The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-01
HOL.zHEIMER
 GIVES SETUP
 ON BASEBALL
Purely Community Affair with Sport Only Thought,
 League President Says

With the first game of the Cas-
 ineau Channel Baseball League scheduled for May 10, William A. Iolzheimer, President of the League nas prepared for the sports minded public the following interesting in- formation relative to the League:
 "As President of the Gastineau Channel Baseball League have of en been asked questions relative o the set up in our baseball league. Here I will try briefly to outline my reactions.
 This being my third year as President, naturally I have seen a great deal of baseball. in Juneau and elsewhere, and it logically fol- lows that l have had considerable conversation along that line with stars and sand -lotters," alike Base ball is our outstanding national sport occupying the interest of 90 per cent of the American people throughout the length and breadth of our land during the spring and summer months. Commencing with the small boy on the sand lot to the stars in the National and American Leagues, including the games adop- ton by several foreign countries, baseball is universally enjoyed.
 Good Brand of Ball
 Notwithstanding our Far North" location Gastineau Channel joins hands with the rest of America on May 10, and we can't be censured if we appear to have gone bit "daffy" and enthusiastically sponsor the game, living up to the tradition of our forefathers. While we are not able to give you "big league" ball we do, however, give you a good brand of baseball-a brand that com pares favorably with that of any section of the country. It's good be- cause of the equality of the teams playing, and interesting because of our personal acquaintanceship with he individual players-and right here let me say that by sponsor ing the game the opportunity is of fered you to see as fine bunch of young men as you can find in any community participating in sport we all love.
 Therefore I ask you, my public spirited friends who have the com munity's welfare at heart, to assist us in making Gastineau Channels main sport success. The season on- ly lasts a few months each year, so toe the mark and let's gol
 Operation of League
 Sometimes owing to a seeming lack of proper spirit have won- dered if the public is aware of the actual operations of the league. Does the public know that players and officials give their time and energy gratis? Is there a suspicion current that we are running rack et?, and that we are getting rich from 1t? At the risk of burdening you with what should be common knowledge, or insulting your intelli- gence. am going to give you the complete outline.
 "O. The baseball field is owned and controlled by the Juneau Fire Department, who has spent thou sands of dollars trying to give the public and athletically inclined American youth a splendid play ground; all the money they make over and above the expense of base balls and keeping the grandstand in condition, goes to extending the ground by purchase. repairing and improving the grand stand and so forth.
 Play For Sport
 "(2). The players part in this program is the pleasure and love of the game, paying for their own shoes and gloves. sharing only in the Fourth of July money donated by public spirited citizens, and sharing that only if they make the grade in getting into the finals. as there IS
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