South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-22
Half Holiday viii Be Declared
and Whole City Will Repair
20 SpringbrOOk to Cheer
BenderS on Upward Climb.
AUTOMOBILE PARADE
WILL BE A FEATURE
Most Business Houses Will
Close According to Plans
Made at Chamber of CON-
merCe Luncheon Monday.

Twenty-Five representative business
men and city officials met at the Oil
yer hotel at noon Monday and formu
lated plans for a real Boosters day
for the South Bend baseball club 10
be held on Wednesday, July s. Mayor
Fred w. Keller. City Controller u. @.
Manning, Chamber Of Commerce Sec
rotary A G.. Spau1ding and a number
of business men include the leaders
in the movement. which is meant TO
result in an attendance OF between
5000 and 1000 on Boosters day.
A number of merchants present at
the meeting voluntarily stated that
their stores and institutions would be
closed on Boosters day. while the men
in other lines promised to use their
influence in making the day one on
which south Bend would work in uni
son. tt is probable that Mayor Keller
will issue a proclamation. making the
date a half holiday, as number or
men are circulating a petition among
the business nan, requesting him to
take such action.
Mayor Makes Speech.
Enthusiasm for the South Bend
team both as one Of the strongest
advertising mediums for the city and
as a clean. whoIesome amusement for
the people, was predominant at the
meeting Mayor Fred Keller stated
that he believed the club TO be one or
the city's most valuable assets and will
do everything iE his power TO help the
Boosters day event.
Ii is not intended to charge extra
admission prices for Boosters day. the
tickets and grandstand seats selling at
the regular price. The feature OF the
event will be an automobile parade,
which viii be held either the after
noon OF the game or the day preced-
ing II is probable that ElDeIs band
Will donate its services for the occa-
sion.
All to Take Part.
No particular business or fraternal
organization will have charge of the
plans for Boosters day. but II is eX-
pected of every organization TO take
part in the work. It has not yet been
decided whether there will be "A ticket
selling campaign other than the plac-
ing of tickets in stores and among in
dividuals. 1t is believed this will be
more effective than an organized cam
paign conducted by number of COM
mittees
Both The News-Times and the Trib-
une will give a half holiday to their
employees on Boosters day. the news
paperS being issued at noon instead OF
at the regular time. 1t is believed that
the merchants as a whole viii do their
share in closing their stores on this
afternoon for baseball exclusively.
meeting o. the merchants has been
called at the Chamber of Commerce
FOR Tuesday afternoon at Z o'clock,
and one of the matters which will be
taken up viii be plans for Boosters
day and il Is thought that these bust
ness men will show their appreciation
OF the ball club as an advertising as
set by cooperating.
Further Plans Later.
Further plans for the Boosters day
viii be announced Tuesday. Among
those taking part in the meeting were
g. A. DOlph. David GuillfOyle s. d.
John De Haevn. w. a. McInerny. r.
II. Horst. and a number of other busi-
ness men who are interested in the
welfare OF the local club.
President Ed smith was present at
the meeting and stated that he was
pleased with the support of the South
Bend people thus far. IL was ex-
planned by others who were present
that pres Smith has spent a small
fortune in organizing the local team
and that it is now or the climb to
first division, the winning Of the last
eight games being evidence OF this.
LoudcrmillS Reports.
Ioudermilk. the Grand Rapids hur-
Ter. has reported to the club, and will
probably pitch in the game at Battle
creek this afternoon. Harry Lake, the
catcher. who helped Smith win fhe
Central league pennant last year. re-
ported at Battle creek today and viii
be Dobbins' rival for the hackstop-
ping Job. Lake is one OF the most pep
perry men in minor league baseball
and expects TO beat DObbins out of
his place