The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-02-27
SHOULD ORGANIZE
BASEB ALL TEAM
To The Herald:

To The Herald:
After taking note of the articles
which have appeared in The Herald
of recent dates, I wish to suggest
what l think to be the most feasible
plan for organizing and maintaining
a good amateur baseball team in
Brownsville
In the first place let everybody
clearly understand that team, how
ever well it may be managed. posi-
lively will not mage money, Not one
amateur team in Texas ever made
money and it is not reasonable to
suppose that one would do so in
Brownsville. So, in considering the
many plans for organizing a team |
believe that, with reasonably good
fortune, a team can be made to sup
port itself OF course, as with any
other business venture, a team if
successfully organized and main
tanned, must have a financial start.
The object should be. in obtaining
such a start. to distribute such sup
port among the great majority OF
the enthusiastic fans of Brownsville,
thus making support that will adj
vertise itself, and making any loss,
that the team might sustain, fall
evenly and lightly upon individuals
A good winning team, so supported,
should, l think, be very popular in
Brownsville an dthe valley in gen
eral.
Brownsville has a magnificent
park, built by private capital, which
| think, could be obtained for a nom
inal sum per season. If this should
be found impossible, other arrange
ments for park could then be made.
No one can deny that Brownsville
has six or eight of the best amateur
players to be found in South Texas,
thus making it necessary to obtain
only about four outside men. At
least one of these could be gotten in
another part of the valley for ex-
penses or a reasonable amount per
game. and the other three should be
first class catcher and two fast,
hard hitting outfielders. placed upon
guaranteed salary and expense
basis. These men should be had for
S45 or $50 per month and expenses.
Figuring on this basis, one can see
that from $1,000 to 1900 would be
sufficient for run of fifteen weeks.
This amount should easily be raised
through bulletin and circular adj
vertising medium, for the business
men of Brownsville and the valley,
and also through system of individ
nal and family tickets for the season.
Thus each one receives ample returns
for any financial support he may give
the team, and still helps where help
is justly neoied. With capable man
agement each of the fifteen series of
games should net 100 per series, max
ing a total of $500 for the season.
This should be divided at certain
intervals among the home boys who
play on the team and this added TO
their natural enthusiasm for Browns
vile and vicinity, and also the pleas
ure of good trip during the latter
part of the season, should give them
incentive enough to organize and
work together for the team, and
home town and vicinity. Harmony
among both tn team and it's support
ers Is the essential thing Nothing
can be done without it, and all pre-
cautions sould be taken before
hand to guard against any breach of
harmony and unity.
A call for a meeting of all the fans
and business men of Brownsville and
other towns of the valley will be is
sued and committee will be selected
to make thorough campaign and
canvass in the interest of baseball
team for Brownsville. All lovers of
the great national game should be-
come interested in the proposition, as
one of business, advertisement. and
municipal progress. Let everybody
watch for call of meeting and pre-
pare themselves for attending.
r. FERGUSON.
This proposition has our unani-
nous Endorsement:
Jno. Bartlett, county judge
Noah Allen, Asst u S. Atty
e. A. .NIcGary. cashier Brownsville
Bank & Trust Co.
A. Ashheim, cashier First National
Bank
Frederick ]. Combe. Mayor.
]. G. Fernandez, cashier Merchants
National Bank
E. L. Hicks, county treasurer
Brownsville, Texas, Feb. 26, 1909.
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