BASEBALL GAME PROFESSIONALS VS. BUSINESS MEN GARDEN GROVE

VAIL, FRASE, DUFF, STEARNS, AMOS, WOOD, WARNER, WHEELER, EVANS, YOUNG, WOODBURY, SHEFFER, BRUCE, STILES, BROWN, WHITE, STEARNS, HART, WALES, HALL, CRAGO, THOMAS, HANES, ARNOLD, GIBSON

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Date: 3/11/2004 at 12:16:48

Garden Grove Express
July 13, 1893
Garden Grove, Iowa

MATCH GAME OF BASE BALL.

BUSINESS MEN vs. PROFESSIONALS

At Garden Grove, Iowa on Monday afternoon July 17, 1893. Admission to
everyone 15 cents. Reserved seats 5 cents extra. Proceeds of the game to go to the
sufferers at Pomeroy, Ia. Come everybody and witness a good game of ball and
contribute to those who have lost their homes.

The following are the players:

PROFESSIONALS.

J. E. VAIL, CATCHER.
C. B. FRASE, PITCHER.
DR. W. DUFF, ASSISTANT CATCHER.
C. S. STEARNS, 1ST BASE.
S. H. AMOS, 2D BASE.
Will WOOD, 3D BASE.
J. C. WARNER, SHORT STOP.
Sam WHEELER, CENTER FIELD.
J. J. EVANS, RIGHT FIELD.
MAJ. J. L. YOUNG, LEFT FIELD.
George WOODBURY, EXTRA MAN.
T. J. SHEFFER, EXTRA MAN.
Wallace BRUCE, WATER BOY.
W. H. STILES, MANAGER.

BUSINESS.

Geo. STEARNS, CATCHER.
J. S. BROWN, PITCHER.
J. R. WHITE, ASSISTANT CATCHER.
A. W. STEARNS, 1ST BASE.
H. P. HART, 2D BASE.
W. H. WALES, 3D BASE.
R. D. HALL, SHORT STOP.
Jas. CRAGO, CENTER FIELD.
Henry YOUNG, RIGHT FIELD.
Harry THOMAS, LEFT FIELD.
A. J. HANES, EXTRA MAN.
HON. G. P. ARNOLD, EXTRA MAN.
R. M. GIBSON, WATER BOY.
M. J. MCCAULL, MANAGER.

DR. M. WEMPLE, UMPIRE.
N. M. RIDGWAY, GATE KEEPER.

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February 19, 2004