The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-29
WHAT RECORD SHOWS
RELATIVE TO BASEBALL
TOLD BY DIRECTORS.
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bell. Oscar Early and Harry sfoph
cnson wonld accept the director
ship thai the old directors would r.
aifn In their favor and baseball
would thereby hc saved for Chick
nfha and Grady County and have 9
fair as we'll 4 member Of our hoart
WIS instructed Ia confer with these
gentlemen and did so. thereafter h.
came back with their resignationa
Il being understood that no minutes
would be- prepared until the matter
was finally decided. There Waa no
necessity for their designations as
they were not elected. simply se.
lcclod FOR the place subject 10 their
acceptance and qualifying some of
these gentlemen not being stockhold.
ors of the association
Most of the stockholders ~ well
as the undersigned officers and III.
reciors were IN town during the en-.
tire negotiations for baseball this
year and could have been consulted
as to the advisability OF making a
guarantee Of any particular sum:
and In fact. should have been so
consulted as matter Of business
rs well as common courtesy lore
any contract was executed binding
the stockholders to further outlay
OF money. No one man In any cor
poation ever ahrogates this power
TO himself without confering with
his associates.
Newspaper publicity during the
early daya Of this year. the facts for
which We assume were furnished
the reporters by the two parties who
executed the alleged contract and
also statements Of both gentlemen
lod everyone Interested to believe !
that when down town park was
furnished and the franchise protect
ed under which to operate the club !
that the Little Rock club, possibly /
under the management of Dfap /
Hayes or Mr. Winder, and assuredIy |
through the latter's Influence, would
furnish us club to play the
season through and would ask no
further odds of Chickasha the
Chckasha baseball association. nor
any individuals, other than their
loyal attendance at the gates. Under
these representations and they can
be verified by the files of the Chick.
asha Daily Express. everyone was
satisfied and thought no
more about it, The baseball park
and grandstand was built, due to the
hard work of DR.. leeds and the
oyalty Of the people Of Chickasha.
md the baseball season started off
Without any statement to the con-
rary nor any notice to a single
soul that $500 day must be made
" we would all have to dig down
md pay tin feet the notice at the
nd of the first half was distinct,
nd unpleasant shock to fandom. We
lad a good first half and everyone
nioyed it, II the attendance later
ell off it was dle to diverse
auses not best discussed at this
me. Mr. Winder stated however at
he last meeting that the average
ally attendance for the first half
'as better than four hundred per-
ons. Just here it is fact worthy
investigation III view of the
tatement now made that Mr..
Under is the sole party at interest
18th us and not the Little Rock
lub, that both Mr. Allen, owner of
nat club and kid" Ebberfield,
of the same were present
Ft Smith at the post-season
'ries. This can also be verified by |
Ie late issue of the Ft. Smith |
|
The further statement has been |
ade that authority was vested by
ason of a certain letter which
IS carried by the Associations rep-
when they journed 70
lnsas City last December. Even
d this letter granted the powers
eyed for it, for the sale of the
the officers and directors
a corporation could not delegate
IS authority to the extent that all
} assets of said corporation were
d or jepordized. At most, the indi- I'LL