The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-04-16
NEGRO NATIONAL :
LEAGUE READY
VI FOR ACTION
Optimistic Reports Emanate from All
Camps and Fierce Flag Race
Is in the Making.

That anxious waiting that has been
gripping the hungry baseball fans for
the past five months will in a measure
be relieved this week whom the big
leaguers aud the major colored league
solons swing their FASTENERS into action.
All Of the Negro National League Clubs
have qmnes booked for the weekend,
which go down rs exhibition bouts,
with the big opening of the league
earded for May lst at ali points along
the dark circuit
Eleetric-lighted reports Of great dia-
mond deeds concerning the great col
orcd team that represents Chicago in
The baseball armament has hogged the
center Of the glare for the past couple
of months, aud now as time would have
it the fans this week will have that
mueh-eherisbed opportunity to judge
for themselves as To whether the Foster
crew are masters of all they survey
in the baseball world, as reports have
il. The dark champs got back TO taw
carly this week, packing a batch Of
sealps. II appears that their tomahawks
worked ever anon on the pates Of the
Royal Giants down in Florida, and leav-
ing that balmy cline, their reign of
terror extended across the Southern
country rs far west as Arkansas. The
mad rush of the warriors WAS halted
long enough for them to receive the
emaculatp coat couple of times
ut the hands Of John Loyd's braves,
and the dose was repeated By n little
band of fighters down in Georgia. who
had "A left handed HEAVIER hurting the
darts. So the champs are susceptible to
trouneings and "A worthy foe has been
secured to exemplify that fact. Sun
day, April 18th, the Rogers Parks Of
the Chicago Mid West Association will
tackle "Ruhen Foster S team Place,
sehorling Park 39th and Wentworth.
Time 1880 p. ~.
A. B. c.'s Off
c. l. Taylor, president Of the Hoosier
Baseball Club, is all het mp over the
prospects, playing and otherwise, for
the coming season Manager Ben Tay
Tor has planned 10 give indianapolis a
femyenatcd baseball team, one that can
90 out and fight from the sound Of the
gong for the first round to the finish
Of the league splash. Ben is working
his charges up to speed and daring
deeds on the base path, "a capable de
Tense coupled with "a dash and pene-
truting oifense in the early weeks of
the race, and he believes that system
will just about wind such aggregations
rs the American Giants, Kansas City,
Bacharnch Giants and others whose
most dependable men have undergone
strenuous fare for the past few months
in winter games. The new men, Perry,
ShOrtstop Williams, Maekey, as well rs
Day and others of the new A. b. e.
team, greatly enhance the possibilities
Of a runner-up place for the Taylorites,
if not first honors.
Loyd's Gang.
We get it that John Henry Lloyd nm
loaded this week mt Columbus and at.
oncc got down to business shaping his
roster into a PLAYING machine. Lloyd
found the nucleus for n pretty classy
ball team awaiting him. They don t
grow 'em any better than George Britt,
the lad who heayed sensationally for
the Dnytons last year. Then what man
ager wouldn t like TO grab a player that
can slam the ball like Alexander, that
big outgardner, also versatile and
efficient chap like Lane. Big Nngiield
is another grand pastimer, and these fei-
lows are all young and fast. These fell
lows, with what Lloyd brings from the
East, should give the Buckeye capitol
populaee team that should cause them
to hear pennant flag happings as early
as July 4th.