Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-03-11
BASE BALL TEAM
WOULD Be ASSET
Demlng Should Support Players, Who
Would In Turn Bring Good
Business
NElGHB0RlNG TOWNS IN LINE
Santa Rita, Hurley and Silver City
Now Have Men In Training
for Coming Season

III sufficient guarantee can b,
made the White Soy team will sto,
of in Deming en- route from theil
winter training quarters in Paso Ro
bies, California. about March 26 oI
-. All the great league team ask,
Is share of the gate receipts whicl
Will be adequate to pay the expenses
The Hurley team has offered to pla,
the leagners in Deming if its ex.
penses are paid. As Hurley ant
Santa Rita will send over three hun.
dred fans in special train the tw,
or three hundred dollars involved
can easily be collected at the gate
A BUSINESS PROPOSITION
The advantage of bringing thes,
people here cannot be- ovcr-esti.
mated. The White Sox party will
consist of at least forty persons
What this will mean to the mer.
chants here can easily be- .gured with
n very dull pencil.
CERTAIN CONDITIONS
of course the local baseball
grounds must be placed in condition
The High School has offered To fur
hSli half of the funds needed for this
purpose and the resi- can readily be-
raised by subscription. The rrand-
stand should be- somewhat enlarged
aud the fence placed in repair.
SILVER CITY IN GAME
Judging from the following cor
respondence Ia the Albuquerque
journal from Silver City. that city
Is getting action toward placing II
good team in the field this season:
Silver City. - An enthusiastic
meeting of baseball fans was held
at the city hall Tuesday evening.
The hail was crowded and the great =
est enthusiasm prevailed over the
prospects for the coming season.
Plans were drawn for raising the
funds 10 pay of the small current in
debtedness of the baseball park,
which was purchased last season.
Several handsome subscriptions of
stock were made at the meeting and
n committee appointed to see the
merchants with regard to n monthly
subscription by which il is hoped
to meet the current expenses.
The club now has Eddie Ward.
Freddie Owen and Fred Buckles. all
stars of the first mster--and il has
chance of securing John Barber,
former pitcher on the Denver league
team. Barber comes here with the
highest recommendations and praise
from the press.
Arrangements are being made to
pull of the first game about April
q. and il is predicted that by that
time the team will be in action again
and lay the foundation for what will
prove TO be successful season.
RARE OPPORTUNITY
Santa Rita and Hurley have pop
ulation of about six thousand souls
who are paid $4,000 per month by
the Chino Copper Company. At the
present time Deming is doing moth
ing to secure the trade which is so
rich prize. As commerce runs in
well grooved channels the time is
close at hand when Deming must
either gain this prize or resign il per-
manently to more progressive com
munities. Deming has the advantage
of being great railroad center and
commerce naturally should gravitate
this way. BUT 1T MUST BE LEAD.
The consumers of the great cop
per camps are independent and spend
their money only where sufficient in
ducements are offered. Like most
salaried persons, the copper EN-
ployes look for amusement when off
duty. Baseball is n never failing at
traction to all classes of such EN-
ployes and Deming should have a
team that could creditably contend
with the Silver City, Santa Rita and
Hurley aggregations now in the field.
Fifteen hundred dollars. il has been
estimated, would pay the seasons
expenses and no better methods of
advertising could be devised. So sure
are the returns from such an invest
ment that il seems poor business to
pass the opportunity. There are
many enthusiasts here and some
pretty good baseball players. All
that is needed is the impetus and
Deming can launch a seasons base
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