The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-10
That Athletic Field.

In an exubeant spirit of optimism and while pipe
richly with the fragrant weed of possibilities town boost
launch Wild ralebraned ideas for the betterment
community which doomed down u defeat from
the force of their unweildy proportions.
propositions fail because wise public eS that they
are no good while others bearing merit into dis
card because appreciation Of their Importance and
shorghedness doesn't allow the general vision to reach
to the real goal "a "~"~
representative body of business sitting with the Greater
Chckasha committee of the Chamber of ComaRESs In its un.
the idea embraces the estabhm ckasna OF
community athletic field AS far be checked up the idea
any parents Like Topsy far has just grown up
sprouted through the efforts of the baseball
downtown league park for the Western
Its form thus far is little indefinite by the imple
men of discussion at the Greater meeting
night will either be powed the process and left
will take mature form and folks WIZ be able to
just what it's going to look like when s ripe At present
plan acquire sufficient ground close to the business dis
lay baseball diamond for the Western association
and possibly another for the Young Americans OF the c
which they may develop into Babe Ruth Ty Cobbs and
Chckaha high school football team meet its vsous foes IN
deciding the state championship The proposal carries with
the school interests OF the city and county On TINS track should
the plan successful completion the scholastic ah
Of the county would hold their prnts dsAce hurdles
the field within the track there would be ample room for
their weights discus and hammer for the pole vault and
schools of the could hold the annual track and field meet
With adequate field track in Chickasha the county athletic
meet a wear biggest history it brought hundreds
here for days from section OF the county score or
ball competed for first honors while
than competed in the various Such athletic
provide place in which the county
tournament but would bring into being series and
triangular the high schools track teams
Of the it would mark Chckasha progressive
schools the subject has been merely
Now the business There still those who
hot tennis match Of the field could be devoted
tennis The children and the business men could divide hours
with much profit to both These and the
bes and the idea be developed into one that vi" touch
people better than anything else that before
he of Chickasha.
Sucha proposition would money Just how much
impossible say the
subject but apparently the in of
that would be harvested for the community
Obviously the plan would have be put stock PROPOSE
bond issue That the sale of stock in such
enterprise find ready market providing the detailed
line with the results be gained midi
by the expressions of approval OF the plan that have been
the interest already being shown in it. Never before
proposal of city countrywide interest touched such
popular advocacy for community athletic field
The members of the Greater Chickasha committee sitting
from the Rotary and Lions clubs and the Re
Merchants will do well weigh point well
and findings in favor of the plan