Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-04-19
WILL HAVE A BALL TEAM


We don't believe that a ball season
in Viroqua ever started of with a bet
ter prospect than does this season of
1922 From gloomy outlook q month
ago it has frightened until now the
prospects are that we viii have one
of the strongest teams in the city's
history, and managed upon firm bu-
siness basis that will insure the boys
reasonable financial return and the
fans some real exhibitions of thegreat
old game The first step was one in
the right direction-that of placing it
under the direction of the American
Legion. The Legion is doing big
things these days, and will lend sta
bility and prestige TO the team. Near
~ all of the available players now in
sight are Legion men. The second
and equally important step was the
decision to limit the team strictly to
home men, and pay no salaries All
of the boys viii share equally in the
split at the end of the game, and a
certain per cent will be held back each
game to provide an emergency fund
as well as to insure that the personnel
of the team viii not be disrupted in
midseason by outside offers. The To-
cal players who worked out last year
have all agreed to stick this year, and
when the lineup of the team is finally
arranged, the players viii bind them
selves in writing to play the entire
season.
The fans will rejoice to know that
"CGrto will stay and has been selected
as field captain. We can't help but
feel that Curtis as as good an all-round
PLAYER as can be found in this section.
Those old warehouses; of the game, Bill
Schroede and Elmer Kuehn, will be
the business managers, insuring a
first class administration, and it is al
so mighty good news to state that
Bunny will play in the field His bat
ting eye will be great asset to the
team Pet Morrison will be the stand
by twirler, and Gene Helgeson and
Grant Johnson declare they are going
to try out and see if they can't get
back to the old classy form. If the
weather permits practice will COM
mence this week, and all who feel that
they can make the team are most cor
daily urged to show up for practice.
The lineup is not yet definitely ar
ranged, and the men who can produce
the goods will land the positions. The
management requests that those hav-
ing suits turn them in to the associa-
( ton as soon as possible.
| The Committe on Athletics of the
American Legion, consisting of Gene
Helgeson, Whitney Morrison, H. E.
| Enders and Post Commander ID. +.
Slack, will work in conjunction with
the captain and business managers of
the club.
Another feature that will make the
season more enjoyable to all concern
ed is the fact that we are to have one
of the best diamonds in the north
lwest The entire field has been plow-
ed, and viii be disked, dragged and
rolled until it is level as floor. The
diamond will be tilted, swinging home
plate little to the southwest to keep
| the sun out of the first baseman's and
right fielder's eyes. The players
benches will be rebuilt and lowered to
get them out of the range of vision.
A ten foot wire fence will be built
down each fowl line past first and third
bases and behind the home plate on
the north side of the race track, and
the whole diamond will be showed
north from fifteen to twenty feet to
make this possible. This will pre-
vent the games from interfering with
| horse races at fair time
Sometime in the first part of May,
the American Legion and Auxiliary
will put on big pavement dance for
the benefit of the team, details of
which viii be announced in the Lee
gion notes later.