The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-19
COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO
SELL BASEBALL STOCK
The Baseball Association and Commercial
Club Is DESTROYS Of Raising About
$4,000 to finance the Local
Team the Present Season.

At special meeting of the Com.
mercial club held Monday night
President Lister appointed tire fcl.
lowing named gentlemen as a COM
mittee to solicit stock subscriptions
in the Virginia Baseball association:
T. w. Lusk, A. c. Stevens, j. A. Ken
needy, H. ]. Sigel and j. P. Carey.
This committee will. circulate
among the business and professional
men with the endeavor to dispose Of
about $4,000 worth of stock in the
association to assure the success of
the team the present season. Stock
has been placed at SO per share and
it is sincerely hoped that all will re-
spond to the solicitations of the COM
mittee by taking up one or more
shares of this stock. Considerable
money is needed for repairs to the
ball grounds, and it is also the in
tention Of the association to increase
thc seating Capacity VI AA0 81 oAu
stand and the bleachers so that the
patrons of baseball may be accom-
modated and made as comfortable as
possible.
A manager for the team will be
secule ed at once and upon his arrival
here arrangements will be made to
secure a team in order to be in the
field at the opening of the baseball
season May 8. Jack Corrigan, a for
mer we'll known National Lacquer,
has been asked to come here and talk
over the situation with the managers
Of the local association. In speaking
Of the financial end of the baseball
proposition Mr.. Edward Finch, secre-
tary-treasurer of the local associa-
ton, stated that the money taken in
at the gate would have to be divided
with the other clubs of the league,
but that the money derived from the
sale of grand stand tickets and other
concessions would go into the treas
ury of the local association. 1t is ex-
pected that considerable amount OF
money will be raised from these con-
cessi0ns. Mr.. Finch having declined
to serve as secretary of the associa
ton this season some one else will
have to be selected in his place. The
secretary will be very busy man
during the baseball season and will
be obliged to devote his entire time
in looking after the affairs of the as
ISOLATION. He will be paid fair SAL
airy for his services and will have full
charge of the business end Of the
proposition. 1t has been agreed that
the concessions for this season will
not be leased but will be taken care
OF by the secretary. In this manner
it is anticipated that several hum
udred dollars will be added to the
funds of the association Advertise
ing space on the ball park will be
leased for the season and those de-
string such space may secure it by
applying to James Lavick chairman
Of the committee on advertising.
r. G.. Sherwood, A. B. Coates and
Edward Finch were appointed COM
mittee for the purpose Of boosting
baseball. and this committee will
have it's headquarters in the city hall
during the baseball season. The
committee has issued a circular let
ter to the business and professional
men of the city and it is hoped that
all will read it over carefully and
give its contents due consideration.
Reports of the progress of the prop
osition will be sent out from time to
time by this committee so that all
interested may know just what is 60
ing on in local baseball circles. Any
suggestions from hose interested in
baseball which may have tendency
to boost the proposition will be
gratefully received by this commit
tee
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