The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-14
MAY PLAY CHICAGO ON
VENATCHEE GROUNDS
sievers Notifies Oak Park Ready to Sign Guarantee with
Option of Playing Either at Seattle, Wenatchee or
Spokane - Will Decide Which City Before Dec. 20
Seattle Indiferent-Gate Receipts Uncertain.

Coach Sievers last night sent a
message to Patterson of Chicago,
stating that the entire guarantee of
$500 had been raised and that We
natchee is ready to sign contracts,
but insists on having the option Of
playing the game either at Seattle,
Spokane or Wenatchee, Oak Park to
be notified definitely before Deem
Der goth.
The guarantors last night held a
meeting with the coach and the
message was agreed upon at that
time. The idea prevailed that the
game must be played where it will
give Wenatchee the utmost amount
of publicity. Reports of the game
going out to all parts of the country
under a Wenatchee date line will
give a vast amount of mention which
would not be forthcoming If those
same stories appear under a Seattle
date line.
The guarantors are putting up this
money for publicity. They are in
terested in the game for the sake of
sport to some degree. but not enough
to put up hundred dollars each.
There is also some doubt whether
gate receipts at Seattle will make it
pay to schedule the game there. A
certain indifference seems to exist.
An investigation will be made. If
there is any degree of certainly that
gross gate of $4,000 to $4,000 can
be relied upon, Seattle will doubtless
get the game. If Spokane should
seem to be the city that will pay the
ducats, she will be given the game.
1t is getting to be question OF
paying out without making the
guarantors dig up for their subscrip-
lions.
The question of weather does not
enter into the discussion very much.
Seattle grounds will probably be
muddy. Wenatchee and Spokane
will likely be frozen or covered with
snow. although that can be avoided
somewhat by spreading hay or saw
dust over the gridiron until the day
of the contest. 1t is probable that
Wenatchee itself will have the pleas
ATTEST football weather.
The following message from We
natchee booster now residing in Chi
cago was received this morning by
the Daily World and gives some idea
of the publicity already being re-
ceived:
Oak Park game must be played.
The boys here are anxious for noti-
fication of the fifteen hundred dol
lar guarantee. Eastern papers are
full of pending game. Oak Park
plays Portland New Years day,
Sporting pages will be full of We
natchee dope The game is great
thing for the east following the land
and apple shows. The Chicago team
is the pride of the central states.
Arrangements have been made with
entire eastern syndicate for Wenat-
chez stories. Wenatchee cannot az
fCrd TO pass this opportunity. 1t is
worth the guarantee in advertising
alone, as it will place Wenatchee on
the map. 1t is also a good oppor-
tunity to use Wenatchee apple stor-
les. Chicago has a hard. fast, ag-
gressive. heavy, open football team.
hard to beat. | have watched them
play many games. They have no
equal here. 10 win. Wenatchee must
play hard, charging, gruelling game
from the start Any let up will lose
the game for Wenatchee. Chicago
doesn't know what quit" means"