Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-06
TO START GAMES
AT 3 EVERY DAY
WILL TEST THE PETI.
TON OF $50 FANS FOR
EARLIER CONTESTS.

/ The petition to start the games al
!! the Myrtle street park at p. M, on
week days, signed by some $50 fans OF
the city, when presented to the direc
/ tors of the Ottumwa League Baseball
club last night was recognized by a
motion to start the week day games
1 except Saturday at 3 O'Clock for q
sufficient period to test out the SINGER
ity of the petitioners. In other words,
the games at home will begin prompt
i ly at 8 O'Clock for sufficient length
/ OF time to satisfy the directors that
The signers Of the petition will attend
the week day games In larger num-
! bers than before. In the event that
1.-THE attendance does not increase be-
ginning at 3 o'clock next Tuesday, the
directors reserve the right to change
the hour back to the usual time, 3:45
p. m.
Saturday games will begin as usual
at 3:45 o'clock, and Sunday games,
where only one is scheduled, will be-
gin at p. m. When double headers
are to be played on Sunday, the hour
of beginning the first game will be
2:15 o'clock.
This was the chief matter of inter-
est before the directors last night.
Arguments were made favoring the 3
o'clock opening and also favoring 3:45
o'clock openings, but the majority OF
fans seemed to favor the earlier hour.
One Of the arguments favoring the
early opening was the fact that it
provides fans living in towns on the
Milwaukee north and south to attend
week day games and return home the
same afternoon. This it Is thought will
prove one of the features of the in
crease in attendance expected:
Will Advertise Games.
Special bills announcing that the
opening game next Tuesday and other
games except Saturday will begin at
o'clock sharp, and provide fans with
the privilege of witnessing them and
returning home the same day, have
been printed and they will be dis
.ributed in the towns along the Mil
vaukee route tomorrow and Monday.
Large delegations OF visiting bugs are
here as result. The Sey-
nour rain next Tuesday will be held
or an extra half hour to give the fans
n the southland q little extra time In
he city.
Expect to Close EsarIy.
A committee was out bright and
airy ILLS IIlOIIllLk securing IHe sigma
ures of local merchants to close |
heir stores early on the opening day. |
nd all indications now point to Of |
umwa being most enthusiastic early |
ext week. There will be a parade, as |
sual, and some highfaluting happen
lgs on the grounds before the ruler Of
lay starts the joyful stuff. The
>nights Of Columbus state convention |
elegates, the Elks and others will |
anticipate in the street pageant, and |
here will be provision made for at |
east $500 fans. These are the figures |
,anted by the directors. and II the
Merchants will close up it is very like
' that this figure will be reached.
Need Money June I.
The funGs Of the base ball associa-
on are rapidly being depleted and the
'ork of soliciting for the support "
1e team the balance Of the season
ill soon begin. No less than $4,000 Ia
eeded to tide the team over and the
irectors are hopeful of receiving this
mount the first day of the canvass.
Of solicitors will be
round among the fans soon, and 1t
requested that liberal spirit be
nown by the red blood contingent.