The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-27
Sunday Game TO be Played There
but nlowon to CONG Monday;
League Presy Due az
Guest Of Honor.
DOUBLE-HEADER WITH
Fl. SMITH SCHEDULED
Business TO Close Honorina National
Holiday; Finishing Touches on
Stand Today: Polishing
Diamond.

The OFFICIAL opening OF tho new
Chickasha hall park east OF the via.
duet Ia slated for Monday. which Ia
Decoration day. whon the Chicks
will stack up against tho Fl. Smith
Twins In a double bill and II plans
now in tho making materiallze. ap-
propriate ceremonies will bs held
with George LaMotte. president OF
the Western association. as the
guest OF honor and possibly, with an
official OF the 1T. Smith club on
hand.
The defininte program Is to be
worked out today. Ray windor. boss
n the Chicks. r. IN touch today with
Prexy LaMot'e as well as the 1T.
Smith mogula and when me earns
definitely OF their intentions. local
arrangements will be completed.
To Suspend Buslness.
In consideration of tho fact that
the day is national holiday, busi-
ness in ChIckasha will como to a
standstill Monday. The banks will
remain closed during the entire day.
Retail stores will close at noon for
the remainder OF the day. according
to statement by Ben &C. Garvey,
president of the Retail Merchants
association.
Tho post office will be closed all
day. with the exception OF the gem
eral delivery and stamp windows.
which will b. open from $3.50 TO IL
o'clock in the morning. There will
be no delivery by city or furA car
riers. Mail VIII be received and
dispatched
- Finishing Grand Stand Today.
By tonight, the grand stand at the
new park will be oln1leted as to
its seating. II will be impossible to
get the fence completed by Monday.
wherefore the grounds will be po.
Iced both Sunday and Monday and
until the fence Is finished.
An idea Of the magnitude Of the
force that has been kept on the job
can be gained by slant at a few
facts. Last Saturday night, the bill
paid for the carpenters, that is, the
labor pay roll exclusive of any ma
terial. was $I,2i2. All last week.
the men used an average Of keg
of nails every two hours. The big
day. they used five kegs of nails in
eight hours.
Big Jeff, the ground keeper, Is put
ting the finishing touches on the job
of polishing the diamond. Every
indication is that 1t will be in splen-
did shape for Sundays game.
One Way Drive
No cars will be allowed to park
inside the playing field. One Of the
features Of the stand. Is the comfort
able seats Every seat Is supplied
with a back, wherefore II Is pointed
out that there will be no necessity OF
the car owners remaining in their
machines.
The automobiles will enter and
leave the grounds, via one way
drive, which is being completed to-
day Entering the grounds from the
city. the cars will turn to the right
at the foot Of the viaduct and con-
tinue around the road leading 70 the
stand. Leaving the grounds, the cars
will proceed directly north to the
main road. Signs are being painted
today bearing driving instructions. 1t
| is pointed out that by observing the
directions. drivers will lessen tho
danger of accident and will give the
returning cars straight,ofway run
at the viaduct.