The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-04-19
CALLING ON BUSINESS
HOUSES T1 CLOSE.
A FIGHT FOR BRUNSWICK
every Man, Woman and Child In City
is Called Upon to Attend Opening
Ball Game and Land the Trophy
For Brunswick.

Can Brunswick turn out 2,113 people
to the opening baseball game next
Thursday afternoon?
If so, and provided Valdosta does
not turn out more than that number
tomorrow afternoon, then the attend
ance trophy offered by t. league to
the city having the largest attend
ance ON opening day will come to
Brunswick.
Waycross is out OF the fight, having
turned out 1850; Amerfcus turned out
ZIP, just G2 more people on Thurs
day than did Waycross. Valdosta viii
have its opening tomorrow, and while
they are claiming that they are going
to turn out $500 it is doubtful if such
will be the case.
Then it is up to the people of Bruins
wick. Not only the fans, but every
person in the city, no matter If they
do not know a baseball from a gon
ball, to attend the game, swell the
crowd and win this trophy. Bruins
wick, after setting a record last year,
lost the trophy to Waycross, and local
vertisement that that city made of the
victory.
Merchants Act.
The Retail Merchants and Business
Mems Association have already taken
action and have agreed to close Com
mittees have been appointed to call
on all of the wholesalers and others;
the mayor has announced that the
city hall and other city offices will be
closed for the afternoon, and he has
issued proclamation calling upon the
people of the city generally to turn
out to this opening game.
Every place of business in the city,
retail and wholesale, drug stores and
Ytaurants, banks and offices, factor
- and plants OF every kind should
swer the appeal OF the baseball as
n citation, of the mayor and of the
esident of the Board OF Trade. It
a fight for Brunswick Let every
VAbdy be on hand next Thursday after
V1on at 1870 o'clock. Let's pass last
ars figures of 2,556; let's go to the
poo mark.
WIFI you be there?
Americus turned out over 500 school
ildren to their opening game, which
pped materially to swell the at
dance. This Of course was perfect
legitimate; the plan was first in
Bufated by Brunswick last year, and
committee will again be appointed
| to raise fund with which to purchase
tickets for the school children.
A committee Of cClored citizens will
also be named to canvass the colored
| places Of the city and get them to
all close most all Of the laborcrs
along the bay viii be given the after
noon off, and In several cases their
employers will present them with tick
! cts.
It's fight for Brunswick; lets win
| it!
Mayors Proclamation.
Here is the proclamation issued by
Mayor Hopkins:
Whereas, there is friendly con
test on between six of South Geor-
gia's leading cities for the attendance
trophy Of the Georgia State league,
the opening Of which is to occur n
Brunswick next Thursday afternoon,
and
Whereas, to capture this trophy
will be a great advertisement to the
srI:cessful city, and an honor for
Brunswick to turn out more people
| than Waycross, Americus, Thomas
| vile, Valdosta and Cordele,
Therefore, as mayor of the city of
Brunswick, ! respectfully urge all buSi-
ness houses to close for the afternoon
and request the people of the city gen.
orally to respond TO the appeal Of the
Baseball Association. All city offices
will be closed for the afternoon in
order TO permit city employees to at
! tend the game.
/ Let US all meet at the ball park
next Thursday afternoon and win this
| trophy for Brunswick.
J. HUNTER HOPKINS, Mayor.
BOARD OF TRADE.
On next Thursday afternoon the
rn1rIn ce will t.o1,1 o,, -