Shangtial, Apr, 24.
First to come to bat in the 1940 Shanghai Baseball League will be the general. public, according to an an~ Rouncement made by the Shanghai American Amateur Athletic Associa~ tion yesterday, which reveals that the annual patronage _ond membership campaign for the Baseball Club gets under way toda} 'OMeiols of the S#A declare after long consideration, they hi decided to sell tickets for the 1040 baseball season at the same scale of prices as has prevailed in the last fe Years, namely Sh. $25.00 for a patron' Heket und Sh$10.00 for a member's ticket, "They: point out, nevertheless, that they confidently expect a great many more fans and supporters of Baseball will purchase patron's tickets this year than heretofore in-view of the increased cost in Shanghai dollars which willie necessary to maintain the ball club, More Needed Last year, these officials declare, there were 134 patrons and 266 sub-serbing members to the baseball club, his year, they hope to increase the ist of patrons to at least 300, and to hold.a large additional ordinary mem~ bership list. Theyt have explained that they must be successful In these alms if they are to carry through the season without a deficit in view of substantial capital expenditures which fare. positively essential. in the way lumber renewals to baseball stands find to roofing for these stands. These toms alone, they assert, will approxlmate Sh.$5,000.00.
J.C, Williams, President of the has named B, L, Meyer as Chair= man of the Membership Committee again for this season. This committee held w meeting at the American Club yesterday and all of its personnel are today armed with tickets to sell to the American general public in this city. Additionally, a letter of appeal for support is being sent to all Americans in Shanghai the Membership and Patronage Campaign Committee for the ball club are the members of the' General Committee of the S4A, namely:
Willams, 20
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