July 18, 1915
Louisville, Kentucky
"Theatrical Goats - Ramble at the Olivette Theater with An All-Star Bill. 'Steel-Arm' Taylor's White Sox Defeats French Lick Plutos, Score 14 to 7. - (By J.H. Wright.) - Louisville, Kentucky, July 20. - The Olivette theatre, leading vaudeville and moving picture house for Afro-Americans, last Friday night treated its patrons to an all-star bill, including a minstrel first part, and ten high class vaudeville acts. Performers from all the amusement places of the city. The show was billed the ramble of the 'Goats' and the performers seemed to enjoy the frolic as much as the patrons, who laughed and enjoyed themselves until the wee hours of the morning. Mrs. Miller, the popular owner of the Olivette, has promised the patrons another ramble next Friday night. Andrew Tribbles, all star show, is holding sway at this house and is packing the house nightly. Butler and Bailey recent additions to the company, have set them all crazy and have become the local favorites. Mr. F. Miller, of Miller and Lyles, big time stars, is here visiting, but his better half put him to work around the house as assistant manager. - French Lick Plutos Beaten. The French Lick Plutos baseball team, the little red Devils of Taggart fame, tackled 'Steel Arm' Taylor's White Sox, Sunday, July 18, out at Spring Bank park and was transformed into living angels. They became so good that they allowed the Sox to beat them 14 to 2. Those Plutos simply could not do anything with our Sox, who batted two pitchers all over the pasture. They also stole bases at will. A gent named Dunson, who weighed about 250lbs, started to catch for the visitors but being so fat he was forced to retire to the dugout and there amused himself and fans by drinking up all the water the boys could bring. 'Steelarm' Taylor started chucking the pill for our folks and had the visitors at his mercy. He retired in the sixth in favor of Little Hocker, who continued to baffle the good little devils, the final score being 14 to 1. Brown, center field; Turner, second base; Jones, catcher; Dunson, catcher; Day, shortstop; Lyons, first base; Hannibal, left field; Francis, third base and short stop; Bartlett, right firld; Evans, right field; Harris, pitcher; McReynolds, pitcher. White Sox Taylor, third base; Dunbar, left field; Jones, catcher; Kimbro, second base; Hocker, first base; Moore, right field; Downs, short stop; Scotland, center field; Taylor, pitcher; Hocker, pitcher.