The Ladysmith Chronicle
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2017-07-31
issued: 1909-07-24
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note: THE Issued Every Wednesday and Saturday. j % VOL.L Ladysmith, 6. C, Saturday, July 24, 1909. no.>; The Day They Played Baseball It is generally conceded that the lase.all match between the Proles- Elcnals and Merchants last Thursday evening was one ot the most entertaining matches ever played on the sports grounds. There wasn't a dull moment from start to finish, and the earnest way in which the players handled tbe ball, demonstrated the determination of the men on either Bide to win. To describe tbe interesting features ol the match would take up a vast amount of space, and a correspondent ln another column has kindly narrated some ol tbe after effects of the great ball game. The result was 16 to 15 in favor bf the Professionals, but that by no means conveys any impression of tbe many remarkable plays made on Thursday evening. Thc Merchants account lor 'their defeat by charging tbat the Professionala played three or four senior men, and furthermore that they had outsiders crowding on the field to interfere with'a runner, blocking the hall, etc. As a consequence, the Merchants claim that thej did not lose the game on its merits, and they have issued a chal lenge for a return match, to he Origin of the Solar Plexus B!ow Shortstop— C. Mains. 3rd base— H. Thornley. 1st base— G. Cavin. 2nd tase— J. A. Knight. Lelt field— D. Johnson. Centre field— H. Hughes. Right field- J. Glllman. The Bees A Bees challenge the pick of both teams oi last Thursday's game of baseball to a match, the proceeds to go toward the hospital fund. Captain Moore's team lines up as follows: ^ Catcher— J. Bunbur. Pitcher— R. Barclay. 1st baBe— G. Hepple. 2nd base— Gerard. 3rd baBe— Jenny Shortstop— Gerard. Right field— W. Stackhouso. -. Centre field— W. Moore. Left field- C. S. McTavish. Reserves— „W. McGuire, W. Jones. AFTER THE BALL GAME WAS OVER le Liberal Caucus at Vancouver .'"'? With solemn face and slow tread the writer went hie customary rounds on Friday morning. It wasn't much . „. . rt . w…
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Ladysmith (B.C.)
spatial: Ladysmith
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0353540
language: English
lat: 48.993333
long: -123.815556
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Ladysmith : Carley & Carley
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
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