South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-09
GREEN STOCKINGS
BALL CLUB WILL
BE PROGRAMMED
Promoters Have Made Salts,
factory Arrangements
With Park Owners.

Reorganization OF the Green
Stockings baseball club. which start
ed the season under auspiclous cir
cumstances and then disbanded
when the management FLASHED with
the Springbrook park owners re-
garding the use OF the ball grounds
on certain days. has been com
pleted following a meeting between
the fair association and the new
prom OtcrS Of the club. Charles c
Gates has taken the active manage
ment of the club and will direct the
business affairs OF the team while
Ben KOehler will act as playing
manager, occupying his old berth at
first base and will pilot tn,. team on
the field. Eugene Kessler has been
appointed secretary OF :he asso-
citation.
1t is the plan of the promoters
10 present a classy article OF base
ball TO the lovers Of the national
game and with the encouragement
given the original hackers In the
way of financial assistance and pat
rOnage in the early games. IL is pre-
dicted that the new venture will be
success from every point or view.
Star Battery.
According TO the secretary Of tho
association, Dave Black premier
hurler I'm the Three Eye league sew
eral years ago and prior 20 that
member OF the pitching staff Of the
Chicago Federl'A and Cubs, will APP
pear on the mound in a Green
Stocking uniform. Black, who halls
from the windy city. has been doing
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keu and Barker team OF Michigan
City but dissatisfaction over salary
terms Is said TO have been the cause
Of weaving him away from the car
builders I'm the sand town. There -
also a possibility that Blacks bat
terry mate Russell EggleSton. for
mer Indiana university receiver and
late major and minor Lacquer Cf re-
pute will attach his signature 10 2
South Bend contract. EEgleston has
been an important cog III the Has
kell and Barker machine since the
organization OF that club in 1915.
coming here from the PittsburE
Pirates. He led the heavy hitting
car builders in batting last season
and this year Is we'll on his way to
repeat his sensational performances
OF last sea son at the Ilate. Although
having some trouble with his eyes
IN the early part OF the season. he
has been getting his share OF hits
and his acquisition by the South
Benders will mean a heavy hitting.
reliable backstop.
May Secure Parks.
4 communication sent 20 Parks.
the sensational pitcher OF the Uni
versitv OF Michigan has brought a
reply to the effect that the premier
% 60 n
has the offer under consideration
and there Is some likelihood that he
will be added 10 the roster Parks
has been the mainstay OF the VOL
VERNE hurting stan for the past
three seasons and finished his coll
leEe diamond career by leading the
wolverines to a conference cham
pionshiL. He Will be graduated In
June and will probably enter semi
PRO field this summer although big
league scouts have been hot on his
trail for the past two months, at
tempting TO sign him TO n contract
However ne has turned a deaf ear
10 all big league offers. preferring
10 play semi-pro ball for one sea-
son.
Others who will be seen in Green
Stocking uniforms during the re-
Tna1ndeT OF the season ART ENONaAA
former we'll known Central Lacquer;
Sioberg and Kline. ex-Notre Dame
baseball pilots; Britton, Mofitt and
Ciaffey.
Negotiations have been oLened
with the Chicago Gunthers 70 come
here for the opening game, which is
scheduled for June 20. II the Gun
theirs find II impossible to make ar
rangements. some other fast travel
ing club VIII he secured for the
opening game. The opener has been
designated as Elks' day and IL Is eN-
pected that the festivities viii open
with A parade led by Mayor Carson.
who IS an ardent baseball fan and
a band concert will feature the pro-
gram 81 events carded before the
game starts The promoters are also
planning on putting on an exhibition
game with some big league team on
June 2s-the day Of the Studebaker
celebration.