South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-20
BALL PLAYERS TO
REPORT HERE FOR
PRACTICE AP R|L I
Manager Smith Gets Offers
From Several Good Ball
. Players Who Want to Play
Here This Year in Every Mail

April has been decided upon as
The date for the opening OF the spring
training season Of the South Bend
Southern Michigan league and the
players. 10 the number OF about 20,
are expected TO all be here ready for
work on thai date
The team will work out in South
Bend un6er the direction OF Manager
Ed. Smith and will have three weeks
10 geo into condition for the first
CLASH CT the year. 10 be staged on
april % with the Kalamazoo team.
A number OF practice games Will be
staged in the meantime between the
beginning OF practice and the first
league game and one. with the Singer
team. has been slated for April 25.
Other games will be booked for other
dates.
Manager Smith is almost buried I'M
der a rush of mail from ball PLAYERS
who want 10 star with the Benders
this year. Smith declared after look
ing over his assortment Of mail that
ne had never known year when as
many good ball players were at lib
erty as is the case now. This will
probably aid the formation OF a team
here this year. The prospects for tie
season are coming along in even bet
ter shape than Smith expected they
would when he set about the forma-
ton OF the aggregation that will rep
resent the city on the diamond this
year. Fully 125 men could be Sc
cured IL the management desired to
pick up that many, but IL is now the
managers task 10 select % from the
group for "A tryOut
The first contract from an out
fielder was received yesterday by
Manager Ed Smith from RAY Nutter
OF indianapolis. Nutter played with
IN
last year until that organization went
out Of business. While at GAINESVILLE
Smith had an opportunity of watch
ing the siX-fOOt lad work and seemed
well enough pleased to mail him a
contract as soon as South Bend was
sure OF "A berth In the s. NJ
Despite his elongatedness. Nutter
is said to be a rabbit on his feet, be-
ing able to clip off a 100 in ten fiat
With Nutter an Outfielder. Murphy
n pitcher from indianapolis. and
Arndt a first baseman, Smith is be-
ginning to assemble a nucleus for
team. Smith also 20 word from Bill
Essick of Grand Rapids that he has
a batch OF likely young players at
whom he will give Smith the first
crack.
Smiths offices in room 2O2 Jener-
son building are being put in shape
today and will be occupied within
few days ready for real business.
Smith is now hunting around for his
secretary TO help him and expects to
land him during the week. At pres
ent Smith is busy on his score card
for the season and reports satisfac-
tory progress.
JACKSON. Mich, March 2O.-The
schedule committee of the Southern
Michigan league Thursday rearranged
opening dates and holiday dates and
gives South Bend two holidays Deco
ration day and Fourth of July To-
ledO was given an afternoon game on
Decoration day with Adrian and two
games July 4th with Jackson. The
number OF holiday and Sunday games
remain as before
The opening dates now stand as fol-
lows: April 19-Lansing at Toledo.
kalamazoo at South Bend Saginaw at
Jackson, Bay City at Adrian. Flint at
Battle Greek. May 5-ToledO at Bay
City, South Bend at Lansing, Adrian
at Flint. Jackson at Kalamazoo, Bat
tie Greek at Saginaw.
Besides purchasing Cessna and Ca
hill from Jackson. '"Topsy' Hartsell.
manager Of Toledo. arranged for the
transfer of four recruits from Jack
son TO Toledo.