Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-08-03
BASE BALL MATTERS.
Something About the Park
and Paying for it.

and the held cleared of weeds and
other de bris. The idea-the hope
is TO erect a six and a half foot
tight board fence 400 feet in
length, which will give plenty of
room for the game. The cost is
estimated at S235 and ifthe money
was available the work could be
done in three days. This makes
no provision for seats-a grand
stand. 1t has been suggested that
the privilege Of erecting a grand
stand on the foul line 10 first base
might be let uut TO an individual, q,
who could charge an additional fee
for seats. But the club ought, if
possible, to own everything about
the place, which would prevent
possible friction. The boys have
games enough now scheduled,
though the dates have not all been
fixed, 10 pay, from the admissions,
all the expense of the fencing.
Unfortunately, this is not tangible
enough to satisfy tie lumber yard
men and laborers. Lucien Buff
ington started out to raise a hun
dred dollars towards the fence and
has done so. This leaves sl35 yet
unprovided and just where il is TO
come from is not clear. Several
persons are in favor offencing the
entire park and planting a lot of
shade trees in the part not needed
for the ball game. If this is done
they promise to contribute liber-
ally to the project. But it's a big
undertaking and might encounter
opposition in some quarters, in
advance ofthe action by a coterie
of gentlemen who spend their
summers in st. Paul and are
known as the circuit court of APP
peals.
The series of games at present
in sight are with Seneca, Garbage.
Coffeyville, Parsonsand Oklahoma
City. The wo,latter have salaried
teams.
Heretofore our boys have labor
ed under a financial disadvantage
that is in a measure to be over
come. 1t has been necessary to
secure a battery from elsewhere,
the pay and travelling expenses of
which have been a considerable
burden. 1t is learned that one of
the Hunolis pitched eighty odd
games for the Des Moines league
club last year, and did it success
fully, and he is coming in to pitch
for the boys. Back of the bat
Charley Parks is showing a great
deal of aptitude and the boys con-
slider him equal to the demands.
A good many schemes are sug-
gested for raising money TO pay for
fencing the park. 1t has been
suggested that small admission
lee could be collected most any
day in the week to see a practice
game, say from five to seven
o'clock-and a practice game
would be no bad thing, occasion
ally. Another fnancier suggested
that the boys form a combine with
the city mayor; the former to
watch the crossing for buns and
the latter TO give them ten days
apiece under the vagrant ordi-
nance and loan their labor to the
club. John Thomason spoke for
the job of guarding the aforesaid,
TO be arrested buns, having pre-
viously promised thirty days
work. As "Dock" Bridgman has
a standing application in for all
the gardiDg (not gardening) TO be
done, Thomason's application was
turned down, promptly. Another
offer was to form a company with
Boog Little as president, DR.. Bag
by vice president, L. F. Parker,
secretary, Ed Halsell, L. W. Buff
fington, DR.. Frayser, Jim Hall,
W. NJ. Mellette, w. Z. Halsell,
DR.. Day, Geo. Nidiffer and a lot
more of the sporty capitalists OF
the, town directors. II this plan
is adopted the players would be
relieved of their financial troubles
at once; they could let their official
board pay the bills-and they
would do it, too.