The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-05-15
he WANTED A LIONS SHARE.
The Base Ball League Came Near Be
ing Thing Of the Past

The Base Ball League Came near be-
ing Thing Of the Past
on Friday evening the second
game Of a series Of three between
Paris and Texarkaua was started
on the ball ground at the park.
The gate receipts amounted 10
t22 80 aud as the guarantee TO the
Paris club was out for $500 il
looked as though II would take a
rubber meek 10 stretch the
amount taken in to pay the guar
antee, and the manager Of the Par.
Is team said as much to Manager
Gray, Of Texarksna, and asked
him what he was going 10 do about
il. He said, Il am willing TO divide
receipts with you and this is the
very best / can or will agree TO do.
GO back Of this to the game play
ed on Thursday. where the gate re.
ceipts amounted 10 about the
same, and we hud from the Paris
managers statement that he only
received $500 while the manage OF
the Texan,ana team held out tl2,
aud he felt sore over this, and when
Manager Gray was about TO dish
him out the same kind of medicine
on Friday evening, he got hufY
and at the last half OF the 5th in
ming called his men from the field.
Ii was announced that there wai
not sufficient money taken in auC
that the game was called of and al
money would be refunded.
A commotion ensued at this poin'
and the fans gathered around the
entrance gate and commenced t.
talk. A compromise was patched
up between Manager Gray and tht
Paris manager and the game wa.
called on again, but one or two o
the Texarkana players would mo-
re-enter the field and this brought
the game to a close and the people
left the grand stand and received
their money back, many of then
refusing to call for it, knowing tha
the Texarkana team was hard NJ
and had to Chew" at supper time
This would have cleaned up th'
league in great shape and Texar
kama as a base ball town would have
been nit, had the conditions pre-
vailed and the Paris team allowed
to leave town hutfy and withou
their money.
The two teams came to town ant
got together and patched up ther
! differences in some way and on Fri
pay night at the theatre, the man
ager announced from the stag,
that all differences, between tht
two base ball clubs had been settled
and that on Saturday afternoon
double-header would be played an,
the league would march on to sue
cess.
We have contended all along tina
small towns like Texarkana wOult
not support league games and W
will stick to our proposition. l
city feels justified in keeping
| league team in the field they shoul,
make calculations to put in tn,
managers hands at least 5000 pc
month to help pay salaries an
guarantee money, for the gate re
ceipts will not do 1t.
We are not opposed to base ball
but we are opposed to having team
put in the field here as a Texar
kama team and then have it salt
that our city failed to keep its obi
cations in paying visiting clubs.
We think when a base ball club
organized, they should be made t.
take out charter and show its re
sponsibility just the same as an
other business enterprise, and thel
there should be some one responsible
for salaries and guarantees and no
the city whom the clubs take thei
names after.
If the game is to become a fixture
in small towns we must insist tha'
they play under charter rights anC
pay their obligations as do otheI
enterprises.
Crazy Jack"
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