The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-12-30
LOCAL BASEBALL
MEN DETERMINE
ON COURT FIGHT
Springfield pansr says Flllna Of
Case Would Tie up League evsL
ness and Possibly Delay
Opening of Season.
sTEINBERcER STATES
FANS WELCOME ACTION
chlekasha People Would naek legal
Battle 10 Ktsp Franchise ls sen.
tlmsnl Gathered hy Astoela.
ton prcicident


association buslurss aud even the
opening II the playing season on
scheduled tlmc. "a norn BY The
Springfield Leader a. = result of the
contemplated action II lhe chick.
asha Baseball association with ri.
crence TO the awarding of the
Chlokasia franchise 10 Ray windef
by The National Minor Leagues ~
soclailon.
Tho Springfield paper says;
II Clint stciaberrcr. president Of
the Chickasha Baseball association
carries out bis reported threat to
fight the forfeiture Of the chlckashi I
franchise to Ray inder BY the ma.
lloaal minor leagues association IN
the oivil courts. the ". 4. will take
on bot Of griof In the way Of yet
ting the circuit settled.
= legal battle TO decide on whcth.
er Chickasha should be in the W &
next year or whether their fran
ohlse should be placed some whore
else by wlndcr would delay an
league business for some time and
might possibly keep the league from
opening on schedule time.
"slnce his statement In Chickasha
newspapers Of his intention to carry
the fight 20 TIE courts. nothing has
been heard from Sieinbcrger. how
ever. and Il Is thought that his
threat was a.;'s 20 keep the Shaw
rec baseball fans from closing
deal with winder which would bring
that town into the w. A. in Chick
asha's place for next season.
"Wlndcr is also holding his fran
chise before the eyes Of the Meal.
ester fans and steinbergers action
might have been for the purpose of
their ambitions to enter
the W. A."
Being advised of the uttorance OF
the Springfield paper, Mr.. Steinber
ger declared today that the purpose
os any statement made by him and
The proposed action Of the Chick
lsha Baseball association. could not
be construed as a threat to
scare any town away from pos
sible deal with Ray Winder, but
was simply statement of what the
association proposes to do.
I'VE have taken the attitude of
fighting the forfeiture Of the Chick
asha franchise to Ray Winder be-
cause we believe We are right" said
Mr.. Steinberger. I'VE do not be-
ieve that the franchise properly be-
longs to Ray Winder and we do not
believe that the National Minor
Leagues association had any legal
right to forfeit the Cliekasha fran
chise to Winder.
I'VE hold that the point involved
was not a point to be settled by
ruling of any baseball organization,
it be the national commits
sion or the officials of any league or
organization Of leagues. The point
is one to be settled in the
civil courts and it is one which we
propose to settle in the civil courts.
have talked to many Chickasha
baseball fans, owners of stock in
Lhe Chickasla Baseball association
and others who do not own stock
In the association, but who being
real fans and believers in Chick
asha's rights are ready to finan-
cially back fight against the tax
ing away of something which we all
believe rightfully belongs to this
city.
1--WE would regret it, if the league
were tied up and other towns in the
circuit put to any inconvenience as
q result of any court action involv-
ing the ownership Of the franchise,
but that is something over which
we have no control. 1t is our inten-
tod to fight for the Chickasha fran
chise, because we believe it belongs