South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-02
CITY WILL TAKE
HALF HOLIDAY To
BOOST HOLSTERS
Mayor Keller Tells Boosters
That He is Preparing ProCIa-
nation for July 8, When
Lansing will be Attraction.

Next wednesday. July s, will be
holiday in South Bend. Mayor r W.
Keller al the meeting Of the commit
tees IN charge Of the Booster day
program. held wednesday night IN
the auditorium OF the J. NJ S. build
ing. announced that proclamation
making the afternoon an of day IN
South Bend is now being drawn up.
Boosters with enthusiasm galore at
tended the meeting and formally
started on the work OF preparing
plans for the Booster day program
on next Wednesday, when the ioos-
iers meet the Lansing Senator'S All
that is necessary now is TO have the
dav roll around. for the committees
have promised TO have not less than
1000 bugs at Springbrook park TO
watch tie Benders play the Senators.
Regular Fans Present.
Chairman n. II. Horst Of the gen
eraI Booster day committee was IN
able to be present at the gathering
and his place was taken by j. W.
NcInerny. All of the fans who have
Aept baseball alive in South Bend for
wears were there, along with the
Young hoods. who are ready to take
the places of the older men.
South Bend is in a better way
right now from a baseball standpoint
than II has ever been before" said
DIT. r. r. Carson. former president Of
the Central league. We are now in
a circuit that is financially sound and
will last and that is more than lot
of the leagues over the country can
say. The city is now being advertised
throughout Michigan, a place where
we have never been represented be-
fore in baseball"
Short talks were made by r. j.
Twomey. ID. L. Guilfoyle. g. J. Engel-
drum and DIT. A. r. Barber.
Big Crowd Expected.
Next Wednesday will be a regular
gala day in South Bend. Stores will
be closed. bands will play. an auto
mobile parade will pass through the
streets before going to Springbrook.
Although the committees in charge
Of the affair have been working
quietly and have not been doing any
great amount of canvassing, every
thing points to one of the largest
crowds of the season at the ball plant
on the big day. sF
Ed Smith, owner of the club, will
have nothing 10 do with this Booster
day. The official league Booster day
was held several weeks ago, but this
one is being put on by the Chamber
one declared by Pres. James Frank.
Even without a Booster day. Smith
is now practically sure of the patron
age Of the local bugs South Benders
will turn out to see winning baseball
and the club has now hit it's stride
and threatens to give even Bay City
a hard run. Sport writer's in the city
now occupying the top of the per
centage column are predicting that
Bay City and the HOOsiers will fight
IL out for the league flag.
VIII Canvass City.
The committee in charge OF the
placing of the tickets will canvass
the business district with the slips
that are good for any game during
the season. Tickets for the season
had already been printed. but new
ones will take their place, it having
been decided at Wednesday nights
meeting that a different style would
be more suitable.
Members of the publicity commit
tee viii have tags printed and signs
painted which will he used to deco
rate automobiles and wagons begin
ming Monday Each auto owner will
be presented with one of these tags
and he will carry IT on his machine
until the Booster day. The larger
business vehicles Will carry large
painted signs, according TO the plan
adopted.