Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-09
BREEZY BASEBALL TALK
Suit Guessing Contest Warming Up..~
Some Object to Bell Park

Thet baseball suit guessing contes
is rapidly growing in favor and the
young ladies, and old ones, too, are
guessing every day. There is a move
on among the ladies to form a ladies'
rooter crowd, Mr. Joe Snooks, the
catcher for the local baseball team
and Mr. Lee Dawkins, the thirG base
man, are to arrive this evening. The
men so far are all fine looking, athletic
fellows, and men Of good size.
The ground at Bell park is so wet
and muddy and low that work can not
yet begin. The great amount Of rain
is holding the work back.
There is a great deal of complaint
because the games will be SO far from
town. 1t necessitates half hours
time and a ride On the cars to get
to the grounds and this takes too
much of a busy mans time. The gen
eral opinion is that it would be better
to have the ball park nearer the city.
AS before noted in the Democrat,
Manager w. A. Smith of the Green
vile Cotton States baseball team, has
arrived in Greenville The manager
has been in consultation with Presi-
dent Wheatley. of the league, and the
local magnates. He announces that
the members of the Greenwich club
as signed,wil report for duty on March
20. In the meantime the baseball park
will be put in tip top shape, improve
ments made on the grand stand and
everything put in shape for the
opening OF the season. While
the regular season opens April 80,
there will be exhibition games with
some of the best clubs in the country.
Manager Smith while modest and not
given to extravagant assertions, feels
that he has gotten together for the
Greenl5We club an aggregation of pen.
ar - 1trs.-Greenvlle Miss, Demo-
crat
NatcheZ is having some trouble in
getting Pitcher Sid Killien, because Of
a claim having been made on his SER
vices by the Peoria club and President
George Wheatley Of the Cotton States
League has written a pretty stiff let
ter to Secretary J. II. Farrell, of the
national association on the subject.
killen had not signed with Peoria,
and that club had failed to send him
a contract or give him official notice
that he was to be reserved for this
season. Killien felt free to sign with
Natchez, accept advance money and
leaves Grand Rapids, Mich, today for
this place to report for duty with the
champions, Peoria put in claim for
his services and appealed to the Ma
lion association, of which the Cotton
tateS League is a member and entitl- |
< PAOINS1ioAA 'iC oo ciliy OIl
league. The association awarded |
lien to Peoria and notified President |
Aeatley to that effect. AS the back
&e of the president of the Cotton
les league is made of good hard
he indited the following letter to
etary Farrell and if the equities
e case are to be considered Kill
Twill remain with Natchez
eenville, Miss, March 4, 1907
H. Farrell, secretary, Auburn,
-Dear sir: very distinguished
fity on common and statute law
1aid that arbitrators should new
A their reasons with their award
Mr reasons were often bad when
3s4ward was correct, therefore,
Qthe warard could be reversed
MHpWn out, and the more I think
MSkeasons of the National board
Wkalr award in the Killien case
efespect have for the advice
ss a; hority first quoted. and the
$dsonS OF the national board.
MABany sense of justice and fair
3Natchez furnished advance
Allllen on the strength of the
s4&4 guaranteed them under ar
the national agreement,
andatOry in it's terms alike
pnal board. Killien, Peoria