Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-15

The first open meeting of the sand lot
ball tossers of Indianapolis will be held
in the council chambers of the city hall
tomorrow night. James II. Lowry, prest-
dent of the National Baseball Federation
Henry Harris, president of the Indian
apolis Amateur Association, and r. Wal
ter Jarvis, director of recreation, will be
there to see that things are started on
the right foot, and that the first 1921 step
of the organization will tend to make it
bigger, better thing than it has ever
been before.
All managers and prospective managers
are rec Vested to attend this meeting be-
cause one of the first things done will
be to change the rules of the association
to suit several changes made by the ma
tional directors at their January meet
ing. The teams represented at the meet
ing will be classed and placed in the
leagues to which they belong. A lot of
other business will be transacted at the
initial meeting and those who miss out
may have a hard time catching up with
the other fellows.
1t is pretty tough to think that the
Premiers, 1920 city champs, and the q.
j. Tires will be out Of the Motor
League this season. and that the In
dlanapolls Abattoir team will not be in
the city circuit. These three clubs have
always kept things humming In their re-
spective leagues and 1t Will be hard to
fill their vacancies.
1t is also rumored that the Link Belts
Will not be among those present IN the
Manufacturing League. That's another
something tough.
It is expected that lot of factories
and business houses that have been IN
the background in the past will come
out with teams this season.
The South side Turner baseballers
are answering the call Of Manager Buck
Neu and doing a little indoor work on
these cool Sundays. They Will be ready
to step out with the first signs of real
diamond weather The Turner'S hooked
the Independent championship last season
and they Will be even stronger this
year
About this time last year Bah Mattern
was looking for some ono who wanted to
give him uniform. Now he Is looking
for the fellows who want to buy them.
He's working for Westing.
WalIie Middlesworth and Heinis Goett
are showing Pat Page their oil out at
Butler these days. Helnie is working at
the short field and Wallle Is covering the
initial sack Neither is a bad bet
A real ball battle was staged Sunday
between the AOitA anu Neis OF Luo Heik u
borhood OF Ray and West streets. The
Colts won IN a walk Bass Lucas, Slim
Nord. Skinny Bousche and some more Of
the veterans were out with the 0ldsters.
with the season coming IN IN hurry,
the West street athletes are dragging out
the little white donkey for their usual
spring training jaunts.
Yep, Herb Campbell will have his MIL
tary A. Cs, Juniors, Mldgets, Magets,
Independents. Specials, All-Stars, Indians
and Ramblers out again this year.
Huzzy Harris Will pitch for a couple
Of these teams, play first base for few
more, and I'll in FOR the rest Of them
wherever they need him.
Josh Dsvore. manager OF the Grand
Rapids club OF the Central League. Is 60
ing after one Of the citys smartest bat
teries In Sam Wernke, pitcher. and Tom
Sweeney. catcher. Sweeney, in the past.
has not paid much attention 20 profess
sional baseball offers. but II he goes
with Deyore he should make good in a
hurry.
Three other members Of tho 1920 Pre-
mier club who have signed contracts for
league ball this season are Johnny GaA-
lena, Charlie Schaefer and Harry Stein
metz. Gaalema, an outhelder, and Schae-
fer, third baseman, will be with Flint,