South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-22
JIG AUTOMOBILE
PARADE PLANNED
FOR FIRST CAME
efferSOn Avenue Pleasure Club
Starts Plans for Celebration
When Ducks Open Season
Here on Next Wednesday.

4 Big plans are brewing for the cele-
%bration on the opening day Of the
6outhern Michigan league. Wednes-
bay. April 2S. when Ducky Holmes
owiIl bring his championship club TO
fSpringbrook for the initial fray Of the
Reason with Ed smiths fast fighting
Ibusters
George Hull and Mike Calnon an
&nOunced this morning that the JET
[ersCn Avenue Pleasure club Will have
|rhe7ge Of arrangements for the auto
mobile parade. This organization is
getting behind the movement to give
the HOLSTERS a big send-off with un-
usual vim and a large number of cars
|are expected to join the parade
Present plans are to have a band
Ito lead the line. The musicians will
be placed upon a large truck which
will be followed by two other plat
form cars bearing the Saginaw club
land the home boys. The parade IS
scheduled 20 start at o'clock
promptly as the game at Springbrook
will be called at 3 O'Clock. The mo-
torists will form In line along Jeffer-
son av., between Michigan and ST.
Joseph SITS, at 1880. The parade will
start at the corner Of Michigan and
Jefferson From this point the line
Wayne, countermarch north to COlfaX
av., west on Colfax av. to Main St,
south on Main St. to washington St,
east on washington st. 10 Michigan
St, south on Michigan St to Jeffer
son av, and then TO the ball park by
way Of Lincoln Highway r.
Crowd Expected.
The ball park is expected TO be
packed on the opening day Holmes
lot ion
IN the league while Ed Smith has
Assembled a gang of ball tossers this
spring that appear to he equal to the
task OF grabbing the bunting. With
one Of the strongest outfeids in the
league and a superior pitching staff.
there is every indication that the
Hoosiers Will give stringent battle to
the other teams on the circuit
Following the announcement that
Glen Helmer viii report for a trial
at the right field job, I'D Smith re-
leased 'DOty' Adams. Adams has
been hitting the ball. but his wing is
Slightly sore and Ed figured that the
outfelder had little chance of beat
Ing either Green or Helmer out of a
place.
Some BaIlpIayer?
The dull morning was relieved at
the baseball Office by the appearance
ment that ne is an Outhelder. This
gentleman bears the name of Allen,
came here from Fort Wayne where heI
was found lacking 10y the Central
pilot there. and asked Ed for a job
Judging from the manner I'm which
the whOpper 1awed boy spoke ne was
treated unfairly by the newspapers in
Fort Wayne or some other town. He
Indicated that newspapermen, paTtiC-
ularly sport writers. were a bunch of
'brainless idiots which is admitted
There is no doubt but that Friend
Allen VIII make good time to the
depot tonight IL ne exhibits as much
gray matter on the field as he does in
his spikeless boots.
Rain prevented the Hoosiers from
working out this morning but practice
was scheduled for this afternoon IL
the water did not continue to filter
upon the sod. Smith is going TO give
his hurlers some stiff workouts in an
OF the opening game OF the
season and this morning promised
them n good sweat NJ so Ben Koch
Ter is still in the hospital and was re-
ported TO be feeling fair this morn
ins. He hopes To be back in the
game within 10 days and the HOLSTERS
VIII welcome his return