The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-06
BASEBALL TRIAL
SET over UNTIL
NEXT SATURDAY
Judge Linn Disqualified on Request
Of League Attorneys; Judge
Cham Jones Of WaurIka
VIII Preside.
TRAVELLERS INTEREST
THEMSELVES IN GAME
Statesmen Launch Plan to Take Over
Ball Burden for chIokasha;
Talk Over Proposal at
Meeting Saturday.

In the district court this morning
at the request OF attorneys for the
Western association. Judge will Linn
disqualified himself from hearing the
case wherein ChIckasha is fighting
to retain its franchise In the West.
ern association. and the case was set
over to next Saturday when Judge
Cham Jones OF Waurika will sit here
in the trial OF the case.
The league was represented here
this morning by Aottrney Johnson OF
Oklahoma City and X. ID. Melbourne
OF Chickasha. +. A. Daniels. presi.
dent of the Western association was
the only official OF the league here
Frank Parke, OF 1T. Smith. secretary
OF the league last year was present.
The Chickasha Baseball association
was represented by Alger and Adrian
Melton.
There was no intimation as to
what line OF attack would be pursued
by the league In fighting the issuance
OF an injunction against It's official
placing the Chickasha franchise else
where. Announcement of the post.
ponement OF the trial and the dis.
qualification of Judge Lin came
after the attorneys had held short
conference. The delay in the date
of the hearing was caused by the
fact that Judge Jones was busy with
other matters until Saturday.
The court room was filled with
ball fans who appeared to be eager
for the opening Of the trial. A record
crowd is expected when the case at
last goes to bat next Saturday.
Prexy Daniels had nothing t. say
concerning the meeting Of the league
OFFICIALS in Oklahoma City yester-
day. The delay OF almost week
will mean that no adoption of
schedule by the league can come
until the case is heard here next
Saturday. 1t is pointed out.
Travellers Interested.
The travelling men who live in
Chickasaa are becoming interested
in baseball to the extent that they
desire to take an active part in put
ting over baseball in Chickasha this
year.
At a meeting Saturday night, the
travellers discussed the baseball sit
uation and decided to go 100 per
cent strong on any proposition that
would give Chickasha professional
baseball for 1922 The travellers
have ntimated that they would be
disposed to shoulder the RESPONSE
bility of raising the finances for a
team here. They have held a con-
ference or two with the Chickasha
Baseball association officials asking
If they would meet with an opposi
tion in undertaking baseball en-
terprise and were assured that they
would receive all the support posi-
BILE from the association. 1t is
planned to hold a meeting this week
to further discuss the proposition
and it is believed that the situation
will be nodded fflto concrete form
by the time the ntrial comes up in
district court here next Saturday
1--WE want to have the proposition
in shape to shoot, one way or the
other when the decision in the trial
is announced next Saturday" said
a local baseball man today.
There are nearly 100 travelling
men in Chickasha and they have
stated that by some means, Chick
asha must have professional base
ball here this season.
The travellers have intimated that
they have tentatively arranged for
o manager for the team here, in
case they are given free reign to
handle the baseball problem in
Chickasha.