Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-08
JARVIS ISSUES
FIRST CALL TO
CITY AMATEURS
COnfab of Association Di-
rectOrs at Lincoln Hotel
Starts Activities.
BIG SEASON PREDICTED
BY CHARLIE LOGAN.


vaseline bath; get the uniform cleaned up
and see that the spikes are on tight and
are plenty sharp. Spring is drawing
nigh and Walter Jarvis has sent out his
first call for a confab Of the City Anna
teur Association directors, so it's time
for the baseballers to prepare for the
big drive.
The first step toward the 1921 organi-
zation Of the Indianapolis Amateur Base
ball Association will be taken at dinner
meeting of the board of directors of the
outfit at the Lincoln Hotel tomorrow eve
ming at o'clock. President Jarvis has
called the meeting and he means business.
LATE START
LAST SEASON.
Last year the amateurs did not start
their organization work until the season
was at hand and the result was a late
start for the eight city leagues. This
trip, however, Jarvis is going to have
everything started before the baseball
bug puts in his appearance and the first
bit OF promising weather, will serve as
the starting signal for the sandlotters.
The indianapolis Amateur Baseball
Association, under the careful nursing or
Walter Jarvis, director OF recreation;
James Lowry, superintendent of public
parks, and group Of real hustlers, has
stood for more and better amateur base
ball in indianapolis every year. The
past two seasons have been exceptionally
successful and the higher ups" are
ever.
At the meeting Wednesday evening
plans for the coming season will be for
mulated and the directors will imme-
dately set about their work Of interest
ing all amateurs in joining a team that
Will play in the association. All man
ayers OF the 1920 teams will be called
into conference within a short time and
be urged to get In the game again this
season with stronger clubs than they had
last year.
MORE MEMBERS
ARE WANTED.
Figuring fifteen players to each Of the
sixty -four teams in the association last
year, we get 1t that there were $50 In
dianapolis amateurs In action on our
many park diamonds during the summer.
This is a goodly number, but not as big
as II might be, or us big as the amateur
heads intend 1t to be this season.
The majority Of teams in the associa-
ton last year were those representing
different business houses and factories IN
the city. Several other factories desired
TO enter teams in the association, but
they reached their decision too late and
were left out in the cold. 1t Is the idea
this year to get the matter Of organic
ing the teams before the FACTORY heaQS
early, so that they can thrash the mat
ter out and be down to business with
the first tap OF the gong.
Last year when the Premier Motors
went into the semi-hnnl round OF the ma
tiouaI amateur tourney after coping the
city championship and defeating the
Louisville title holders. this city showed
more strength in amateur ball than ever
before. Previous Indianapolis city champs
had always met their Waterloo In the
initial round. This semi final round
stunt, however, did not satisfy President
Jarvis, and this year he intends to turn
out the national champions In Indlanap'
oils.
NEW DIAMONDS
ARE PLANNED.
James Lowry, the local park board gu
perintendent who heads the national as
ISOLATION this year is getting his squad
of diamond builders ready for early &C
ton and intends to make all possible
improvements on the old field. as wei
as building new ones wherever there is
Al members Of last years board of
directors are requested TO get In touch
with President Jarvis Immediately ana
get down to business with him at the
Wednesday meeting.
This Is the opportune time for the
managers Of those teams that did not go
"a well last season to start scouting ut
good talent and come out in large way
this season.
Information from FeudDle source say .
that Dolly Grey will handle the Premier
club this season. Johnny Gaalema, last
years manager, and Charlie Schaefery
shortstop, are said to have accepted
choice contracts to play in the Michigan
Ontario League.
1t looked for a while like We would
have Johnny Noonan in the association
this year, but no such luck. Johnny has
been reinstated in the Mint League and
is preparing for a big season
Bob Ellis, the star who didn't have
much opportunity to shine with the Pre-
miers last season, excepting when he
knocked a three Dagger with three men
on. then stole home at Anderson, is at
the Marmon plant now and probably VIII
cover the hrst sack for that club.
The Panhandle Club that kept the pot
boiling in the Western division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad League in 1920
this trip. By the way, what's to prevent
the organization Of a local railroad
league?
We would also like to see the Fraternal
Leaguers get away on q better footing
and show us the kind of ball they are
really capable of playing.
Where could you find a hotter league
than one composed of the teams that com
peted in the Independent championship
series last YEAR, Leave it to walt" to
have those birds listed under the anna
teuT head before 1921 grows whiskerS.
oh CA II