The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-05-16
mr.. BIDWELL
WANTS CANON
IN LEAGUE
Offers to Bring Professional
Team to City tor
$4,000.


Mountain Baseball league was here
Wednesday afternoon and in conf r.
ence with fifteen CT twenty devotees
of the national game at the Office i
Secretary Maddox of the Business
Mems Association submitted plan
for taking Canon City into the league
with Pueblo. Colorado Springs, La
Junta, Trinidad and Ration, New Mex
leo. Following an introduction by Mr..
Maddox in which he recounted the ad-
vertising advantages to the commun-
ity from professional baseball during
the summer months, Mr.. Bidwell ad-
dressed the gathering at considerable
length, and, by his candor and ap-
parent understanding of the situation
here, made an excellent impression ON
those who heard him.
Mr. Bidwel, said that he was par
ticularly anxious to have Canon City
in the league as it would contribute
more than any other town in this po--
tion of the state, not already provided
with professional ball, in making a
compact circuit with Pueblo and Colo
rado Springs as members of the or
ganization, and, in consequence, re-
duce the expense of the various clubs
In the association. He said that he had
made a pretty careful canvass of the
situation and was convinced that pro-
fessional ball in Canon City would not
pay as we'll here as it would in Co.o-
rado Springs. Pueblo or Trinidad and
that it would, probably, be carried ol
at loss, but that the deficiency
would be less than would be the case
if some other town were substituted.
Whatever deficit there may be from
bringing the league here he thinks
can be made up by a little extra
boosting at Pueblo and the Springs.
In other words the larger towns il
the league will be expected to make
good any shortage that may occur in
Canon City.
Mr.. Bidwell said that he would 1T
Canon City in the league for two
thousand dollars, five hundred Of
which would be expended in the erec-
ton of canvas fence around The
High school athletic grounds; in i'm
proving the diamond and in enlarg-
ing the grand stand capacity. The re-
manning fifteen hundred dollars would
be placed in the bank as bonus to be
drawn by the managem snt for bring
ing the league to this city. The salar-
les and other expenses IN connection
with maintainance of the Canon City
team was approximately twelve hun
dred dollars a week. and, in view -
that fact Mr. Bldwell thought his prop
osition one of extreme liberality.
Mr.. Bldwell's offer was favorably
considered and a committee consist
ing of John Shaw, Jr.. Il. J. Hender-
son and Robert Boyle was appoint I'd
to endeavor to raise By popular sub
scription the money necessary to IN
sure the financial success of the C
terprise. According to Mr.. Bidwell the
Canon City league team has already
been lined up under the direction e
Edward Mclaughlin, and is a strong
aggregation. 1t was organized at
Kansas City from among the best bal
players in the Missouri river terri
tory and during the last two weeks
has been playing the various clubs OF
the Kansas state league. Out OF fif-
teen games played It has lost but two
and 1t is expected to give a good ae-
count of itself in Colorado. Mr.. Nc
Laughlin is thorough baseball man.
according to Mr.. Bidwell. and the
players he has gathered about him
are gentlemanly lot of young men
of which the people Of Canon City
will be proud when become known L,
them.
The Canon City team is expected 70