The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-11-15
RAISE GUARANTEE
FUND FOR COLONIES
Local Merchants Subscribe Amount
Which Brings Kentucky Team
Here for Training.

Board Of directors of the Chamber OF
Commerce met yesterday morning for the
purpose of guaranteeing the $4,000 to be
paid for the purpose of bringing the
Louisville Colonies to Pensacola.
The guarantee of the Chamber Of Com
merce is backs OF the civic committee OF
that body which under the leadership OF
Roscoe Wallace. chairman, and $. J,
Newconlb, have already secured $1,000 in
subscriptions to the fund required to
bring the Colonies to Pensacola.
Mr.. Wallace and Mr.. Newcomb have
been working for the past week to secure
the necessary subscriptions to the fund
and have had the whole-hearted support
of the Retail Merchants Association,
which has agreed to guarantee the $500,
which together with the $1,000 will create
the fund which means that Pensacola
viii have a big league baseball team IN
training here this season.
The Louisville Colonels will come to
Pensacola in March, to make their train
ing ground for the spring.
During his stay last week, Mr.. Neal
visited the park, which will be used for
training grounds. and was satisfactorily
impressed with all conditions which he
found in Pensacola. Heretofore the Col
onels have been training in Mobile.
subscriptions were made by the follow
ing: San Carlos Hotel, Kozy Korner,
Whites Pharmacy. Hughey Restaurant,
Watson, Parker & Reese, White & White,
Pats Smoke Shop, Hallmark Transfer
Company, Reynalds Music House, George
Emmanuel, Bowes g. Capers, B. & B.
Cafe, Pensacola Stationery Company Mi
Iady's, Wilson Arms & Cycle Company,
Albert Klein, Meyers Shoe Company,
pastime Billiard Parlor, Arson Shoe
store, H. e.. Root, n. G. Forcheimer,
Alex Poss, r. Simpson Reese, John A.
Merritt Frederick Gilmore, Roscoe Wal
lace, Ned Foufos, w. II. Knowles, T.. r.
Malone, Morris Bear, Hunter Brown, T.
+. Mitchell, L. @. Crosby, Eitzen-Touart
Co, Chero- Cola Bottling Works, w. H.
Carter, ]. G. HoItzclaw, T. L. Cant Star
Laundry, George p. Smith, r. NJ. Cary,
Sheriff. Oil Company. j. w. Malone, j.
u. Bowman, Jr, A. Henry White & Bro
r. E. Driver. NJ & o. Clothing Store.
The Colonies will play at least eight
exhibition games If weather permits, dur
ing their training period of three weeks
The following letter was sent by Presi-
dent Hoffman to the manager OF the
Colonels:
William Neal. Esq, Business Manager,
Louisville Baseball Company. Louis
vile, Ky.
Dear Sir: At a meeting Of the board
OF directors OF the dSsoSldtloii ~ 91'91A
today, the writer was instructed to adj
wise you that this association win guar
antee to your club, the Louisville Base
hall Club the sum of $4,000 to train in
Pensacola next spring. We to retain all
gate receipts and other receipts incident
al thereto and you on your part to play
at least eight exhibition games, the
weather Of course permitting, and also
assist us in. arranging the proper itinerary
for these games. No portion Of this
guarantee fund to be paid before the
arrival OF the team in Pensacola.
kindly advise us by telegram Of your
decision and oblige,
Yours very truly,
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
NJ. G. HOFFMAN, President.