The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-05
Or. A. B. Leeds Announces Compile
tIon OF Negotiations by Local
Baseball Association;
"couldn't Wait"
STOVE LEAGuEaS" CALL
MEETING THURS. NIGHT
To Put "Buy-a-PIank" Program into
effect at City Hall; Organize
AssocIatlon; Women uro.
ed to be Present

mo Cnickdshd Baseball asso-
citation has secured ten acres
Of ground from Ben r. Johnson
for a baseball park and athletic
field and work toward the erec-
ton Of grandstand and park
fence. is 10 start this week.
This was tho announcement
made this morning by Or. A. 3.
Leeds, cne Of the directors Of
the Chlckasha Baseball assocla-
tlon, after conference with
Ben r. johnson. The ground In
question 10 located Just east Of
the Rock Island tracks and
within two blocks of the center
of the business district Of Chick.
asha.
Action Was imperative.
ut was imperative that action be
taken at once" said DR.. Leeds this
morning. "Chickasha was in danger
Of losing all chances of having
baseball team In the Western aseo.
citation for the simple reason that
there was no ground on which to
build a close-in park. We told The
people of Chickasha that we would
have team in the Western asso
ciation next year and we told Ray
Winder of Little Rock that we
would have downtown park.
1T was simly UP to us to get
busy and put the thing over. Eff
forts have been made for several
weeks to culminate the deal for land
on which to build not only ball
park hut fair ground as well, |
seemed that action on this matter
as whole was tagging, 50 the base
ball association, in order to make
good on the proposition, secured the
ten acres in question which is suf-
flcient for the building of a ball
park and athletic field.
Up to Fair People.
''The association has taken care
Of Chickasha now as to the ball
park and athletic field. We've got
the land for the ball park. If the peo-
pie Of Chickasha and Grady county
want a fair here next fall, it will be
up to them to procure the ground
and erect their fair plant. They
might be able to wait longer, but
the baseball couldn't wait. We had
to have action. The fair is up to the
fair people now.
To Close With Winder.
"The letter we had from Ray Win
der of Little Rock Monday, was to
the effect that IL Chickasha wanted
him to take charge of the ball team
here, Chickasha would have to take
immediate action as he had other
proposition pending. SO we got busy.
"Winder's proposition when he
was here some weeks ago was to
put in ball team and handle it him.
self, if Chickasha would furnish a
downtown baseball park. We are ad-
Jising Winder of our action today
and expect to complete the details
with him in the next few days."
Call "stove Leaguers.
DR.. Leeds today issued call for
the members Of the @Stove League
to meet at the city hall tomorrow
evening at 1880 for the purpose Of
perfecting the "Buy-a-Plank' organi-
cation, with which fund the baseball
park is to be constructed.
"The Stove Leaguers' have said
that they would build park IL we
would furnish them the ground DR..
Leeds continued. Il believe they will
do it and tomorrow night at 7:31
they are to have the opportunity Of
putting into operation and organiza-
tion that will build that grandstand
and athletic plant. The meeting to-
morrow night at the city hall is for
the purpose Of electing president,