The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-25
.PENNANT WINNERS
BORROWING
MONEY
Kalamazoo Team, South Michigan
Champ, Hasn't Enough
Coin To Start the
Season.
League Magnates Are All Predicting
Better Things for Next Year
and Give Reasons.

JACKSON. Mich. Feb. 24.-The
Southern Michigan league Is a trifie
ahead OF date this year, but this is
probably due to the fact that the sea-
son will start a week or SO earlier
than ever before. Each OF the teams
having won the pennant, or given the
winner q hard chase. and the schedule
having been given out and digested,
the several clubs are giving the bust
ness end of the organizations a
chance
Battle Creeks manager announced
that IL the town did not have PEN
nant winner, or at least contender.
IL would be no fault OF the directors
OF the club, who had given him free
rein in securing a team: and with
this assurance Of the pennant winners
as their portion, the Cricket manage
ment is 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
1t. 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. OF 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.
Kazoo Begs For Coin.
Kalamazoo Is wrestling with the
problem OF raising coin TO feat 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-
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 a loan to the amount of
90 per cent Of their stock holdings,
and those ut the meeting agreed TO
this process. The business men of
the city will also be asked to donate.
At Bay City not 50 much is being
said in the way Of the prospects In
the attendance line, but Manager by
ers is saving wood. The Bi11ikin has
kept up his reputation for signing
players. Myers considers day POOR
ly spent when he has not landed a
phencm.
Manager Morrissey of Lansing Ia
saying little. He lost two of The
league stars last season and will have
a hard time filling their places, but
he thinks he has a couple OF pretty
good men to I'LL these gaps. Lansing
fans appreciate his plucky fight last
season against unfair odds, and are
with him, promising the King better
Lansing led all the other cities in at
tendance.
Flint Not Promising.
Flint always was a good ball town
last season having next to the larg
est attendance with a fifth place team
Manager Collins is an experienced
man. and the material he is lining up
looks good for fighting team. With
the reduced force at the Buick works
however. the business end of the prop
osltion Is not so promising.
Jackson Is so late in getting started
that IL may be difficult to land as
strong q team as might be desired
but the man who Is expected to be
In charge Is 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 Nagel, who
comes from the Texas league. Man
ager Smith thinks he has conner In
Henry Bouer, six-foot pitcher who
comes from the ranks of the indie
pendents.