The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-03
S. A. |. GRANTS
STARR FACTORY
LEAGUE BERTH
Directors Allow Sam Vigran
to Take Over Management
of Dille-McGuire Team as
Vigrans.
POSSIBLE s. A. L. TEAMS.
Ad-Hiil, A. s. NJ, Panhadles, W.
grams, Natco, Easthaven, STAIRS
and Bethards.

Saturday Afternoon League baseball
will enjoy a healthy growth this year
if the enthusiasm displayed at the
first annual meeting of the directors
last night is any criterion Six teams
which held franchises in the league
last year will renew them, while the
STAIRS and Bethards will probably take
places OF the Wayne Works and the
Robinsons. Election of executive Of
ficers was delayed until March 9, Sc
the two new teams will have a chance
to vote.
Hoggy Lucas represented the Ad'
Hill combination, Ulrich the A. S. NJ
Drischel Panhandles, Winsett Ollie
Mcclure, Pickett Natco, Shaw East
haven.
Tries to Resign.
Mr.. Pickett, treasurer and manager
of the Natcos, tried to hand in his res
ignation, but there was nothing doing
Swayne-Robinson sent in a written
communication that the factory would
not be represented. The Wayne Works
did not answer their summons to the
meeting, SO their franchise was de-
clared forfeited At the last minute
the Dille-McGuire combination, which
had been expecting the factory to
back the team, was disappointed.
Ed Lichtenfels of the Starr Piano
company, was the first to make appli-
cation for a new franchise. Although
Mr.. Lichtenfels could not state wheth-
err the company would back the team
or not, he was granted a franchise
pending the decision of Mr.. Gennett,
who is on his way to California. Sam
Vigran took over the franchise former
ly held by the Dille-McGuire team, and
will change the name of the team to
the Vigrans.
Dykeman Suggests Bethard.
Full of pep, Lee Dykeman, manager
of the Wayne Works nine, breezed
into the meeting an hour and a half
late. He announced that he might be
able to get Fred Bethard to back a
team, in which case the league decid-
ed to let him draw players from the
old Wayne Works nine. Bethard was
once star twirler for the Lake Forest
university team.
Action on the application of Captain
Bridget for a franchise for the Grays,
was postponed. 1t is understood that
the lineup proposed by Bridget con-
tains stars from a number Of the shop
teams, which would disorganiZe the
league AS players may not join an
other team unless released, the league
will investigate the charges against
the Grays.
Sam Vigran and Ray Stevens will
re-write the constitution, while John
Ulrich and Lee Dykeman will arrange
the schedule.
To start Play in April.
The league has made application
and been accepted as a member of the
National Amateur Baseball associa-
ton, providing the necessary forfeit is
posted. Lee E. Patterson. president of
Golfers, offered a $1,000 cup for the
winners OF the championship. This
year it is worth a whole seasons hard
work to win honors in different sec
tons, as the teams will be given a
trip to the Panama exposition this
fall with all expenses paid by the Elk
position company. Acceptance of
membership in the Amateur assOcia-
ton was postponed
1t is aimed, providing everything
goes right. to start the league ball roll
ing the last Saturday in April. This
would give each team three games
with every other team in the league.