South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-19
SMITH SECURES
YOUNG PITCHER;
AFTER ANOTHER
Wants Man Who Was Big
Noise in Winning Pennant
For DaytOn-0penS Office in
Jefferson Building.

The first man 70 be signed on the
new South Bend baseball team has &C
cepted the terms of Manager Ed Smith
and viii report TO him for early train
ing as soon as that date has been set
ted. The first man is young Joe Muir
Ihy Of Indianapolis. The lad was
highly recommended to the local pi-
lot by Shortstop owen Bush of the
Detroit Tigers, and will try for a job
on the pitching staff Of the Benders.
Murphy was given tryout with
Grand Rapids last season under
Smith, but failed to show up before
tie BlackstOcking staff was filled. He
showed great promise and was told
by Smith TO report this season on
whatever club the latter was manag-
ing. He wrote a few days ago, and
having accepted the terms set by the
Bender pilot, will in all probability
wear South Send Uniform this sea-
son.
Another interesting letter was re-
ceived Wednesday by Manager Smith
/ from Outfielder Cote OF the Kalama-
zoo club. Cote wants a berth on the
Bender team, and will probably land
there IL Smith can get him for a rea-
sonabie figure The Kalamazoo man
f. clever at either the outfield or at
the receiving station, having played
both positions with the Kalamazoo
team for the past two years.
The Bender pilot has secured an
office in the Jefferson building, room
2O2. on the second floor. All the
business of the league will now be
transacted there by Ed and a secreta-
~, who has not yet been named. That
there Will be much Of that to be done
before the season opens is plain to be
= seen, and Smith is looking for stea-
dy young man TO keep shop for him
while he is busy rounding out a base
ball machine that Will pay with any
on the circuit.
Tha. one Of the pitchers that hurI-
ed Dayton into the championship Of
the Central league a few seasons back
will grace the South Bend diamond is
probability. if the plans Of the Bend
CT pilot do not miscarry. He has been
IL communication with the player for
the past few days and all that re-
mains to be settled at present is the
financial consideration.
A half holiday by most OF the bust
ress houses will be held on the opening
date Of the league here If all the plans
Of the local management are carried
out. Interest in the project seems to
make the affah at least probable and
several bands have been secured to
head "a parade Of fans. 1t is thought
that fans will turn out in gOodly num-
bers for both the parade and the
opening game. Smith wants the pub
game. He says that they Will be
friends of the Benders from then on
until the last game of the season.
The company which will operate
the Toledo baseball club in the South
ern Michigan league this season was
incorporated Wednesday. ii is to be
known as the Swayne Field Amuse-
ment company.
The officers elected were: Presi-
dent. O. L. Bradley; vice president.
+. +. Parks; secretary, Charles Phil
lips; manager r. T. (Topsy) Hartzel
Phillips was secretary of the To-
ledo American Association club last
season and Hartzel was manager Of
the team a portion of the season
Neither were stock holders in the AS
ISOLATION club, but both are in the
new company.
The club directors are the four Of
ficers and O. w. Holmes
Articles of incorporation for the
new organization were filed at Column
bus Wednesday. The capitalization
is placed at 500. 900. but it is under
stood that some of it viii be held in
reserve
Bradley. Hartzel and Phillips are
famed as the incorporators.