• hey will lie w hit*‘washed in a morethorough and becoming matin* r than Tom Sawyer whitewashed his Aunt l*olly .six foot fence s* v* ral yearsago- .Manager Ed. L Medler, or thelawyers, was out at Traction |*;trkwhile thlt;* medicos v\* r*‘ g*ting tliroimh• heir performance, and although he! was non-committal on the subject, it' wav plainly • vident that he r« gr*'tted 'the fact that he had n*t Insisted *»n his t*am stalling practice a week ago.However, Mt M* dler has got busy and will have his men out this after-noon, and every other afternoon from now until the day for the gam**. The. date of the great contest has not yet 1 been definitely settled, hut Milt he an-] notineed within a day or so. It has been tie* |ded, how* Ver, !*• turn tin*proceeds of the gam** over to charily I to he distributed equally h* tweenthe Non-Sectarian Ibn*\ohnt society,the St. Josephs’ sanitarium and the Delinquent Chihlren's homeI’nlted States Muishal Foraker has.kindly to tmmtr in an « xir.t \force lt;*f deputies for the day, and will see that *lt;rd* r is preserved. The liu* -up of tiie lawyers’ i miii will he ;isfollows:Pitcher, vv. 1*3. Scripture.Catcher, M E. Ha keyFilst base, I*'. II l,lt; stcr.Second ham*, K. VV. HoltonThird base, J. it Newell.shortstop, T. N \Vilkers,,n lt;’« nt• r 11* 1*1, F. W. Clancy.Itight tlekl. II. c Collins laft field, F II. Moore.The following substitutes will bek * * | *t on the bench for emergency- , ea* ii sub being guaranteed a chance to play one inning. II ft. Fergus-on. It i\V. 1* Itryali, A. It McMIIbn, II |tIt iy nobis, A. li. Stroup.Judge Nellie C. IJrewer has been! retained as official mas.ii!, and has! also consented tlt;* tak.* charge Of the! baseball paraphernalia belonging toIht* I I Wi I’l s.The following ex.players will he on the ben* h; N. It Field, Summers Murkhart, i}. s. Klock.Official Kpectator. Ju*lge Ira A Ab-« m ficiul water carrier. District *'l* rk John \ * nab|e. Mr, Venable willrilt;*t*.IIImo iUH*pt it!j f«i*s t«ir mtlt;lf I »*«*HI I | i!,
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Albuquerque Morning Journal
Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
Tue, Jun 09, 1908
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