South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-01
BOOSTERS PLAN To
BRING OUT CROWDS
Committees Will Meet in Cham
Der of Commerce Tonight to
Complete Arrangements for
Big Day at SpringbroOk.

Working quietly, the committee in
charge of arrangements for Boosters
day for the South Bend ball club, has
been busy for the past week. planning
a mass meeting to be held at the
Chamber of Commerce auditorium to-
night at 1880 o'clock when the various
committees will outline the campaign
which is expected to bring the larg-
est crowd to SpringbrOok park on
Wednesday afternoon, July s, that
has been seen here in years Lansing
will be the opponent of the Bender
crew on Boosters day and Morriseys
men will no doubt give the HoosierS
battle for the honorS at that time.
No subscriptions or tickets will be
placed at this meeting. Instead an
hour will be devoted to making plans
for the gala day when every live fan In
South Bend and Mishawaka will lay
down his or her pen or spade ana
spend the afternoon at the ball park,
to do homage to the Benders who are
making one of the most sensational
fights for the leadership that has ever
been seen in the Southern Michigan
league.
Fans Start Move.
The project of a Boosters day on a
week from today was taken up by the
fans themselves in consideration of
EU. SflllIH, WHO Has Uttli SPCAlhAiA6
money like water TO make the HooSier
club what it is. Undaunted by the
most difficult obstacles, Smith has gone
ahead building up his club and keep
ing his promise that he would have
one of the strongest clubs on the
circuit before the season ended.
The fans here were rather dubious
of the Southern Michigan league when
the season opened, being a bit SuS-
picious of Glass c bali and it was not
until Smith proved TO them the speed
of the circuit that they opened up.
The attendance last Sunday consld-
ering the Indictment weather. which
served to keep the majority inside by
the fire was more than 1900. and
was a surprise 10 even the IelloW IN
the grandstand.
The meeting of the committees to-
night will be the final step in arrange
ments for the whirlwind campaign
which will end next Wednesday noon.
Rudolph H. Horst, chairman, has APP
poineed c. A. Dolph chairman of the
committee which will place the tickets
and make arrangements with the
stores for closing during the after
noon.
The Men i'm Charge.
The committee is composed of the
following members. including the
chairman: George Hull :. l. Leck,
Leslie sailors, l.. J. Hardy, Lewis Ian
don. Charles Harper. William Slbley,
George Zinky, John Wilhelm. Frank
Zimmerman, Louis Sausman, Q. a.
Clark. John DeHaven. Clarence Sedg-
wick, Horace Fox, 5. NJ. Robinson. ST.,
c. E. Steed. y. j. Engledrum. ;. d.
Rider. George Hahn, d. l. Guilfoyle.
F r. Carson, George Martin. Charles
Pommert r l. Hardy. Louis Elbel,
Glen Slick. +. J. Graybill. Carl Hlo-
berd. Wade Hardy, Robert Swintz.
An automobile parade Is being
planned and il is expected that at least
100 motorists Will be on hand with
their cars TO celebrate the event. The
auto committee follows: Walter Nc
Inerny. II. G. Spaplding. John Rus
sell. y NJ. Russell. +. J. Twomey, L..
G. Manning; Mike Cainon, Ralph
GayIor. Fred W. Keller. Fred l. Den
mis-. William Happ. Abe Livingston.
John Haughton. G.. A. Fara baugh,
Frank Christoph. Fred Woodward. r.
A Tohulka. ". Renfranz, {. X. Mont
gomery, Joe Werwinski. owen Davies
The committee in charge OF the
program for the afternoon follows:
John Noble. Al Jay. Thos. II. Brandon.
w. h. LampOrt Charles B. Sax, ". +.
Kelts. Sam Leeper. DR.. A. E Barber,
l. w Lower \. 3. Sworths. Milton
Freudenstein, Harvey ROsuZer. George
Hull. Mike Calnon. George Hahn,
Fred Zimmerman. T. y. Doran. J. 2.
McGUl. d. 3. J. Schafer 3. J. Engei-
drum, ]. N. Stucebaker. Jr.
The music committee is composed
Of the following. K. \. Schnelle. Gus
Ethel. r r. Horst
The publicity end of the campaign
for Boosters day viii be in charge of