Evening journal., 1910-07-23
YOUNGSTOWN MAY
SAVE TEAM
Last Appeal for Aid Will Be
Made By the Club
Owners
MANY EXPECTING
SUCCESS FOR THE TEAM

The always touted sporting element
of Johnstown can save the city to the
Tri-State League if they just show
spark or a flash of the old spirit. The
Johnnies are now standing on sink
ing ground. but can be saved If some
of the people come to the aid of the
club officers, not alone for this sea-
son. but for next year. It is too good
a ball town TO be down and out of
the league
The Johnstown Democrat yesterday
said: cat a meeting of the board of
directors of the Johnstown Baseball
Association, yesterday afternoon, It
was decided to make one last appeal
to the sport-loving people of Johns
town for financial assistance in keen
ing the baseball team in Johnstown
the remainder of the season and the
outcome of these efforts will deter
mine in a very large measure whether
the club will remain in the city AFTER
August 1. With that end in view
competent solicitors will be employed
to call upon the lovers Of the game
for financial assistance and a dollar
day will be pulled OFF August /. when
Altoona plays a doubleheader with
the lawns on the Point grounds.
The directors of the club yesterday
arranged for a temporary loan to
meet the salaries of the players due
| for the first half of the month and
they hope by August / to gather to-
gether enough money to pay the in
i debtedness Of the club and to float
the organization the remainder OF the
season. II is positively the last ap-
neal that will be made to the business
and professional people of Johnstown
for assistance and, if the response is
not liberal enough to justify the con-
tinuance of the club in this city the
offer of one Of three cities for the
franchise will be accepted and the
transfer made early in August, prob
ably when the Johnstown team starts
on its eastern trip.
II was the general impression OF the
directors who attended the meeting
, Yesterday that the work of the locals
, would improve with the addition OF
one or two men for whom lines are
out and who will be landed within
a few DAYS. One of these is a pitcher
who is expected to strengthen the
twirling staff to no little extent, anC
the team should be going better witt
its series on the home grounds, Which
: opens today with Trenton as the al
: traction. Thirteen games are seized
uled to be played on the home grounds
before the team goes away again, TIVE
of these being postponed contests, ant
it is believed that the lawns will
the strengthening proposed will b.
: able to win a majority of them.
8 The local directors figure that
l. they are able to raise $4,000 between
D now and August 1 for the mainten
I ance of the team, they will be abb
!. to sell the releases of enough player
before the end of the season to dis
charge all the indebtdness and pre-
serve the name of Johnstown as
city of willing sports who are capa
BILE of supporting a baseball club. Tn
attendance has fallen OFF decidedly @
4 late, due to the lack of interest ere
. ated by the in-and-out work of tn
i team, but with better things prom
= ised it is hoped that the fans vii
= rally TO the financial support Of tn
q association to make finish that wi
Il bode something better for baseball
n in Johnstown in the future.