South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-23
GRAND RAPIDS IS
BOOKED FOR PAIR
Of BATTLES HERE
'FVinegar Bill" ESSick'S Club to
Show Its Class at Spring.
brook April 18 and 19 =
Games in Furniture City Too

Definite arrangements for a spring
series with Grand Rapids. two games
in that city on April Is and 16 and
two games here on April IS and 10.
were completed by Manager Ed smith
Monday. A series with Fort Wayne
IS practically assured although the
final arrangements have not been
closed for this event as yet
The signing OF players for the com
ing year is proceeding rapidly. An
OFFER from Hutch Montgomery. an
outhelder from Livingstone, Ind, has
been received by Smith, and Mont
gomery will probably get a chance
here this year. Montgomery was
given a try-out with Indianapolis last
spring and while he did not stick IN
that company. he is probably fast
enough for the South Michigan.
Receive Murphy Contract.
The signed contract OF Joe Murphy,
the Indianapolis pitcher from whom
great things are expected, was receiV-
ed at the club headquarters Monday.
Murphy will be the mainstay OF the
local staff along with Smith this year
according to present plans. Smith al
so has his eyes on a shOrtstOp from the
Texas league and has sent. a contract
10 Jacob CoEan, a third baseman from
Chicago. The latter is admittedly an
experiment, but the shOrtstOp is of
enough ability TO make here almost
beyond question.
An order for salts IS 10 be signed up
some time on Monday. The color Of
the road suits is all that has held up
this important detail 50 far White
viii be worn at home.
Ladies' DAYS Arranged.
Mondays and Fridays OF each week
viii be ladies' day in South Bend. The
league ruling IS that q ladies' day can
u oh rryafr.c he Gnf-
Urdays. Sunday and holidays excepted.
There will be nine boys days during
the summer here, one with each of the
other teams, according to plans per
fected by the management here.
The South Bend fans will have no
chance to see big league clubs in ac-
ton here this year, according to the
present outlook. The big leaguers
have all been signed right up to the
opening OF the season before this, and
South Bend did not have team in
time TO get in on the schedules. There
is a chance that major leaguers will
dispOrt themselves here later in the
year, however.
VIII Wear Mackinacs.
The Battle Creek champions will
wear Mackinacs this year on the ball
field, an order for mackinac for ev-
cry player having been given along
with the order Tor suits. This is but
announcer OF dl4DAAS mat l4AO Oi4
south MichigauaIea league is putting on
and the Frank Circuit will soon be
swelling aroun d<ill real major league
style before Long il allowed TO con-
tinue. -
jackson stands a good chance of
losing a good drawing card and a
fine old war horse in George Upp, for
mer big league sOuLhpaW, who was
signed with the Jackson team. Upp
has lung fever and may not report this
year He would probably have been
turned over 10 Toledo IL any event il
HaTtZel wanted him.
Hartzel Out for Pennant.
Hartzel at Toledo, is hoping for a
pennaut this year. If the crew that
Topsy has can cop the flag il means
big money 20 every one and there are
other South Michigan league mag
mates who would not be averse TO see
ing the rag 20 to the Ohio team if they
cannot win it themselves. HartZel
was q member of Connie NEack's IA
nous board of strategy" while he was
with the Athletics. and If training
under a great leader makes a player
great manager, TOpsy can hope for
little more.
He was a sure enough member Ofta
worlds championship team and he
helped materially in winning pennants.
When he went 10 Toledo he took his
team up TO second place and the fol-
lowing wear it did not do so we'll. II
he can break into the limelight by fin
ishing ahead. even in the South Mich
igan league, Topsy will be a much
sratihed minor league manager.