South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-26
MAY NAME TEAM
FOR TWO CITIES,
SAYS Ed SMITH
Effort Will be Made to Sell l.
600 Booster Tickets in
MiShaWaka.


Ed Smiths Central league base
ball club viii be named the South
Bend Mishawaka club II / 900 boost
er tickets are soils in the city to the
east within the next few days. ac-
cording 20 an announcement made
Wednesday. Indications are that
the project will go through as the
business mems association Of Mish-
awake is behind the movement. the
following proclamation having been
issued Wednesday.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Mr. Ed Smith OF South Bend.
Ind, holds a franchise for a base
ball team In the Central league M
Smith is well known in baseball cir
cles and has lived ia South Bend for
many years and enjoys the conf
cence OF the business men of that
city.
Mr.. Smith is DESTROYS Of having
Mishawaka get onto the baseball
map along with our sister city Of
South Bend ana has stated that if
he is able 10 dispose OF / 900 booster
tickets IN this city at 500 each.
that his club Will be named the
South Bend and Mishawaka base
bail club and will be advertised as
such.
Mr. Smith Will be glad TO give fur
ter details regarding his PROPOSE
tiOn. Mishawaka has much TO gain
from a proposition Of this kind II
will be a splendid advertisement for
the city and IL is an accepted fact
that baseball keeps people at home
and when people are kept at home
that is the place they spend their
money. and from an economic point
OF view this proposition is very
meritorious.
The undersigned directors Of the
Mishawaka Business Mems associa-
ton heartily endorse it,"
The proclamation is signed by the
directors of the association which
includes: Joseph de Lorenzi, c. A.
OstrOm. I. NJ Mcintosh. G. III. Long
street. r. ]. French. O. r. Lang. F..
A. Vogt and A. c. Haslanger.
Muskegon has set a pace in base
ball enthusiasm that should prove
an impetus to South Bend fans and
other cities in the Central league.
ON the verge of losing franchise
in the circuit 100 Muskegon bus
mess men got together for q meet
ing and after a number of talks
during which an appeal TO secure the
club a dozen men came forward
with subscriptions which when to-
tailed up amounted to more than
$4,000. Four men subscribed for
$1,000 worth Of stock each and then
four more came forward for $500
worth. With this start OF $4,000 il
was easy enough to secure the re-
naming $4,000 and more in sub
scriptiOns OF smaller sums. II is
intended 10 raise this sum 10 $4,000
or $4,000 and the fans promise an
attendance at Muskegon which will
equal any city in the league although
IL is the smallest city on the circuit.
Point TO Advantages.
At the Muskegon meeting the
speakers pointed out the material
advantages Of a Central league ball
club. one assertion being that the
city's name would be mentioned
10000 times daily were IL on the cir
cult. The advertising asset they
considered to be well worth the
money invested regardless Of the
financial returns 70 the city through
the operation Of The ball club. The
speakers also pointed ont that res
idents OF the city could be kept AT
home on Sundays and holidays If
provided with such recreation thus
retaining much of the money which
is expended annually in other cities
by weekend tourists
As yet the Muskegon men have
not decided just where the ball
park VIII be located bus half a dozen
downtown sites are being considered
and II is probable that a report upon
this question viii be made at the
annual organization Of the league in
Fort Wayne Friday Muskegon will
be represented az the Fort Wayne
meeting by Ngr. Billy Smith. for
merly pilot OF the Atlanta club who
has been selected TO lead the Mus
kegonites this season. and Charles
W. Marsh. eN-president Of the Mich
igan State league Muskegon club.
Rivalry i Expected.
In commenting upon the Grand
Rapids Muskegon situation PreS't
Dickerson says
There are going 20 be some great
times next summer when the Mus
kegon and Grand Rapids baseball
clubs oppose each other in the two
cities. Il is a friendly rivalry and
there are going 90 be some new
records csta bHshed for attendance in