Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1909 — Boy City Notes From ! ’ Boy City Dally News. [ARTICLE]

Boy City Notes From ! ’ Boy City Dally News.

(Friday, July 30.) Boy City. There is a land of reaT fun Down at Winona Lake, It’s full of noise as well as boys— It’s the place that takes the cake. Of course, if you are in a stew When there’s a boy aroun’, The best thing you can ever do Is to keep shy of our town. For when we feel we’ve got to squeal Or whistle, yell or whoop, We simply just have got to bust And you’d best “fly de coop.” ,A real boy’s a real joy, If you know how to take him; But if you don’t and what’s more won’t He’ll be just what you make him. In Boyville we are trying to see If we can’t act like you, Be honest, square, upright and fair In everything we do. . So then if you drink, smoke or chew And don’t want us such things to try, Just be a man and then we can Pass all such evil habits by. —H. A. Pershing. At 2:30 o’clock prompt yesterday afternoon Mayor Clark threw the first ball over the plate that started the Boy City Base Ball League going for the season of 1909. The band was Out and rendered several selections during the contest. The contestants yesterday were the teams from Chicago and Rensselaer and both nines put up an interesting game full of life and vigor. The final count was 7 to 4, with Rensselaer taking the long end of the score. The losing team has three more chances, so it is not out of the running for the pennant. Harrold Clark, of Rensselaer, joined the camp from that place yesterday. He pitched for the Rensselaer nine yesterday and twirled a fine game. He is a heady ball player and altogether he is a good all-around man on the diamond. Tomorrow morning the Band nine and the Chicago boys will cross bats at 9:30 o’clock, and in the afternoon Rensselaer and Union Mijls will be the opponents. The following schedule has been arranged: July 29, 2:30 p. m., Chicago vs. Rensselaer. July 30, 9:30 a, m., Band ys. Chicago. July 30, 2:30 p. m., Rensselaer vs. Union Mills. July 31, 9:30 a. m., Band vs. Union Mills. August 2, 9:30 a. m., Chicago vs. Union Mills. August 2, 2:30 p. m., Rensselaer vs. Band. Today will decide the fate of the two political parties, whether they will win success or meet defeat. Neither party need feel it a disgrace to lose, if it has fought fair and square and did its best at all times. Since neither the Land or Water party of the first year were recognized, it became necessary to choose entirely new issues, with the result that either candidate for mayor could run on his opponent’s platform with very little difficulty, making the contest one of personalties rather than of live issues. This afternoon the officers will be elected for the coming year and every citizen should think well before he casts his vote whether or not he is acting for the best interests of Boy City without regard for personal issues. The question which should present itself to all should be, “How can I do the most good for Boy City”— and having once settled this question, we hope that every boy in camp will

have" spirit enough in him to do what he thinks right. Manager Collisson, of Boy City, has been congratulated many times on the manly young citizens of his city. They attended the Damrosch concert last night, and it was not noticeable that a party of over a hundred boys was in attendance, so quiet and gentlemanly was their conduct. Prof. W. H. Collisson, director of Boy City, will entertain the leaders of the different camps of Boy City today at dinner at his cottage, the Cricket.