The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-15
TO INSURE BASE BALL TEAM
Organization Of Citizens il is Thought
Would Insure the Success Of Base
Ball With the Coming of a New
Season.

started among men interested in sports
in Kenosha for the organization of
an athletic association in Kenosha
which will have charge Of all the var
ious sporting interests Of the city, in
GLIDING base ball team, foot ball
team and if possible the Kenosha
gentlemen s driving club will be inter
ested in the organization. Similar or
CARNATIONS have been formed in other
cities and they have been proven of
great value in promoting sport. In
Kenosha at the present time there is
no outlook for base ball team for
next season more than one made up
wholly of local players. This team
would be very acceptable to the peo-
pie of the city If it could be properly
backed SO as to insure the coming of
out of town teams Of a high order to
the city. The manager Of the Rambler
team has the lease to the old Breen
Park and he plans to put team there
next season but it is certain that he
would welcome the coming of an asso-
citation which would take over the
management of the team and at the
same time provide for the payment Of
the expenses of the season. Kenosha
has been asked to name team for
the new Lake Shore League which is
now being organized. 1t is planned
to have a six team circuit, and at least
two of the teams will be Milwaukee
teams. In Milwaukee the league will
have its own enclosed park. Sheboy-
gan and Manitowoc have both signifed
a willingness to go into the league and
Kenosha and Menasha have been sug-
gested as the other teams to make up
the circuit. Peter Breen who was in
charge of the Kenosha team for sew
eral seasons has severed all relations
with Kenosha and it will be necessary
for some person or association to be
found to take up the work. The re-
port Of a similar association at Apple
ton shows that the association has
made the Appleton team a self sup
porting one and the last season was
closed with small balance in the treas
ury. Kenosha people want base ball
and foot ball and there are a lot Of
men in the city who would be willing
to take stock in the new organization
with a view Of furnishing the people
with good clean sport. An examination
of the reports of the Appleton associa-
ton shows that it is organized with a
capital stock Of $4,000 all of the stock
having been taken by prominent bust
ness men of that city. The stock did
not pay dividend last year but it is
pretty certain that it will prove a pay
ing proposition next year. The stock
holders are the most loyal boosters
of sport in Appleton and their intiu.
ence promises to make the move a
most successful one for promoting
sports. If union could be formed of all
sports in Kenosha it is certain that
the association could earn dividends
and that in short time the associa-
tion would be on a firm basis. If such
an organization was in charge of q
base. ball team in Kenosha the citv
would have no trouble breaking into
the state league.
At an informal meeting of a bunch
of the sports held on Wednesday it was
decided to make an effort to have a
meeting called with view of interest
ing the people of the city in clean
sports and in forming the association.
1t is just possible that with such an
association the city would provide a
municipal park for games of all kinds.
The city is planning to have big play
ground at the orphan asylum plat and
it is possible that the city could allow
the use of these grounds by an associa-
tion of the business men of the citv.
Ii any thing is to be done to organize
a base ball team for the coming sea-
son it must be done soon as the laroer
number of the players will have signed
contracts for the new season before
the end of March.
The poor of the city are in better