The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-03-09

| Spring sports will soon be booming
and many sport lovers over the city
| are digging out their baseball gloves,
/ bats and other baseball accessories,
getting them together for the first
workout of the year. Golfers are get
ting their clubs in condition for the
opening of the season here as are the
track athletes getting their spikes out
and limbering up on the cinder path,
in the preliminary conditioning for the
coming season.
Plenty of sports are promised for the
coming year, and prospects for large
competition in every branch is prom
ised.
/ With the saving of the baseball park
the national pastime promises to play
the leading role in the sport world of
this city and vicinity. Practically ev-
erty city in this section is planning to
organize a baseball team that Will be
capable of making a reputation for IT.
self and city, Many amateur leagues
will be formed over the city and it is
also planned to have q girls baseball
league, so that the girls may get plenty
of out-of-door exercise during the sum-
mer months of the year.
Semi-Pro Team Promised
Richmond will be represented by a
semi-pro team again this year and will
: either be organized by the Eagles
club or by the Exhibition company.
This matter has not been definitely
decided to date. The Eagles will have
a team in the field again this year,
composed of members of the club only,
and if they do not represent the city
they will play road games.
The Community Service league will
: again be organized and the same teams
entered last year will no doubt re-en-
ter the league this year. Some good
baseball was played in the league last
| iyear and the competition was very
; keen throughout the entire season
: Practically every good ball player in
D the city was included in the league
/ The rules this year probably will be
somewhat modified, as plans are being
D made to have Saturday afternoon
S league formed this year.
0 To Discuss League
] The Saturday afternoon league has
. been disorganized for the past two
:, years and their being an abundance OF
good material in the city there is nc
t reason whatsoever that the league
SuOuIu lCL ne TSOTSdlllLeu lHlS SEASON
This matter will be discussed with the
manufacturers soon, and efforts viii
be made to get the league started as
early as possible.
} Soft ball artists of the city agar
= will have a chance to show ttNii
wares as the Commercial soft bal
league again will beorganized. Las
{ year this was one of the most enthus
! iastic leagues in the city, and all tkt
l games were played after factory hours
u on the Atlas playground. on Nortl
\ Tenth street.
The Country club is making grea
plans for the coming golf season ant
y expects this year to be banner yea
. in this branch of sport. Many people
= are taking interest in the game tina
l were never known to care for it
. Many good golfers are residents o
! this city and more are being developed
each year.
Earlham on cInders.
: Track is participated in mostly b.
= high schools and colleges over thu
= country and Richmond will be repro
: scented this year on the cinder patl
q by both Earlham college and the loca
- high school. The Earlham squad i
p working out daily, and when the warn
weather sets in the more strenuou
work will start.
y Prospects at Harlham this year TO
I, a good track team are very good an
~ many good meets will be held here
- Earlham will have the honor of stas
= ing the high school state meet her
- in May. This meet will bring man
% star performers of the cinder path
-, Richmond.
- Baseball at Earlham has not bee
=. played during the past year but tn
:, demand has been so great for it's n
- turn that the game will be playe
again this season. The material o
=, hand is not known, but it is though
> that a first-class team can be develop
. ed.
4" Baseball Coming Forward.
In high school athletics baseba
a. promises to play a leading role TIL
year. The game has not been playe
in any of the high schools in TIL
vicinity for several years, but seem
- to be coming back into its own in tn
y schools. Practically every high scho'
" in this section is planning baseba
team and many have had their fir:
In call and are working out daily.
"a Richmond will be in the field tn
lp year anu Iul IL OuI OAC VI u
OF best teams in this district. If enoug
in interest is aroused in the baseba
er world of the high school there is +
doubt but what tourney will be he
TN at the close of the school season.
el Track will also be part of the hie
ks school spring program of athletic
RS and the first call for the candidate
wv probably will be made within a fe
nd days. There are many men in IL
lis high school that could be develope
ay into first-class track men that wou
Vi put Richmond among the leaders
W. the sport.
Tennis Promising
10. Tennis promises to be one OF II
a leading sports again this season al
st more people are taking up the gan
is with every year. The tennis ass
lg. citation will be organized again tn
II year and several matches will be q