The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-27
-usiness Men in Meeting Yesterday
Afternoon Approve Proposition in
Event Bugs OF City Really
Want Team.
BASEBALL MAN HERE TO
OUTLINE DEFINITE PLAN
other Towns Go Over Top; League
Waits On Chickasha Before Final
Organization Perfected; Big
Atte ndance Tonight

| Does Chickasha want to be repre-
sented in the Western association
with baseball club during the sea
son of 1920?
That's the question that is to be
definitely answered at a general
meeting of fans, business and pro
fessional men to be hell tonight al
the city hall, starting at 7;3) o'alock
At meeting held yesterday after
noon in the quarters Of the Chick
asha Chamber Of Commerce. the gen
eral opinion expressed was that
Chickasha does want that representa-
ton in the Western association, but
no definite action was taken as there
were present only about 20 business
men. The answer to this small at
tendance is that notification of the
meeting was made entirely by tele
phone, following the arrival of r. r,
McGaha from Drumright. Practi-
cally everyone who was notified Of
the meeting was present, which fact
was father to the Flea that Chick.
asha is really interested in putting
in that club. The only reason tha;
definite action was MOI taken yester
day afternoon is that those present
considered that they formed such
small percentage Of these who would
really be Interested that general
mass meeting would bring more sat
isfactory and lasting results.
Outlines Proposition.
i. H. McGaha outlined the propo
sition briefly, declaring that he
would put in ball club providing
200 season tickets were sold at $50
apiece The plan is for the league
to play a schedule Of 140 games Civ
ing the home fans 20 games with
like number on the road
Business men present at the meet
ing Yesterday afternoon stated that
Ii was their belief that The PROPOSE
ton could be put over, providing
Chickasha really wants the team in
the Western association. The meet
ing which was called for tonight al
1880 in the city hall is to get some
expression from the dyed-inthe-woo
baseball fans of the city as to
whether they want league ball here
this season or whether they will be
content to watch an occasional game
between amateurs and semi-pros.
Good Business Proposition.
Several men present stated as
their opinion that a league team here
would prove a good business propo
sition for Chickasha from several
It was pointed out that
the advertising feature would prove
a great benefit to the city, bringing
the name of Chickasha before thou
sands of people who otherwise would
not have occasion to see it and
bringing the name of Chickasha be
fore thousands of people who other
wise would not have occasion to see
it and branding Chickasha as a live
wide-awake city
The proposition Of the value of the
Chickasha street railway to the city
was mentioned and it was shown
that the system is having hard
struggle to keep alive With the Ok
lahoma College for Women closed
next spring, revenues of the line will
be further cut, it was shown and the
point WIS stressed that in the event
season of league baseball was
launched at University Park, the
fares for tie remainder of the sea
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