South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-25
LOCAL TEAM NOT
To BE REMOVED;
LEASE IS GIVEN
Smith is Assured That interests
VIII Be Looked After Even
if New Park is Needed
Team viii Aid Fair Project.

That South Bend will have both a
baseball team and a fair and amuse-
nent park in 1915 was the assertion
OF prominent mem bers OF the COM
mlttee in charge OF the organization
OF the South Bend and Mishawaka
Fair and Amusement association. al
ter a meeting last night at which Ed
Smith, owner OF the South Bend fran
chise in the Southern Michigan
league, was present.
The fact that baseball was assured
the city became known Wednesday af-
ternOon after a conference between
smith, T. 3. DOran and Eugene Mil
Ter. &. ID. EmmOns, general manager
OF the Chicago. South Bend and
Northern Indiana Railway Co. was
SlsO present, having been one OF the
men responsible for the meeting.
The street car company granted
Smith a five-year lease on the ball
park in SpringbroOk park the lease
embodying the prOvisO that the fair
and amusement association shall have
the ground used for a ball park upon
its request. a was asserted al last
nights meeting at the Oliver hotel
that the association would never de-
mand the ground, and. in the event
1t did, Smith was assured that his in
terests would be looked after, even
TO the extent of building a complete
new park
Enthusiasm Is Shown.
Interest and enthusiasm in both
projects was evident at the meeting.
The committees reported that with
little effort in the past six days enough
subscriptions for stock had been OBJ
tanned TO practically insure the es-
adjustment OF the fair and the con
structiCn OF a coliseum.
The latter matter Will not be so
great an item of expense as was first
feared by members Of the associate n.
II. L. Breinig. representative of the
American Amusement Co, of TeFre
Haute, which company has the con-
tract for the construction of the new
slide and ride TO be constructed in the
amusement park. stated that a large
sized building could be constructed az
nominal hgure. The figure was 50
low that members were unanimous in
the belief that ii would be erected
through the summer.
Owner Smith gave the fair associa-
tiOn members a talk III which he made
clear his recent stand in the baseball
tangle which resulted following the
announcement of the railway COM
pany directors that they would not
allow the ball club a lease TO last
longer than Nov. 1, 1915.
Manager smith Talks.
81 did not feel that i cared TO in
vest a large sum of monev in fitting
out ball club with only the prospect
Of the present se1 son facing me. said
Smith. The cost of properly pre-
pairing a team and the expense of the
season. especially this first season,
will not be easy TO meet. 1t is largely
a matter of business. / do not care
TO throw money away.
However, the matter has been ar
ranged satisfactorily 10 everyone con-
cerned. l have a lease which says
that l may have the mark for the next
fve years, unless you gentlemen see
Mt to take over that land for fair
purposes Upon authority OF several
of your members / understand that
there is no great danger of that COM
ing 20 pass"
Smiths talk was met with much
enthusiasm on the part of the fair
men. II was felt that cooperation
between the hackers of both move
ments was for mutual good. and for
that reason IL was urged that Smith
be made a member of the fair COM
mittee.
Ways and means for the raising of
capital were the chief matters Of dis
cussion among the fair association
men. A systems &c canvassing of the
city will result from the reorganiza-
ton OF committees which took place.
Nen who have not been interviewed
will be sought, and. since the project
Is practically assured. il is felt, that
the sentiment Of those who have been