The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-27
BASE BALL TEAM
FOR COLUMBIA
THAT QUESTION WILL BE DECD
Ed BY THE LOCAL Asso-
CITATION SOON.
DR.. PILLOW SUGGESTS MEETING
Nucleus Of Found to Finance :
Club is Already at
Hand

Looking over the sporting pages Of
the different papers OF the country
one notes a great deal OF activity
being manifested In the preparation
for the coming base ball season BY
both the bajor and minor leagues
and the question naturally arises ''Is
Columbia to have a base ball team
next season? WIN we enjoy the ma.
tional sport as other cities and towns
dor"
Early last spring movement was
put on foot whereby Columbia was to
have had team. and the funds were
SUBSCRIBED. and partly paid, to sup
port base ball team for the season.
DR.. Robert Pillow was the leading
spirit in this movement, and worked
faithfully and long to perfect the
league organization, but finally des-
paired for the time being and stopped
the collection Of the dues OF the
stockholders.
II was proposed to form a league of
the cities OF Huntsville, Decatur, Shelf
field. Columbia, GAINESVILLE and Hop,
kinsville. DR.. Pillow correspondent
with the leading base ball men in all
these cities and all expressed will
lingness for the enterprise. but It was
hard to get anyone to take hold of
the matter and push II In the proper
spirit, and consequently there was
nothing doing when the time came
for the season to open. Columbia
had her funds well in hand and all
that was needed was the organization
of the local association and the per-
lection Of the league.
DR.. Pillow was interviewed today |
and questioned as to what course he
would pursue for the coming season, |
and gave out the following:
Il have been wanting a meeting OF
the stockholders of the Columbia |
Base Ball Association for some time
and am glad that you called on me
at this time / think that we should
have meeting and that soon l am
ready and willing TO take the matter
up again and do all j can and lend
my services to forwarding the enter.
prise. ! have now on deposit in the
Phoenix National Bank $513.86 and
want to have meeting of the stock
holders to hear an expression from
them as to what disposition must be
made Of this money. | hope that
here viii be enough enthusiasm to
elect officers and organize the local ,
association and instruct these officers
Q Immediately take the matter up
With the other cities and perfect the q
organization of league !.
Il believe said DR.. Pillow, that IL |
he league could be organized upon
ne plan that we proposed the or
anization of the Columbia Associa-
ion that it could be made a self-sus-
aiming enterprise. Each association
hould be required to put up forfeit
OF to exceed the salary limit as fixed
y the league officials And in this
| would like to say that
le limit should not be too high, as
lie smaller leagues cannot afford to
ay the salaries of major leagues,
nd should not be expected to. y
ould like for that meeting to be N
7ll on Friday night, January 3rd, In r.,
lie county court room. This will be q
enty Of time after the holidays and G
terybody will have rested from the b
'liday festivities. If / can get the q
ockholders to acquiece in 1t we will q
I'D meeting that night and discuss s
avs and mean" "
1t occurs that Dir. Pillows plan is g
good one and IL there Is going to be X
ything done 1t should be done at 3
ce, for the sooner the matter is &
ken in hand the better. 1t Will q
We the other towns more time to q
'rk up their local associations and X
3 perfection Of the league. q
It has been several years since Co q
nbia has had base ball aggrega- y
Q and II seems that Riverside Park 8
uld again be the scene OF the great IN
tional sport. III