South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-29

South Bends sport-loving public will
gather Wednesday afternoon TO cele-
hrate Baseball Day ana to honor
I'd Smiths championship ball club
Interest in this most important event
Of local baseball history has been in
creasing by leaps aud bounds during
the past - hours and indications are
that the boosters viii assemble 1000
strong at SpringbrOOk park TO see the
third contest between the Saginaw
Ducks and the brilliant HoOsier band.
Members of the committees in
charge of the Baseball Day" program
were confident today that with fair
weather Wednesday a record crowd
would be at Springbrook when Umpire
"Bo' Slear called the game at
O'Clock. The dozen consecutive vic
tories by the Hoosiers has stimulated
interest in the Wednesday celebra
ton, while the calibre of ball which
is being played by the Southern Mich
igan teams here IS attracting we'll
merited attention by the fans.
The program for the afternoon has
been completed and the boosters are
ready for the word play Ball" At
1870 o'clock ElbeTs band will give a
concert at the Main 81. entrance Of
the oliver hotel The concert will con-
tinue until 2:15 o'clock. All auto
mobiles. motor trucks and other Ve-
hicles which will participate in the
parade Will assemble on Main st. in
front OF the oliver hotel at o'clock.
The parade Will start promptly at 2:15
o'clock.
Lead by the band and the trucks
loaded with the Saginaw and South
Bend ball players the parade will pass
through the business district The line
OF march has been arranged as fol-
lows: South ON Main ST. TO Monroe
ST. east on Monroe ST. 10 Michigan.
north on Michigan To ColfaX av.. west
on ColfaN av. TO Lafayette ST., south
on Lafayette st. 10 jefferson blvd.
east on jefferson blvd to Lincoln
highway T., and thence 10 Spring
brook park.
Many business houses have arranged
TO close their doors during the after
noon i'm order that the employees may
he given an opportunity 10 attend
the game. Both newspapers will is
sue their afternoon editions at noon.
The two telephone companies viii
send their employees 10 the game in
automobile trucks in the parade. 1t
is understood that some fans are or
-anizing parties 10 attend the game.
one minister having announced his in
tcution of forming a church party"
The committee is anxious To have
5o automobiles in the parade
ness concerns have asked
to ks in the line and the
comm hes 10 make il known
that th. IS are welcome. one OF
the laundl companies Will also place
a number of its wagons. appropriately
decorated. in the line All automobile
owners who viii attend the game are
urged TO join in the parade.
Those persons not in the automobile
parade Will be taken care of by the
street car company which has ar
lfff Htn
and from the ball park. There viii
be sufficient number of cars IN op-
Grafton To handle large crowd thus
relieving any transportation difficult
ties
Charles VaHandingham. the lanky
kentuCHan who has been one of the
pillars of the Hoosier pitching staff
this year. viii pitch against the Ducks
wednesday afternoon "Nall' has
lost but two games this season and
IS the leading pitcher in the South
ern Michigan league Opposed to the
rght-hander viii be another brilliant
twirler. Jess Haincs. rated as one OF
the classiest hurlers in minor league
baseball Haines and Robbins were
the Two men who won the 1914 South
ern Michigan league pennant for the
Saginaw cluh and "DUcky' Holmes
has selected him 90 battle the Hoosiers
in the Baseball Day" tilt Harry
Lake. the crack Hoosier catcher. VIII
oe on the receiving end FOR the home
nand and 'Durky" Holmes pilot OF
the Saginaw club, viii backstop Tor
Haines.
There Is possibility that the Hoos-
iers may be lighting Wednesday for
me game thar viii Chnch the first
>oumicn pennant. ~ the Ducks should |
break up the Noehicrs winning
streak this afternoon the Baseball |
Jay game Rill DE for the hnal round
30 the championship ladder. Before