The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-02-14
LUBBOCK BASE BALL CLUB TAKES
BALLINCER FRANCHISE and team
PLAYERS WILL MAKE HOMES IN LUBBOCK AND HELP IN
THE CIVIC DEVELOPMENT OF OUR CITY
THE CLUB IS A BUSINESS PROPOSITION
VIII Bring Many People Lubbock to Spend Money With Local
Merchants and the Publicity Given This Team and Lub-
book VIII be Helpful to Our Growth.

a deal was closed last week where
by the Lubbock Baseball Club be-
comes owners Of the Bnlllnger fran
chise and team. Leroy Nicholson
was here Saturday making arrange
mcnts to move 20 Lubbock, 70 he
will help manage the club until II is
well underway. and we believe that
his wide knowledge Of baseball and
his experience with the team will
well justify the Lubbock Club to
meet his demands 10 have him retain
managershp Of the team.
Mr.. Nicholson was in the Avalan-
che office Saturday and said he was
sure that the people Of Lubbock AZ
ter becoming acquainted with the
men he has on that team VIII be
glad they were brought here, as he
refers 10 them as being extraordinary
good baseball players and good it'll
zens.
That the Lubbock club is fortunate
IN getting this team can be seen
from the fact that last year after
getting late start In the West Tes-
as League games they came within
one half game Of winning the pen
ant, and Mr.. Nicholson said he waa
sure they would come out ahead this
season or know that somewhere in
the League we're bunch Of men
who could perform super human base
ball tricks on the diamond.
IL looks pretty good 20 us that
Lubbock is going to be IN the base
ball world, as the publicity Of get
ting this team here VIII be very help
ful, and Lubbock viii be recognized
among the really sportlovlng towns
~ the ,stnte--nnd we mean by this,
clean sDortlOvers, for the board OF
directors decided at recent meet
ing that there would be no sunday
baaeball In Lubbock, decision which
has met with the approval and was
sanctioned by the majority Of the
people Of Lubbock or course there
will be few who win srorn the ac-
ton Of the board and everyone who
takes issue with them about Sunday
baseball, but the decision was made,
q lHrger percentage Of the people Of
Lubbock are pleased With it so Why
should IL be otherwi7el Let the ma
jorlty rule
That the Lubbock Baseball Club
is q business institution that is COM
ing TO spend its profits In Lubbock
can be- seen from the fact that four
of the pcraonel Of the team are mar
RED men and viii maintaiu homes in
Lubbock.
Another substantial evidence that
it will bring money 10 Lubbock that
would be spent elsewhere is In the
fact that scycnty-two games are
scheduled 70 be played on the local
diamond. all of which will draw large
crowds from adjoining towns and
communities who win spend their
money In Lubbock 90 some extent.
II Us absolutely up 20 every busi-
ness house in Lubbock to grow with
this rapid progress, for the time IN
come when business Is going 10 be
q great deal better thnn local cOndi-
tions might warrant, for people from
other towns viii be attracted here by
these baseball games who would pos
sibly spend their lifetime somewhere
else without even knowing how Lub-
book looks without the attraction OF
these games bringing them here.
The writer is in hopes the home
owners Of Lubbock who will rent
their places 10 these ball players will
let enough of the human selfishness
leave them while these men are look
ing for locations here 20 give them
n square deal. We are mentioning
this only because IL has been our ex-
reriencc that when anything happens
90 bring more people 10 the average
town. every rent house is priced one
hundred rcr cent above the average
level IN price of rental, and those who
would become the most progressive
t0wnbuildcrs had 10 cnfch the second
breath and wonder " they were buy
ing the place. A little consideration
of this great evil should be givcn
while these baseball men are looking
for locations In Lubbock