The Iola register., 1902-04-18
BASE BALL FANS, ATTENTION!
lola is offered q Chance For the Best
Ball She Ever EDjoyed-Guar-
antee Must be Put Up.

At the last minute, in fact when the
Missouri Valley Ball League was
supposed to be closed with six teams
in, lola was given chance to get in.
Coffeyville can enter II lola gets in,
and Coffeyville is ready and anxious.
But IL lola does get in the enthusiasts
must do some hustling and some dig
ging.
E. J. Galbreath, a St. Louis ball
player who claims to have a team
ready to win the pennant, requested
time at the last league meeting to visit
lola. He was here Wednesday, but no.
body knew him, nor his team nor his
reliability. 1t was too much rush
work. He left that night for Ft. Scott
and from there went to Kansas City to
see Doc Shively, sporting editor Of
the Star, who is president of the
league. That night Shively had a
long talk over the telephone with F..
V. Crouch and as a result a Mr.
Nichols will be here from Kansas City
this week to talk matters over and
make proposition. Nichols has a
good team and will come with definite
proposition. lola must be ready to
accept or do without ball, for the time
is short.
AS already stated each of the eight
clubs put up 5000 guarantee that it
will stick out the season and pay it's
share of expense. If this is done the
5000 is paid back at the end of the
season. The money is due 800 now,
500 next month and 500 in June.
This being put up the next thing is to
raise three or four hundred dollars
for suits, opening expenses and incl
dentals. A local secretary and treas
urer will be elected and at the end Of
the season part of the original expense
money may be returned. Admission
to games will be twenty-five cents. 126
games will be played by each club,
half at home and half away. II a
club comes here the lola club pays it
$25 and expenses. When the lola
club goes away it is paid S25 and ex-
penses.
F. A. Hornady ofFort Scott is treas
urer of the league, the Spaulding base
ball is the official ball, and the league
is under the protection ofthe National
Association, protecting clubs from de-
sertion by players. The maximum
monthly salary roll is $4OO. The sea-
son as planned, opens for lola with
three games at CofTeyville May 6,
closing September 2s.
1t is said that 5000 is in sight from
two firms. If the local fans to the
number of fifty will agree to pay SIC
each the thing is done. Mr.. Crouch
says he will help 500, but feels that
he cannot do no more this year as he
must expend good many dollars in
preparing grounds and erecting a
grand stand. These grounds will be
given free TO the club. His return
COLlCb III NdT ldEGS w anu lIOH lut
games.
All who know lola and have studied
the situation predict that good team
will draw we'll. There are no com
peting summer amusements and the
town when small used to support pro
fessional teams. There seems little
doubt that the men who put up Will
get their money back and that lola
will gain amusement and considerable
advertising, Today's Kansas City
Star tells of the lola club getting into
the league andthe reports of the daily
games Will be published in that
paper.
Surely there are fifty lola men with
SO to eXpend for sport or 100 men
with So to lay out, Every one who is
willing should express himself al
once and get the local management
organized and be ready when Mr.
Nichols comes. After this week il
will be too late.