The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-13

alton, including Sle.nbfrrnr. had 20
signed. with the exception az Leeii
with the idea OF oloftlig q new SCI
OF directors and combining the f,i'
association and baseball association,
Things looked dark for tho home
team. for there were none away
with this visiting runner porchod
on third.
Melton struck the next man out,
however. by showing through cyi-
dence that the proposed directors
OF the Joint association were not
stockholders IN the baseball assocI.
atIon and therefore could not servo
the baseball people rs directors. also
that the Joint association failed when
the proposed men refused TO serve.
A runner was tossed out when
iIallowoll on the stand testified that
he was n director In the baseball
association aud had never resigned.
being succeeded by the election OF
a new board In September. 1921.
Things looked a little better and
there were two away when Conner
testified that he was In Ardmore
attending a session OF tho federal
court when he was supposed. through
previous testimony to have acted
NJ secretary OF the meeting at which
the directors were said 20 have re-.
signed. This retired the side ana
the bothersomc bird on third died
there. at which point In the feStiyl.
ties the fans started n %demonstra-
tlon. Johnson appealed TO the jumps
who ruled there would be no mors
In making II plain that he
meant what he said. Arbitor Wells
declared In n loud and firm tone
he would clear the g~randstnnd
II there was any more sudi demon
stration. There wasn't and the
remained in their seats I'M
III the last stanzd.
Frank Parko. secretary OF the w.
4. in 1921. bounced the old apple
the fence for the visitors.
when he testified that he had no
In HIS minutes that Clint
;%teinberger was or had been a d.
'ector In tho Western association
lie reached third ON the smash, but
moment later wns run down In n
,hase along the third base line when
be squeeze play with Johnson up.
Johnson hunted into Al Melton's
lands, seeing which Parke tried to
make ii back TO third. Melton rushed
'ver with the pellet and caught the
ormer secretary between home and
Tie chase followed and Parke
aged out by Ad Melton when he
ried to slide in at the plate.
The thirteenth frame dawned with
he fans only a jump ahead of ner-
GUS p%rostration. They were hang.
ng to the ropes. Ad crashed a
but was thrown out at the
late trying to stretch it into a
ircuit clout. AL Melton followed
iith a single and was safe at sec
nd when Bob Melbourne threw low
0 that bag. AL was given a life at
bird when Johnson, who had knock.
d down a hot one, threw to the
corner too late to catch the run.
er. That made two on and ons
way.
~lSteinberger came up with the ties.
lmony that at the invitation OF
LaMotte. 1921 president of
league, to attend a meeting in
'ulsa, he appeared at that meeting
a representative Of Chiekasha,
18th affidavits and credentials from !
he Chickasha Baseball association :
nd entered a protest against the
roposed action to lift the Chicka-
Ia franchise. Letters and docu-
tents were produced to bear out
lie testimony. In this, Steinberger
i'd one down the third base line.
had started home with the
Itch. johnson retrieved the offer
and whipped it to Melbourne
no was covering home. Melton
i'd just before the ball plunked into
'%elbourne's nit. Melbourne and
elton went down in a cloud of dust.
mps Wells, who realized it was 60
G to be a close decision was right
'er the play.
NSafe..' says the judge. "The evil :