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Otis and his committee got on the job without delay. To assist, he had the leaders from the Rotary Club, Cleveland School Board, Cleveland Athletic Club, and John Carroll University. They sent 125,000 envelopes promoting the bond issue to the voters of Cleveland. Stadium badges in the amount of fifty thousand were distributed all around the city. Posters by the thousands were printed to be displayed in store windows and downtown offices. A total of thirty thousand letters were sent to organizations that might have a potential need to use the stadium.

The committee assured voters that the Cleveland baseball club favored a lease that would be in effect for the duration of the bonds. They estimated the baseball lease revenue would take care of 50 percent of the bond interest the city would eventually have to pay out. A diverse list of other possible events at the stadium included boxing, football, soccer, track, carnivals, opera, and community Christmas celebrations. Mentioned specifically was the possibility of bringing the college football powerhouses to the proposed stadium, including Navy, Notre Dame, and a small school in Columbus named Ohio State.