The Iola register., 1902-08-01
STOCK COMPANY IS FORMED
Arrangements Made to Strengthen
the lola Team-Hard Fight VIII
Be Made for the Rest of
the Season.

There was meeting Of the fans last
Tuesday and the base ball situation
thoroughly discussed. After going
over the whole case it was decided to
organize a stock company to take
charge of the team. This was done
and stock is now being subscribed.
When the organization Is completed
the company will select manager TO
look after the details OF the business.
1t was the feeling of those inter
ested that everything which will make
the team winning aggregation should
be done. Financial success is assured
and under no circumstances will the
team be allowed to disband or the
charter be transferred to some other
town. The new company takes the
franchise and all the contracts OF the
present management and will make
suoh improvements as il can to help
out Iola's percentage.
People who went to the ball park
Wednesday went down expectingto see
a good ball game with lola slightly
in the rear. That Fort Scott bunch
is playing pretty fast ball now ana If
the lola team takes game from them
it will be a surprise.
The game Wednesday was given.them
by Collins, great big baby Of an
umpire who has been robbing the lola
team in every game he had a chance.
In the first inning with two men out
two errors and walk filed the bases
Withbases full Millsap settleddown to
pitch ball End was pitching good ball.
Collins was rotten on strikes and
Millsap walked toward him and asked
him if he was going to always give
lola the rotten end of the deal. Some
words passed and Collins ordered
Mlllsap out of the game. Milisap
started to go and made the remark to
Collins that he would see him after the
game. Collins replied that he didn't
have to wait until after the game and
pulled off his mask and struck Millsap
with it. Then Millsap took after him
driving him from the diamond. Col
Inns swung the mask pretty violently,
however, and succeeded pretty well in
keeping Millsap off of him. Millsap
finally got lick in knocking Collins
down and then the crowd grabbed
him. Collins got up and run for the
Fort Scott boys bats but he found
several lola men standing over them
who told him in such forcible words
that If he ever stopped TO get one oi
those bats that he would not rise
again that he went to the grand stand.
One man stuck his fist in Collins face
telling him in words not fit to print
that he would send him to the otplace
if he even looked like he wanted to
pick up bat. Collins then went to
the grand stand and out of reach of
the ball players did some Growing
there. But he figured wrong for there
are some fans here who will fight Just
as quick as the ball players. Finally
Collins stood up and called out tha
the game was given to Fort Scott, ant
then started for town. This made
Millsap mad again and he started
after Collins catching him about fifty
feet from the grand stand. The crowt
followed Millsap and in the mix-up @
fan poked Collins under the ear 81
hard that he fell falling into police
: man Bliss arms. 1t was knockou
. police protection. The lola manage
ment is sorry that such things occu
0 and the ball players are sorry that
= had to come to this but they are 81
sick Of being robbed one game afte
= another that they are desperate. Col
l. Inns robbed the boys of two games a
: Jefferson City and made his brags t,
r them there that he would come to Ioll
s and do the same thing. He did but h
o got his dues and it is hoped he viii
: lproGt by the lesson.