The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-02-10
PLANS FOR LUBBOCK TO ENTER
west TEXAS LEAGUE COMPLETED
MANAGER JOHNSON, OF AMARILLO AND LEAGUE
PRESIDENT NORTHERN ATTEND MEETING
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE APPOINTED
inside Facts of Finance Team Was Given by EXPERIENCED
Men Who Have Been in the Game Many Years
-Vsrous Methods Were Discussed

one ~ the most enthusiastic meet
ings that has been held relative 70
Lubbock securing place m inc
West Texas Base Ball League, was
held Tuesday afternoon in the JUS
tice Court room.
Rankin Johnson, manager of the
Amarillo team, and g. w Northern,
President Of the West Texas League
were present, and each gave instruc-
tive and interesting talks concerning
the merits Of n base ball team as y
town booster and advertiser. Their
wide experience in the work equip
oed them well ns ASSISTANTS m put
ting Lubbock in the League
n was pointed out by Mr.. Johr-
son how n team can become not only
,eIf f.gupporiing, but even pay divi-
dends 10 those who bought the oriHi-
nal stock. a.
Baae ball enthusiasts have already
subscribed one-half Of the five tho9.
sand dollar stock. and viii no douD,
have the balance Of the stock sold
before this article is printed. .
A president, vice president, and
ccretary.trcasure viii be appointed
from the five directorc which were
elected by tho stockholders ~ this
meeting. who will al serve without
nav. as Il il thought by those foster
Ing the plan that there " some man
In Lubbock who viii be sufficiently
Interested IN the league 10 carry on
the work 81 the secrctary-trcasurer
without further compensation tnnn
exnenses while on out-0f-town tours
with the team. it was suggested az
this meeting that the secretary
treasurer be given enough assistants
that In case game should be calico
when Il would be impossible for him
10 20 there would be someone else
10 carry on the work.
n was pointed out oy the speak
era that baseball IN 20 not only be
started out clean this season, but
under the authority and direct0rship
~ Judge Lands would be kept that
wny from the smallest 20 the larg-
est leagues
A great denl 81 enthusiasm was
.voueed when Mr.. Johnson told MS
hearers that he was not only IN base
ball Tor the pleasure he may Ret
from H., hut was going 90 keep
good clean record for his team al
All times that his fivc-year-oid son,
Rankin Johnson, Jr. might not have
anything 20 fettcr the accomplish
ments ~ his base ball ambitions.
That Mr. johnson u also Interested
IN his team and Amarillo was em-
phasized when be said. II am here
today 20 assist IN any WAY possible
10 help organize ard start Luh-
book team, and shall continue M
terest IN this team throughout ~
existence. but nevertheless, when !
bring my team % Lubbock every
man In that bunch is going 20 DO
Ma best 70 ssat your team 90 bad
score. but they will play clean,
which statement met with the ap-
provai ~ every lover of clean sport
In the house.
Mr.. Northern pointed out that
under the two thousand dollar sal
sry limit there was better chance
10 make money for the stockholders
than in the days prior 20 that ruling
From written ballot OF the
stockholdern who we're present, five
directors we're elected from which
number the officers will be appoint
ed. The five directors are as fol-
lows y. A. Morgan, Geo. Benson,
Chas. Adams. ID. N. Arnett and r.;
N. Maddox, all Of whom are well
known Lubbock boosters and town
builders who will keep the Lnb-
book base ball record In such man
ner that we ail may refer 20 Il with
pride.
After the meeting was adjourned
the board Of directors got together
and appointed from among their
number, r. A. Morgan, President {;
Geo. Benson, vice-President, and h.
NJ. Maddox, Secretary-Trcasurer.