Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-12
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VA 40 OAA OOEAN
The 1921 amateur baseball champions
of Indianapolis will settle their hrst
round dispute in the national amateur
championship series with the title holders
of Cleveland Ohio in a series of three
games, played at Indianapolis and Cleye-
land, September 10 and II.
The first game Of the Indianapolis
Cleveland series will be played at Cleve-
land on Saturday, Sept 10. On the fol
lowing day the clubs will pack up their
fighting toys and come to Indianapolis
for a double bill at Washington PARK.
James II. Lowry. president of the Ma
tional Amateur Federation, and Henry
Harris, president of the Indianapolis
Amateur Association, brought this news
back with them today from Cincinnati
where they attended the schedule meet
ing of the sandlOt body
This announcement Will recall the big
time the Indianapolis and Louisville anna
teur champs had here in their national
series tilt last season, and It reminds the
amateur team leaders of the city that
thew are to lose no time in preparing
their clubs for shot at the big honors-
After the city leagues close along in
the middle of August the regular city
championship series between the loop
champs will be held, and the winning
combination in this event will be the
club to meet the Cleveland delegation.
This years series here should be some
thing better than that of 1921. Not that
Indianapolis could do better as the Pre-
miers trampled all over the Louisville
visitors last season, but j. is generally
understood that amateur baseball gets
along a little better In Cleveland than
II does in Louisville and the chances are
that A big league" crew will be prepared
to take the number Of the local nine.
Lowry and Harris are enthusiastic
about getting another series for Iudi-
annapolis this year. and they are already
at work on plans for the affair. They in
tend to make 1t a day to be remembered
by the amateurs and the amateur fans,
and are not going to overlook a bet IN
doing things TO bring about all the more
success. One Of the features Of the day
will be q parade Of all amateur base
ballers through the downtown streets,
previous to the start Of the first game
Of the series here.
other series in the Industrial Division,
to which this city belongs Will be be
tween Akron and Louisville at Louis
Vile: Johnstown and Windsor at Wind
sor, and Milwaukee and Chicago at Chi
cago. New York drew a bye.
In the semi pro class, Cleveland and
Youngstown VIII divide their series be
tween the two cities, ana New York will
play at Pittsburgh. jSaastown drew
this bye.
In the Simon Pure amateur class
Pittsburgh IS paired with Cincinnati
with two games in Pittsburgh and one
in Cincinnati; Chicago and Milwaukee
will contest, with the first game In Chi
cago and the other two In Milwaukee Z;
Detroit Will play the champions Of the
Michigan State League. with two games
al the home Of the champions. whoever
they may be, and the other game ia De
trolt; Cleveland and Youngstown are
paired. with the first game az Cleveland
ard the other two at Youngstown one
game OF the Canton Akron series VIII he
played in the former city and two in
Akron.
New York and Johustown are paired
New York wants 10 play all It's games
away from home. Johnstowns wishes 10
this connection will be learned. When
word is received from Canton. Chicago
and Johnstown IN the industrial and
eemi-pro classes the disposition Of the
games viii be announced
The officers of the national amateur
association VIII meet in Indianapolis
Sept. 10 to draw up the schedule for the