South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-17
BAY CITY CLUB
MEETS RE.vERSES
Players Accept Half Pay and
Stick by CIub-Exhibit Faith
in Beaver Fans and Hope for
Better Weather.

The Bay City club of the Southern
Michigan league is experiencing re-
verses at this time which are likely
TO cause it's withdrawal from the
circuit on July . unless weather con-
ditions change enough to enable the
drawing of some good crowds to the
Beavers park Wednesday the Bay
City players accepted half pay from
the baseball association and showed
their faith in the proposition to stick
by the club until July .. The follow
ing article from the Bay City Tribune
explains the predicament OF the
Beavers:
Treasury Depicted.
The treasury of the Bay city Base
ball association has contracted gen
eral debility. The emaciated condition
of the club finarces was explained to
the players in simple AnglO-SaXOn by
Pres't Houghtor. They were told
that there wasn't enough money in
the associations Golfers to pay the
players what was due them and they
were offered the alternative of &C
cepting half the amount due them in
salaries and continuing TO play. tax
ing their chances on collecting what
will be due them July 3. or accepting
their discharges. Every one of the
players present at the meeting agreed
to stick by the association and the
city and take his chances on drawing
the money through the gate.
Bay City isn't the only town in the
circuit that is undergoing financial
troubles at this time The weather
conditions have been so untoward
that all clubs have so far been play
ing a losing game.
Bay City Needs Club.
bay City needs the baseball team
as an advertising proposition for the
city. There is only one way in which
it can remain in the league. That is
through the unstinted moral and fl
nancial support of the fans.
THE players have done their part.
They have given concrete evidence
that il is real spOrtsmanship that
impels them To struggle for the name
of Bay CITY in the realm Of sport
They unanimously and unhesitatingly
voted To stick with the team. despite
the fact that assurances that they
would be paid their salaries were not
forthcoming from the association that
hired them.
1T is now up to the fans Are YOU
going TO do your part toward the sue
cess of the team and prestige OF the
city2 If so. YOU have exactly % days
in which 10 evidence your disposition.
The team will continue 10 represent
the city until the end of the first half
Of the split SeasOn-Julv .. If the at
tendance does not result in a treas
ury that is plethoric enough to liquid
ate the salaries of the players at that
time. il is all over with the local
base ball CiIb.
Tickets For Sale.
While other towns in the circuit
are putting on booster days Bay City
is reposing its faith in the fan that
needs no impetus except his love of
the game and his natural boosting
proclivities when il is a question of
the good name OF his home town.
The Bay City Baseball association is
asking he fans everyday support.
There have been printed just 100
books containing S11 in admissions
To games at Clarkson park this sea-
son. These 100 books will be offer
ed 10 local fans for $40. The sale
OF the books viii give the association
$1,000 which will help extraordinar-
lily TO pull the team through the two
half seasons"