The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-09
Deed to Ground Signed by suao This
Morning and Turned 10 Fair
ASSOCIATION: Appropriate
Program Mapped.
OPENING GAME IN NEW
PARK SET FOR MAY 20
To Continue Work on Buildings for
Free Fair When Base BAL
Plant Finished; Working
Out Details Today.

Next Thursday morning has been
designated as the date for the Off.
cial "spuddlng In OF chickasha's s
new ball park and athletic field. At
which, time the first work toward
making the 40 acre tract east OF the
yiaduct into fair ground. park and
athletic field will be done
The final stroke OF pen. which
for several days has been all that
stood In the way OF the transfer in
ownership of the land to the city.
became n fact when ]. d. Sugg az.
fixed his signature TO the deed to the
land and turned II over TO fair as
sociation officials
From now until Thursday morning.
the work OF getting all plans and
materials In shape to rusl the con.
struction OF the grandstand and
baseball diamond. will occupy the
time OF those in charge, II. A. Steph
enson. who is to supervise the con
struction of grand stand. fence and
all buildings placed on the property
by the fair association. Is working
out the final details and announces
that everything will be ready TO start
work Thursday morning. Working
lioutenants of Mr.. Stephenson are
T. A. Bird and J. II. Barnes who are
to be foremen Of construction They
are putting the specifications for ma
terial in shape and will be ready TO
see tlat the building program Is put
over In record time.
The nature of the ground-breaking
ceremonies has not been announced,
but it is known that an appropriate
program will be carried out with
city officials, merchants and the ever
faithful baseball fans participating
The Chickasha Western associa-
tlon baseball team has played its
last game at University park, il the
plans Of fair association officials
niaterialize in which event the
Chicks will meet Ft. Smith here on
May 20 in the new park. To that end,
at least the work is to progress and
il was made plain by officials of the
fair association this morning that
double shift crews would be used If
necessary to complete the park in
time for the return of the team here.
The ground has been surveyed by
City Engineer Miliken, who has
staged the location of the grand
stand Today Mr.. Milliken is survey
ing the race track which will be
staked as soon as possible and put
in shape for building.
The work of construction Is not to
stop when the race track and ath
letic field stand complete, accord.
ing to plans. The Grady County
Park which is the fair association
has a building campaign mapepd out
to get ready for the Grady county
free fair here in the fall. The con
struction plans and the contract with
the city, call for the construction oi
fair buildingss aggregating a tota
when it is complete will be 100000
however, an official of the fair as
sociation has stated
1t is understood that there is tt
be no let-up in the work until ade
quate buildings for the free fair ar
completed and the grounds placed il
:. shape for the free fair The base bal
grand stand and fence will have tn
right-of1way as to construction, how
ever.