The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-11-21
CH|CKASHA WILL
KEEP FRANCHISE
SAYS PROVISION
Many Differences ironed Out 81
League Meeting In Tulsa Sun.
day: Relnstate chlekasha
Pending Deal.
wINDER GIVEN CHANCE
TO MAKE PROPOSITION
Understood VIII Ne to Pay Up pebts
Here. ReIInqulsh Claims. Put
Team Here Next Year and
chlckasha Buy Tickets.


from Tulsa are 10 tho effect that
Clint G. slelnbergor. president OF
the Chiekasha Baseball association.
won the frat round IN the fight for
Chickasha to retain the franchise
In the Western association during
the coming year
A Telegram taIs morning from Mr..
steInbergor TO the Chamber of Com
merce here. was 10 the effect that
the league moguls rescInded their
action In lining the franchise from
Chickasha and placing Il in the
bands OF Ray winder. manager OF
the team here last year and voted
TO allow the chIckasha franchise to
remain In the possession OF the
Chlckasha Baseball association.
At a meeting. the league moguls
had declared the Chlckasha fran
chise forfeited by this city. because
that. according to representations
made to them. Chickasha was al
legged TO have failed 10 meet certain
conditions Of an alleged contract
with Mr.. winder The franchise was
at that time turned over to Mr.. Win
der. but the action OF the moguls
yesterday reversed their former de.
cIsion. and by Il. chckasha retains
the franchise In the name Of the
Chickasha Baseball association.
The reinstatement Of Chlckasha
is pending the adjustment of alleged
differences between the Chlckasha
Baseball association and Ray Win
der. Mr.. Steinberger stated Mr.. VIM
der is to wire the Chickasha Base.
ball association In day or two to
be taken up and acted on by the
local association.
It is understood that the proposi-
tion is to be in effect that Mr..
Winder liquidate all his outstand-
ing debts here and that he be al
lowed to operate under the Chick
asha franchise here next year, Chick
asha fans to purchase tickets, in ar
amount to be agreed upon, for the
support OF the team here during the
season of 1922. 1t is also understood
taht proposal which would be
satisfactory to Chickasha would In
olude clause to the effect that
Mr.. Winder release any claims he
may have on the Chickasha fran
chise.
This would mean. 1t Is pointed
out, that Chickasha would remain In
the Western association next year,
that the Chickasha Baseball asso-
citation would retain the Chickasha
franchise in the Western associa-
tion and that Mr.. Winder would
operate a team here next year under
a flat agreement, the details Of
which would be made public, to the
effect that Chickasha would pur-
chase given amount of tickets be.
fore the opening of the season, with
a sufficient guarantee that the
owners of the Winder team would
go through the 1922 season.
BY action Of the league noguls
yesterday, all teams in the Western
association last year, retained their
berths in the league, the apparent
fight that Okmulgee and Ft. Smith
had press agented to oust Chickasha
and Enid having either flashed in
the pan or having been defeated.
The McAlester boom flivvered
when supporters Of it, stated that
they couldn't raise enough money to
even start team. There is no close
in park at McAlester it was shown
and the hackers of the proposition
could produce no evidence that they
could build one.
Dick Cahill. owner of the Drum-
right franchise is planning to play
the home game at Drumright and
Cushing, giving half to one town and
half to the other. The towns are
only ten miles apart and it is be-