The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-27
REFUSES POINT BLANK
To Provide Marion With a
Baseball Park.
If Agreement Cannot be Reached
at Delaware Today Marion Team
May be Sold.

|
| cal o. and p. baseball club, and
assuring that everything would
be arranged satisfactorily, the man
agement of the G.. d. and NJ. COM
pany has refused to erect ball
park at the edge of the city, 1t Is
probable that the local franchise
will be sold to one Of the cities de-
string to place a team in the league.
| The question was brought to a
crisis Tuesday when the G.. d. and
NJ. officials gave their ultimatum
to the local directors. The effect
was that OF throwing bombshell
into their midst, and the talk OF
selling the team at once commenced.
A meeting of the directors was held
last night and the question was gone
over. Another meeting was held to-
day and a number of prominent bus
mess men were called into confer
ence.
As a result of the meeting. a COM
Imttee went to Delaware this after
noon to confer with General Man
ager Whysall, of the company, and
! It it hoped that matters can be
satisfactorily arranged. The local
Officials will not give up the ghost
until they are certain that it is use
less for them TO endeavor to patch
matters up.
1t is the position of the officials
o' the club, that they are not able
| financially to build a ball park as
the expenses of the team will be
about $2l00 per month during the
season. A park would cost about
$2500. The street car company is the
only one that will make any big
money out of the games and 1t is
figured 5that the company will pay
for The park twice over during the
year. The officials are not inclined
to erect the park for the purpose OF
making money for the railroad com
Ipany.
The Aowners OF the local team.
will not have the least trouble ef-
Ifecting a sale of the property. be-
cause there are many cities who are
very anxious TO get in the league.
Ii a sale is made nice profit can be
secured on the original Investment,
and all OF the stockholders will be
reimbursed
/ To local fans, the difficulties be-
tween the management of the team
and the railway company are ex-
tremely disappointing. While the
fans want to see baseball here this
summer. they are not inclined to
subscribe for a park that will bring
rich profit into the Golfers of the
railroad.
1t Is expected that the fate OF
league baseball in this city will be
known after the meeting at Della
ware this afternoon.
Lancaster, o., March 27. --Piicl-
cr Jack Compton will not be one
OF the pitching staff of the st.
! I.onis Browns nor will he come
back to lancaster. Jack has
been making good with st. Louis
in spring practice but the vet
Grams have shown such good form
via, vII' ho no neodeJ 'N '' Nv
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