The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-20
FOUR TEAM
LEAGUE IS
LAUNCHED
Baseball Fans Hold Meeting and
Start Organization Rock Is
land, Oilers, BARRIERS and
Typos are Enrolled
(By ~oscar.")

The crowd of baseball enthusiasts
gathered at the city hall last night
was none too large, but it was large
enough TO launch what Chickasha has
needed, and which will undoubtedly be
carried through to a successful culmin-
alton. An amteur city league compos-
ed of four teams. The teams making
application for entrance and which
we're decided on are: The Rock ISL
and, the Oil Millers. the BARRIERS ana
the Typos.
During the past few weeks much
talk of other teams was circulated, but
the four teams that now so to make
up the league were only ones repre-
sented at the meeting, hence there can
be no kick coming from any faction.
The men representing the different
crafts and trades told by the names of
the teams, were in attendance at the
meeting strong as horseradish and all
worked to the common end of getting
the teams away in the pennant race
with each club as nearly balanced as
to strength as possible. There was no
disposition displayed for one club to
hog all the better players and thus
have a shade, or several shades, on
their opponents.
Ed Jacobs was chosen as temporary
chairman and with him presiding.
much business toward organization Of
the league was accomplished. The
four clubs selected as their temporary
representatives in the meeting, the
following; Oil Millers. Bert Siddons;
BARRIERS, Jim Montgomery; Typos, K
A. DeKinder; Rock Island, l.. A. Ward.
Ii was decided on motion that these
representatives, with Chairman ia.
cobs. form a constitution and bylaws
committee and that committee was in
structed to report as soon as possible
to a general meeting for the adoption
of the bylaws and rules by which the
league is to be governed.
A brief session was held last night
by the committee after the adjourn
ment of the general meeting, at which
were expressed some of the ideas as
to the governing of the league. An
other meeting will be held by the
committee tonight, at which time the
bylaws and constitution will be draft
ed for submission to the general meet
ing, to be announced later.
The expressions manifested at the
meeting of the committee last night,
outlines something of the detail to be
drafted in the rules governing the or
ganization. Two things stood out
prominently and for which it was evil
dent that each representative was
strong. They are that the league is
to be strictly a Chickasha proposition,
barring completely all who are not
residents of the city at the time the
league was formed. and that through
out the season, the organization must
be kept strictly amateur,
The condition of the former city
league here at the close of the season
when old friends were enemies and
wherein almost every game toward
the wind-up of the season, salaried
was pointed out as snag to be steer
ed shy of. It will be the purpose Of
the board OF control to pilot the city
league of 1915 through the season with
as few spots as possible, with the best
baseball possible and to wind up at
the close with strictly amateur clubs.
The schedule is being drafted, but
at this time the opening date, the num-