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8 California Outdoors and In [[image]] MANY SMART Southern California society and cinema folk gathered at the Desert Inn, Palm Springs, on a recent Sunday to dance to Phil Harris' Cocoanut Grove music. Julian Robinson's camera caught the noted maestro directed his band at the gala open-air desert dance. PHIL HARRIS proved his batting average to be as high as his baton average as you will see below when his team played the Dunes Club at Palm Springs before the dance. The camera caught Phil just as he sent the ball sailing towards the top of the San Jacinto mountains nearby. [[image]] [[image]] BATTER UP! Referee Ben L. Frank, above, in swimming suit, calls the game to order. Maybe you can see the pistol hanging on his hip. Art Jarrett is about to pitch the first ball which was not thrown in by President Roosevelt. George Roberson, in white sunsuit, is coaching at first base while between Jarrett and Mr. Frank can be seen Phil Harris warming up a bit. [[image]] TOM HANLON, the Cocoanut Grove radio announcer, seen at the right, misses a nationwide hookup with Pitcher Al Wertheimer's fast ball which is almost in the catcher's mitt. Art Jarrett (dark sweater), Howard Rossington (seated wearing white pants), and Johnny Smedberg (in knickers) of the Three Ambassadors look on. On the next play Hanlon smacked a three-bagger. Grove Stars Play At Desert Resort By RAYMOND D. MURRAY On Sunday, April 23, Phil Harris and his orchestra crew packed up their melodies and baseball gloves, boarded a big motor bus equipped with golden brew, and departed for the Desert Inn, Palm Springs at 2 o'clock in the morning. The purpose of the Palm Springs trip was to play a charity baseball game against the undefeated Dunes Athletic Club team, and furnish music for a gay outdoor dinner dance at the Desert Inn in the evening. The baseball game and desert dinner dance were offered as a tribute by Mr. Ben L. Frank, of the Ambassador, to the people of Palm Springs. Plans for the affair were made by Mrs. Nellie Coffman, Queen of the Desert Inn, who opened her first wayside inn at Palm Springs in 1909. Today her desert hostelry is the mecca of world travelers and members of the smart society and cinema (Continued on Page 14)
