Bisbee daily review., 1912-02-17
DOUGLAS WAKES
 TO BASEBALL
Shelter City May Form Athletic Association to Care for the
 Sport
KEEP EXPENSE LOW

Considerable interest and much talking is now going on in nearly every place in the city regarding the baseball situation for the com ing year and a number of different plans are being advocated by the .ocaI fans for the establishment of a team here Some of them go so far as 10 say that a professional team should be organized and sup ported by the business men of the city. while the other factions sug- gest the organization of the best To- cal talent and maintain a tri-city l league, similar 10 what was done
 last year. tbe Douglas International states
 A representative Of the Daily In- ternational interviewed a number of the leading fans here and from the information received is of the opinion that the majority of the business men want a team here but are afraid Of the heavy assessments that have formerly been imposed upon them without any other results than the mere saying of having con tributed 10 the movement
 A number Of the businessmen state that if they would contribute 10 a professional team, the team would be Idle about half of the time
 and not materially add to the prog.
 ress along the sporting lines.
 A consensus of the opinions ex-
 pressed by the various fans re-
 solves itself in the opinion that
 Douglas should have a good team
 without a question and that the only
 way to bring about this was by the
 ~rganization of an Athletic associa
 ion, which is 10 have charge of the
 aseball affairs Of the city and ap-
 oint the members of the baseball
 team. The main principle of this
 organization shall be to keep ex-
 Denses down instead of raising them and 10 bring about the best results from the talented players that are here now rather than promote the
 'dea of bringing out-of-town players here and incUrTing an additional ex- pense. Another object of this asso-
 -ia-ion shall be the creation of an influence that will provide a posi- tion for those players that will have 70 be brought here 10 fill a few posi- lions on the team where they will receive full pay for the time that
 hey devote 70 the game and in this way care for their salary for serv- Ices on the team and in this man. ner a team could be organized that would equal any talent in the new state on a fair average, except the professional teams.
 Those who are the most enthusi- sstic over the movement contem. nlate the calling of a mass meeting of the sporting fraternity of the city some time during the latter nert Of this week or the early part of next week 10 perfect an organi- .ation that will develop the plans 10 satisfactory point at the mini mum expense and yet provide the city with an abundance Of games.
 There is no city in the new state that can boast of any more liberal contributions from the business men than has been experienced here with less good results obtained nor is. there any city that can name a list Of so many good players as this city who are awaiting the opportunity 10 show their accomplishments. The interest in these games may not equal or be in proportion that shown in the metropolitan cities. but We venture to state that it will amount to such an extent that 1t would warrant the continuation of the sport on a self-supporting basis
 The Daily International is ever ready 10 contribute sufficient space 10 bring about a successful baseball season and will render all It's support towards the organization of team that will provide the city With the sport during the summer months.