Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-05-29
BALL TEAM.
BUSINESS MEN SHOW FAITH IN
CLUB WITH TALKS AND MONEY.
RYBODYSCNS$250B0ND
Committee and Management Announce
Change in Practice Hour and Other
Important Plans.

Enthusiasm ran rampant at the ban
quet at the Ark cafe Wednesday even.
ing given by the business men of the
city with the members of the local ball
club as guests of honor. The affair was
arranged by number of citizens with a
view of stimulating interest in the
national game as it is played in Grange
vile and to incidentally shove big
block of encouragement under the local
clubs pennat winning hopes. As such
the occasion could not have been more
of a success.
Some forty or fifty business men,
citizens, bugs, ball players and boosters
sat down to the banquet table and after
the eats had been partaken of speech
making and toasts and oratory of the
right sort occupied the boards. Every
body in the house was called upon for
an expression of some sort and nobody
baked. And in each instance the talk
had the true ring of encouragement and
backing to it. Nor was the evening
entirely taken up by talk or prattle for
when it came to singing up the bond of
$3.50 to insure Grangeville's participa-
ton in the race until the pennant fight
is settled the names of no less than 20
solid and reputable business men of the
city were attached in less time than it
takes to tell it. The bond, it is un-
derstood, requires only three such names
but the local boosters took this method
of showing their loyalty to ball club
which gives out every indication of
winning caliber.
The speakers threw formality aside
and took up the highly interesting topic
of how to strengthen the ball team, if
possible. Many suggestions were of
fered and several acted upon with the
result that committee consisting of j.
M. Gilmore, l.. M. Harris and Frank
McGrane was appointed to confer with
DR.. Warner, manager of the local club,
with view of ascertaining how many
additional players, if any, were needed
Rousing speeches brimful with true
American booster spirit were made by
number of the business men present
to which several of the bali players res
ponded with promises to play the best
ball that is in 'em in the future for the
general good of the game and the town
The banquet was easily one of the most
enjoyable affairs of the season and will
doubtless go long way toward boosting
the home club pennantward
The committee consisting of Messre.
Gilmore, Harris and McGrane met
Thursday afternoon with Dr. Warner
and after a two-h6ir s conference an
nounced that hereafter the ball team
would meet at the ball groud each
afternoon at 2 O'Clock for daily prac-
tice, weather permitting. This change
in itself will, it is thought, be produe-
tive of great benefit to the team as a
whole inasmuch as the plah of practicing
during the twilight hour heretofore has
not proved as agreeable and convenient
as had been hoped. The committee has
arranged matters so that practically all
the members of the club will be able to
leave their respective work for a short
time each afternoon and in this way the
team will obtain snappy, regular prac-
tice under the best possible conditions.
1t is also probable that two new
players will be secured to augment the
local aggregation of ball tossers. While
the plans of the committee and the
Management of the club are as yet only
tentative it is possible that new blood
will be injected into the team by install
ing psw men behind the bat and on Sc
cond base. If players to fill both these
positions cannot be secunea IS is likely |
that new player for one or the other
ill be signed up.
f In case of a change in the backstop
territory, Moen, who has done all the
catching to date, will doubtless be shift /
ed to some infield or outfield position |
on account of his hitting and al-round
Iaggressiveness. Already the manage
ment has strings out for additional
players who, if secured will add mater