The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-04-02
ENTHUSIASTIC
BASEBALL meet
AT Y. M. C. A.


Christian Association building was
well attnded and full of interest.
Dr. Chas. II. Wilkinson, chairman
of the physical department commit
tee, called the meeting to order.
Rev. Geo. f. Sewer, a base ball
player of former days, invoked the
Divine blessing.
After a brief report from Mr.. W. J.
Lindenberger, chairman of commit
tee which acted with the Chamber OF
Commerce amusement committee in
calling upon some of the business
houses relative to their furnishing
uniforms for twilight league teams.
the election of officers was declared
the next order of business.
The following were elected officers
of the Y. NJ. c. A. twilight base ball
league for the ensuing year:
President. w. ]. Lindenberger; vice
president, A. r. Novels; secretary
treasurer. Walter C. Richards.
Mr.. Lindenberger took the chair
and asked for full and frank dis
cussion Of base ball matters. It was
suggested that Secretary Collins OF
the Y. NJ C. A. outline the object OF
the league. In the course of his re-
marks he declared it the province of
the Y. NJ. c. A. IL develop mo-
rality. strong. stalwart Christian char
acter, and its objective being by no
means base ball. It uses athletics to
promote morals and men, not abusing
men to promote athletics. He further
stated that the league was organ
fzed six years ago to meet a need
among a younger element Of men and
olde rboys for organized recreation
and for an evening amusement for
Canon City people who had absolute
Iy nothing at that time. After a sea-
son the older athletes began to de-
sire positions in the various teams
and 1t soon developed that a league
fer more mature players would be
the thing For several years suca an
e-ganiza: on has been con i.oted but
wholly along amateur lines. as tho
Young Mems Christian Associations
of the nation have notni's TO do witA
professionalism. being ander the
American Athletic Union the same as
the colleges and universities and sp--
cializing in this type OF athletics on.
Iy. MIR. Collins stated that the Y. VI.
e. A. had no desire to stand in the
way OF the Chamber OF Commerce 3:
it was their desire % organize a com
mercial base ball league. and a.
chairman OF the resolutions commit.
tee offered the following:
Resolved. that IL is the sense OF
this meeting that the Y. NJ. c. A. Iwi
light base ball league has no desire
to interfere in any way with the
Chamber of Commerce II 1t may see
fit to put forth an effort to organize
four-team commercial league OF
Canon City base ball players, 1t be.
ing understood that said league VIII
be kept on high moral plane, dis
couraging Sunday base ball. semi
professionalism, gambling and play
ing for prize money.
Unanimously adopted.
The entertainment committee OF
the Chamber OF Commerce was in at
tendance by invitation and Mr.. H. F.
Bowen called upon at this time. Mr..
Bowen stated that he thought the
Associations position very fair in the
matter and thought he understood
their attitude, and that there was
surely field for the Y. NJ. c. A.
league. With reference to tho resolu-
tion, he thought there was nothing
therein contained to which the Cham
ber of Commerce could not subscribe.
especially this season. The semi-pro-
fessional clause might not always be