South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-10
INDUSTRIAL BALL
TEAMS PLAY FIVE
GAMES HERE TODAY
Class A Schedule Starts and
Class B Plays Second Round
on Local Diamonds.

South Bend is tho scene Of basG-
ball this afternoon. The four teams
III Glass a OF the South Rand and
Mishawaka Industrial league open
their season while the six teams in
class 3 of the organization play
their second round. A big demon
stra ton marks the initial contests
Of the big four" group.
Rivalry has been developed and
is on a keen edge as a result of
pep" meetings held in each of the
manufacturing plants during the
past two weeks. Yell leaders took
their stand 10 lead supporters for
each delegation. A band plays at
each OF the two class A contests.
The program:
At Cartier field, Notre Dame,
Dodge meets divers. At Singer field
Studebakers meet Singers. Both
contests begin at , O'Clock.
Plan Parades
Parades are included in the dem
CnstratiOn planned to pry the lid
off of organized baseball proper.
MIshawaka roOterS, headed by the
Dodge band march over the streets
OF Mishawaka before boarding a
street car for this city. They VIII
hold a demonstration here before
going to the scene of the contest.
Likewise, the Studebaker band
heads the bleating goats of the
Singer and Automobile Makers IN
celebrations in the uptown streets
OF this city before going TO Singer
park where the two aggregations
furnish entertainme nt for spectators.
Hold Many Games
Spectacular baseball promises to
n h. kr-f..
all four factories have held numer-
Gus practices during the week. Sew
eral former major league players
were uncovered by managers within
their plants.
An announcement that each plant
has sold 500 tickets 10 employees as
sures a large attendance at each OF
the two parks. Employees Of the
four firms in the class are sold
season tickets at "A special rate OF
80 cents each. The general admis-
sion at the gates is p cents in
Guiding war tax. Ladies are admit
ted free of charge but are required
by the government to pay war tax
on a IS cent admission.
Class Il Teams Primed
Glass y aggregations OF the
league are primeo for the contests
this afternoon at Leeper. Studebaker
and oliver parks. which are city
play grounds. The six aggregations
in the minor division of the organi-
zation have strengthened their ranks
over last week and are out 10 make
better showings.
The entrance Of the Indiana Bell
telephone company in class l. add
ed interest during the week. This
new aggregation will fill the gap
made by the withdrawal of the
Dodge Juniors in order 20 combine
the baseball strength of the Dodge
manufacturing plant in one Glass
A nine. The Bell Telephone boys
meet the south Bend wooden team
at Leeper park the O'Brieu Var
nish will meet the South Bend
Lathe. at S;udebakcr park and Will
son Brothers meet Cutters. al Oliver
park.
Need Grounds
Attention is called 10 the fact that
the only available baseball diamonds
in the city adaptable for baseball
games are city Fairgrounds, which
are not enclosed and The two private
parks. X. X. Rockne, city recrea-
tional director cites this as an ex-
ample Of the need for a city base
bail park and athletic field on
which contests can be held and ad-
mission charged.