Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20
SPORT and POLITICS
Notes About Men and Their Doings in
the Two Great Fields Of National
Pastime.

The Robert NJ Sweitzer Baseball
Boosters Club are continuing the good
work they done during the Primary
campaign. The active enthusiasm
shown by the baseball players of Chi.
cago in behalf Of Mr.. Sweitzer is won
derful They are now organizing
separate ward clubs in conjunction
with the main club and have arranged
for meetings in the different wards.
Starting Tuesday evening. March, 2Sd
a meeting of the baseball players OF
the 9th ward will be held at Irving
Hall. irving Park Blvd. and Elston
avenue. On the 2jth. the 18th ward
al Moro Hall. Ohio and Green street,
and on the same evening the 26th
ward at Friebertshauseis Hall. Lin
coin and Montrose. Jimmy Callahan
of the Sox and Eddie Stack of the
Cubs and Tom Casper are billed
among the speakers. All ball players
are welcome.
The Amateur Base Ball Managers
League held preliminary meeting
last Monday evening at 80 w. Adams
street which was attended by large
number of managers. Plans for run
ming off the Robert NJ. Sweitzer Cup.
playing feature of that league every
year were discussed. A committee
was appointed consisting of Gus. Hen
ricks. Neal Kelley. Ed. McGarry. Billy
Reidy. Gene Nollmer, Chas. Neu. Bob
Meinke. Chas. We'll, j. NJ. Prene. j.
O'Neill. Laurence kocinski and Bob
Figg.. They will meet next Monday
evening at p. m. In the Board Oh
Directors Room at lis Washing
ton street. to draw up rules which VIII
be presented to the general body at
the regular meeting held In the Musi
clans Main Hall the same evening al
d. m. when the first big meeting
of the season will be held.
EMPLOYEES of Chicago department
stores have organized club In the In
terest of Robert NJ. Sweitzer. assert
ing that they want TO rally to his
support because of the fraternal feel
ing that exists toward a man who wat
once III u llht VI WV w. So -
Lambert is president, |. j. Baum secre
tary and +. Van Dyke treasurer Al
department stores were represented
at the conference. II is said. Anothe
meeting will be held tomorrow nigh
at the Hotel Sherman to arrange 10
a rally and entertainment to be givel
next Saturday night at 100 Randolph
street
Richard H. Westlake for over )
years in the composing room Of tn
Chicago Daily News is not only
veteran printer, but he Is also We
eran sailor. Mr.. Westlake serve
through the Civil War in the Unite
States Navy and for several year
was attached TO the U. s. s. August
in the South Atlantic Blockadin
Squadron, off Charleston, South Ca
DINA. Mr.. westlake is the father
f. G.. westlake the well.known aut
mobile editor OF the Chicago Evenin
Post.
The Keg and Kettle restaurant
the Otis Block, is up to IN
yogelsang standard, which means thi
it is first class in every respect, \
restaurant In the city catches moi
public men.
The leading members OF every
ciety and club in Chicago read III
Eagle,
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Judge Kickham Seaman now ass
clate justice OF the Appellate Cour
is one OF the best men ever electe
10 the Circuit Court. His re'nomin
ton and reelection is assured.
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Topaz, the High Grade Beer is pc
ular with everybody, Telephones Mo