The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-18
FRANCHISE SOLD
AND COURT CASE
DISMISSED HERE
Daniels and chIckssha Baseball Men
Reach Agreement 81 Trial SEIZED.
uIed Here Today; Chick
asha Gets $3.50.
FUNDS TO BE APPLIED
ON NEW CIRCUIT, PLAN
No Stipulation 40 70 Wlnder's Debts;
His Creditors Must Look 10
Him, Say Officers; Base
ball Meet Tonight.

ChIekasha Il out OF the Western
association. having sold its fran.
chIse In the league 20 y. A. Daniels
rrcSIdent today for si.ss0 with no
strings attached regarding tho dcbts
OF Ray Winder attached.
Everything was set for the trial.
Tho Western association officials had
offered si.iO0 yesterday. which had
been turned down by the local base.
bali officials. The Chickasha Base
ball association was ready TO fight.
Attorneys were on the Job. witness
es assembled and Judge Cham Jones
OF waurika had ordered the open.
Ing .. court. At that point. y. A.
Daniels and Attorneys johnson and
Welliourne. who had been IN con.
sultation with chickasha baseball at
torneys. signifled their desire for
further conference. This was graG,-
ed and after considerable trading
an agreement was reached whereby
President Daniels pay 81 $50 for the
franchise. with no stipulation as to
the debts OF Winder.
End OF w. A. Here.
This agreement winds up base
ball in Chickasha as far as the
Western association is concerned
and Is the end OF a long fight, start.
Ing last fall whom officials OF the
Western association declared the
Chicksha franchise forfeited to Ray
Winder. A protest was entered at
that time. but the directors of the
Western osociation disregardod Il
and preparations were made to open
the season CT 1922.
Chickasha filed petition asking
for an Injunction to prevent the
Western association from transfer
ring the franchise to another town.
The temporary restraining order was
granted and the case was set down
Tor trial. At the hearing week
lgo today, the Western association
officials attacked the Jurisdiction of
be district court here. The trial
vas fought most of the day Satur-
lay and resulted in victory for
yhickasha. The case was finally
iocketed today but was not tried
when the case was settled out OF
,ourt this morning
New League Talked.
Five minutes after the announce
nent of the compromise, the travel
ng men of Chickasha were working
IN the organization of new league.
rhe Chickasha travellers have been
,usy on the organization for some
weeks, but were awaiting the out
,ome of the Chickasha suit.
The plan of the travellers as ex-
,lained by c. e. Plott, F. w. Frey |
md ]. K. Black, prominent in the
movement, the proposed league
would be composed of towns in
Oklahoma, where the
jumps would be short and the ex-
,enses light kilograms were sent
tut by the travellers to 1S towns this
morning and they expect answers to-
morrow or Monday.
Big Meeting Tonight.
The travellers announced that a
baseball meeting will be held
onight at, the Elks club at which
ime the new league will be dis
ussed and the plans Of the travel
ng men Of Chickasha explained. All |
Members Of the travelling mems as
and all baseball fans of
he city are expected to be present.
The directors Of the Chickasha
Baseball association stated this
morning that the balance left in the
reasury of the association after
ost of the suit and one or two bills
lssumed by the association in 1920
re paid, probably would be turned
'ver toward financing Chickasha's
md Of the new league. 1t was
,ointed out that when the Western
association officials offered $4,000 |
or the franchise, the money to be
lpplied on 'Winder's debts here, was
by the stockholders, there
we're some Of Winder's creditors
Who refused to accept such prop
,sition, causing breakdown of that
proposal and leaving the $1,750 paid
oday for the franchise solely at
he disposal of the Chickasha Base
,all association, regardless Of Win
ler's creditors.