The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-24
|PEMhANT WINNERS
BORROWING
MONEY
Kalamazoo Team, South Michigan
81 Champ, Hasn't Enough
Coin 10 Start the
season.
League Magnates Ara All Predicting
Better Things for Next Year
and Give Bsasons.

JACKSON. Mich, Feb. 24.-Ths
Southern Michigan lsague. 10 tribe
ahead OF date this year, but this IL
| probably due to the fact that the sea
son will start q week or 80 earlier
than ever before. Each OF the teams
having won the pennant. or given the
winner hard chase, and the schedule
having been given out and digested
the several clubs are giving the'busi
ness end of the organizations q
chance.
Battle Creeks manager announced
that II the town did not have pen
nant winner, or at least a contender
| II would be no fault of the directors
of the club, who had given him free
rein I'm securing q team; and with
this assurance Of the pennant winners
as their portion, the Cricket manage
ment 10 Specializing on the matter OF
support in the way of attendance
They will be satisfied with $4,000 for
the season, and predict they will have
lit. Last season they played to $4,000
Saginaw Is setting its attendance
mark high for this season, the predic-
ton being that they will reach 100,-
900 at the Sawdust city. or course,
Kittridge is conceded the champion.
ship by the Saginaw management,
and they look for great support. Last
season Saginaw drew about $4,000:
the previous season, with the pennant-
winner, the seasons attendance was
about $4,000.
Kaxoo 6egs For Coin.
Kalamazoo In wrestling with the
problem of raising coin to float the
team the coming season. Last season
they drew about $4,000. with PEN
nant winner, but went deep In the
hole, the result of extravagant ex-
penditures in the pennant-landing
process. The hackers are not dis
couraged, however, and expect to
raise the price to make another bid
for the rag. At their stockholders
meeting the other night they decided
to ask their stockholders to come
across with q loan to the amount OF
SO per cent OF their stock holdings,
and those at the meeting agreed to
this process. The business men Of
the city will also be asked to donate.
At Bay City not. 80 much 10 being
said In the way of the prospects in
the attendance line, but Manager MY
ers is saving wood. The Billikin has
kept up his reputation for signing
PLAYERS. Myers considers a day poor
~ spent when he has not landed q
phencm.
Manager Morrissey OF Lansing IA
saying little. He lost two of the
league stars last season md will have
a hard time filing their places, but
he thinks ne has o couple OF pretty
good men to Ill these gaps. Lansing
fans appreciate his plucky tight last
season against unfair odds, and are
with him, promising the King better
support even than last season, though
Lansing led all the other cities in at
tendance.
Flint Not Promising.
Flint always was q good ball town.
last season having next TO the larg.
est attendance with NTH place team.
Manager Collins IN an experienced
man, and the material he IL lining up
looks good for fighting team. With
the reduced force at the Buick works,
however, the business end OF the prop
osition il not 50 promising.
Jackson is 80 late in getting started
that Il may be difficult to land az
strong q team as might be desired,
but the man who IL expected to be
In charge Ia a wise baseball head and
probably has few up his sleeve.
vandagrift, former manager Of the
Adrian club, has been disposed Of to
Fort Wayne, and his place at second
will be taken by Red NageI, who
comes from the Texas league. Man
ager Smith thinks he has q conner In
Henry Bouer, six.foot pitcher who
comes from the ranks OF the indie
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