The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-12-03
GOOD BALL TEAM
/. IS The PROMISE J
FOR COMING YEAR
Local Company to be Organized Dec.
s-soIicitors at Work Raising
Necessary stock.

| At the meeting of the stockholders
of the Hattiesburg Base Ball Club
held last night at the Offices of the
Hattiesburg Trust G Banking Com
pany, it was decided to defer the mat
ter of going into permanent organi-
zation for the coming year and elect
| ing manager for the team, which
was the purpose of the meeting, until
Friday evening, Dec. 8. However, the
prospects for the coming season were
discussed, and all of the stockholders
were enthusiastic over the outlook for
good base ball year in Hattesburg
in 1911.
Mr.. Love, of the Hattiesburg Trust
G Banking Company, stated this morn
ing that about 81 900 worth of stock
has been subscribed. Those having in
charge the work of soliciting stock
subscriptions are still at woork, and
before the next meeting Mr.. Love ex-
poets they will have more than doub-
led the present subscription list
Outlook is Bright
Mr.. Love is optimistic over the seas
on of 1911. Last year." he said, 1--WE,
of course, ended the year with de-
ficit; but that should not prohibit us
from breaking even on the deal this
coming season if we get good mana
ger, a good team and playing winning
ball. Hattiesburg will support win
ming ball. l really would not be sur
prised to find that at the end of the
year we may be able to declare lit
tie dividend, though, most of the peo-
pie who subscribe stock do so expect
ing to get nothing in return but a
base ball team in Hattiesburg."
Call to the Public.
This call was issued today by the
company:
1.-The Hattiesburg Base Ball Com
pany has been organized as a corpora
tion for the purpose of taking over the
Hattiesburg franchise in the Cotton
States League and putting a team in
the field for the 1911 season, which,
they hope to make a winner.
Its promoters are all lovers of the
National Game who are giving their
time and services simply that Hat
tiesburg may continue to enjoy league
baseball and are actuated by no self
interests in the matter, but they real
ize that the work of providing this
class of amusement must be borne by
few, while depending on the finan-
cial support OF the community at large.
! The benefits of town or city result
ing from a good baseball team are nu
merous--chief among which is the
wide advertisement given the city, asiIa
the innocent, healthful amusement af
forded the citizens. At the same time
! 1t must be borne in mind that profes-
siona, baseball in a small city is not
money-making proposition directly.
unless under extremely favorable cir
cumstances, and it requires quite an
outlay of money before the actual
playing season begins.
Therefore, this company is Offering
its stock for sale, the price of which is
$40 per share, and INDUCES the hope
that the public at large will show their
liberality and appreciation of the bene- f!
fits to accrue from a good team by
subscribing the utmost amount that
each person feels he can possibly sub
scribe. Subscription lists have been
prepared and will be presented by our
solicitors.
The management feels confident of |
securing the services of very compe- |
tent manager for the team, and feel |
safe in promising team that will fin
ish well up in the race for the 1911 |
pennant, but they need the co-opera-
tion of the public in making the insti-
tuition a success and desire to secure
the subscriptions Immediately, the |
tween the 1st and 18th of February, |
1911.
THE company is going to do every
thing possible to make the team a
money-maker, which it may be poss- |
Bile to do in one or two years time,
in view of the brighter future in store
o..
the Mississippi State Normal College
and the general revival of business
conditions. In that case, the subscrip-
tions will really be Investments which
will enable the institution to become a |
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