The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-12-15
Old TIMERS ARE
PLANNING FOR THEIR
ANNUAL P1)N-NON

AT the special meeting Of the board
Of directors Of the WyandOtte Old
Time Ball Players association, com
mittees were appointed to arrange for
the big annual pOw-wOw which will be
held on Tuesday, January 8, 1910. at
Z 80 D. m, ut Arbeiter hall, WyandOtte.
special committee, composed of
Harry MehlhOse, Frank Murphy and
Walter Perry. will have charge Of the
program.
Being an annual meeting reports of
all committees that have been active
during the year, the election Of Officers
and planning for the future will be in
order. The association has enjoyed
very successful year Its outstanding
accomplishment was the big civic and
athletic old timers day, held on Tues
day, March IA, when hundreds Of the
older WyandOtte citizens and athletes
enjoyed Il day If reunion and reminis-
ctnce clilm Xed with banquet and en-
terIainment in the evening, when Bart
ley j. Doyle, former WyandOtte citizen
and manager ana member of the first
<pml-pro base ball team, now sue
ceSsfu business man in his adopted
city IF Philadelphia, was the hOnored
guest.
Many outstanding activities have
been carried ont by the association.
During the. year beautiful strophieS
we're presented To Roosevelt high
school. St Patrick high school, Mt.
Carmel high school. WyandOtte Boat
club and department Of recreation
which were in turn awarded to their
champion athletes in various character
and body building sports The local old
timers have enjoyed many reunions
With similar organizations i'll Detroit,
Windsor, Port Huron, Carleton, Toledo
and other communities where the old
;.mers have gotten together These re-
unions are always enjoyed by those old
timers privileged to attend
The WyandOtte association WAS the
first old timers organization of it's
aied During the past few years many
similar organizations have been form
Ell or are in the process Of formation
The local officers have cO-Operatet 1OO
per cent in the forming Of practically
every new old timer orga IliZatiOn in
Michigan and Canada.
During the winter season several
bowling teams of local old timers, I'M
der the management Of Arthur Long
and Archie Smock, will enjoy contests
with representative teams from other
associations
The local membership now is over
the century mark. with new members
continually enrolling. The require
ments for membership in the associa-
ton are that applicant played On a
representative WyandOtte base ball, in
door base ball or foot ball team at
least twclrty years ago. Applications
are also considered from old ball play
ers from other communities now max
ing WyandOtte their permanent home,
who are eligible under the rules
At the big pOw-wOw ON January y
many celebrated old time professional
and semi-prOfessiOnal ball players will
be in attendance. Mart Ryan, Port
Huron and Detroit old timer, we'll
known after-dinner speaker and enter
tainer. will do his card tricks" and
entertain in his usual humorous man
ner. Charles III. Weber. director of the
Detroit Old Time Base Bail Players
association, will speak on The Inter
CITY Relationships of the Old Time
Ran Players Associations" A. j.
tWishD Eagan. old Wyandotte ball
PLAYER and citizen. scout for the De
troit Tigers. will tell about the Tigers,
young and old, and the Tigers pros
poets for the coming season.
As a special feature of the otcaSiOn
an American league base ball, recently
received by the secretary, autographed
by Ty Cobb and presented TO the assO-
citation, will go to the old timer hold
Jig the lucky number. Plenty Of remin-
iscing among the old ball players after
which a fine buffet lunch and refresh
ments will be served. Fifty cents per
member covers everything.
The meeting will be attended by
members and eligible prospective mem
bers. Annual dues will be received, al
so contributions 10 the pap and flower
fund A special appeal TO attend has
been made to those old timers living
away from home, thanking them nor
their fine cooperation in the past
Many Of the boys away from home are
counted among the most loyal members
of the association. 1t is hoped that
many Of them will be aide to be pre-
sent Mt the annual pOw-wOw on Janu-
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