South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-13
OFFICIALS MAPPING OUT
a BASEBALL SEASON
Davis to Play With Wisconsin
Dakota League - Kendall
vile Pitcher Signed for Ball
Bands.

Preparations for the IA baseball season
In Mishawak are already underway Of
hcials Of the MiShawaka Wooden Co ball
team In the South Bend and AGiShawaka
Baseball league have Oeen working hard
on the perfecting Of their squads FOR this
year. The Ball Band officials are work
ing TO organize a good team with the
hope OF capturing the pennant at the end
Of the season. The Ball Band team play
ed wonderful ball last season and was in
season with the South Bend Singer squad
The local boys had what they termed
little tough luck and lost the last game by
but a small margin or runs.
Much OF the success of last seasons
team OF the Ball Bands was attributed 10
Davis. the fast little Ohio pitcher. The
team Will be handicapped this season by
the absence Of Davis from the mound a.
ne will leave soon fur the northwest where
he Will enter the Wisconsin Dakota league
under the mana cement OF Eddie" Wheel
er, former manager Of the famous South
Bend Greens. The entrance OF Davis into
league ball comes as no surprise 10 the
fans OF this city, who have seen him work
on the mound. II was generally comment
ed during the close OF last season that he
would 10 doubt appear IN some minor
league this season. Some fans and base
| ball "hOpesters" claim that be will not
stop better than one OF the big leagues.
Davis is not only fast in his twirliug but
is also good with bat. With proper train
ing be will no doubt develop into a genu-
g
and Is also there with the head work.
Several times during scheduled games OF
the Manufacturers league last season he
struck out every man for three innings
auJ sometimes many as four innings.
Man times players Of the other teams
would state that Davis had no goat" to
get, as he was seldom ratified.
Several other old timers OF last season
Vii he absent this year. Manager Squibbs
OF the MishaNaka Baseball association IS
working in behalf of the WOOlen Co. team
and Thursday left for Kend8llville, Ind,
70 sign up Pitcher ODDS Of the Kendall
vile team who pitched for that team last
Se&Scn. O'dS viii be remembered by To-
cal faai rs pitching a wonderful game
with the Mish1vaka team during the early
! part q the season. Odds. pitches for the
kend6llviile Reds "Bert" Rabbi n MiSh-
awake hoy. who has been out Of the city
for several years, has already been sign
ed up hy the MiShaWaka squad and will
G3tch for tho f'all Band team this season.
Rabb was secured from Peru, Ind. where
he caught last season for the Peru Spe-
Gals. lie is an old timer in the game
aud will lie remembered by local fans as
having taken Fart in MiShawaka baseball
several wears ago.
Manager Squibbs OF the Mishawak a
Baseball association is also laying plans
for his team this year and has made some
/ preparations already. He will use on his
| team several of the Ball Band men.
SquibbS ia an active worker in baseball as
money making proposition. which means
| that he Will make ali efforts possible 10
/ have good team I'm this city the coming
season so as to attract the fans to his
| park. Several hundred dollars was spent
| by SqUibbs last year in building a ball
I park on the north side of the river. A
ten foot fence was constructed around the
entire park and spectators stands were
erected There are two sets OF bleacherS
and one large covered grendstand on the
grounds The park makes a model dia-
mond and is a. attraction in itself.
The MiShawaka bali park was well pa
I trOnized last year but Ii is expected that
the crowds will be doubled this season as
the local team will no doubt be one Of the
! strongest In the locality. A small admis-
sion Is charged and AIiShawak fans should
| appreciate the efforts Of Manager Squibbs
| in forming organized ssllaried baseball in
/ this city.