Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-06
AMATEUR SERIES
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With the amateur ball-tossers pound
ing around to the home stretch Of another
season in indianapolis, all eyes of the
sandlot world are slowly turning toward
the national amateur championship tour
nament--the little worlds SERIES" which
will roll along some time during the
latter part of August, or the first of Sep
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Flank" Harris, president of the Indi-
annapolis Amateur Baseball Association,
and Jim" Lowry, president Of the Ma
tional Baseball Federation, the governing
body of sandlot baseball, with a number
of assistants viii pun out of Indian
apolis Saturday afternoon for Cincinnati,
where they viii attend the big amateur
coafab Sunday and Monday.
At the Cincinnati meeting, the schedule
for the first round of the national series
will be taken care Of, and Harris and
Lowry are going in with a mammoth
bid for an indianapolis program again
this year Last season when the Pre-
miers and Louisville met at Washington
Park, Indianapolis fans saw their first
national sandlot battle. The fans liked
the idea and turned out well for the
scrap, breaking all records for amateur
game attendance. The Premters won
giving the fans all they wanted, and the
financial end of the affair was easily
successful. Hence the desire for another
game here this trip.
Lowry said today that he was confident
of securing a series for this city, and he
Gnc Harris were busy loading their heavy
artillery for real battle In case they
met with any sort of opposition.
Although all the old pep and enthu-
giasm over the big series is still there
with local fans and officers Of the /. A.
b A. Il Is doubtful If we are going TO
stack up in the big show this year like
we did the last time. Somehow or an
other. our teams this year are not toeing
the class mark that last years mines
painted and If somebody doesn't kick
the speed pedal between now and the
close of the season. which is Just around
the next turn, there Is going 10 be plenty
Of everything but honor for indianapolis
athletes In the big show.
Too many big factories got out Ct the
game this season, and as the smaller
concerns cannot hnd room for baseball.
ers on their working outfits. a lot OF
good players were automatically checked
out.
The Premiers last year had one Of the
best clubs that ever played ont or In.
dianapolis, and there were others good
enough 70 make Johnny Gaalema's out
81 keep hustllng all the time This year
the Premiers are ancient history. as are
several other combinations that made
the games worth while.
One thing, however, there are Just a'
many teams IN line this year, and there
are SIN lot % mighty classy amateurs
kicking up the dust, so It is up to the
remnant seeking managers n wake VI
ard put tfeir teams IN fighting shape
The managers still have gobs or time &
get Strengthened out. and the fellows
with something more than hair under
their hats are busting Off their glasses
for a fnal peep at the talent rack.
President Harris IS going to gather the
managers around him some night not
far off and let them know how badly
he wants championship team or two 10
sarv, he would take a hand In things
himself and see that this city can take
Mace in the front line Of amateur
activities.
Right now Il seems ms though there
are but two teams In the city that are
really fit for work In the big amateur
series. These are the Indiana Bell Tele-
phones. 1919 city champions. and the
Fairbanks Morse. Both Of these mines
carry plenty Of strength. but two strong
clubs In a city Of this size are not enough.
One Of the reasons why Harris and
Lowry are going after the national series
card for Indianapolis this year is to
bring some new interest into the game.
They figure that a big Saturday Sunday
show would get the fans all riled up,