Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-09
FANS ASSOCIATION
TO MAKE PLANS FOR
NEXT YEARS. TEAM
BASEBALL BOOSTERS DETER
MINED TO PUT ON BEST TEAM
OF GETAWAYS HISTORY MUST
RAISE CASH. HOWEVER.

The plans for the 1928 baseball
team win be made in the very near
future II was announced today by
Manager Dennis Dunn OF the Ottawa
Cubs. owned by the Ottawa Fans
association. A meeting in the very
near future to make plans for the
coming year viii be laid The date
OF this meeting has not been set as
vet but will be arranged very soon
for new plans Of organization must
be gotten under way.
To start with the prospects for
next year the association must square
themselves In the banks and attempt
10 raise working capital. Inc se'-
son Just finished has been one oil
the most disastrous that the Local
club ever hopes to have late
start rainy days burning OF the
grand stand, poor crowds because 81
the general unsettled conditions OF
things all tended toward a very an
successful financial year.
Al the meeting methods OF rails
ing money to pay of outstanding on
legations and to put something IN the
treasury for the coming year VIII De
discussed.
The local management believes
that with the industrial boom nov
in progress indications would point
TO a successful year However, the
locals want to outshine any Ottawa
team over previously put on the feld
and want working capital. The helu
will be put IN the best of shape ana
the contracting for players begun
early so the local club will know
what's what when the opening game
is played, probably in the early part
of May
Ways to raise money now under dis
oussion call for a series Of dances.
home talent show carnival or a Sc
ries OF boxing, exhibitions This lat
ter plan is talked of considerably and
may be adopted but nothing will be
decided until a directors meeting is
called.
Murchson Case Again.
With the minor leagues confer
ence now over at Louisville. Ky, To- 1
cal fans are wondering what was the 4
matter with bowling Al Tearnev 4
chief mogul OF the Western and the
Three leagues and the Peoria Three
]. and Sioux City Western league
clubs The honorable Al reared fer
several weeks previous to the confer
ence about all the fuss they were go
ing to create while down there. Still
not word OF the Ottawa-White Sox
scandal emanated from the Louisville
sauabble.
Manager Dunn and the fans .asso-
citation are today asking the question,
"Have the minors showed the streak
or are they afraid their bluff Will be 1
called? Dunn says the blum will be 4
called
B Another query advanced lay the
members Of the local club is, Have
the revengers done enough vengeance
to suit them
]. II the kickers fail TO do any more
Kicking then the Bruin management /
will tear loose with some surprising
Statements. Ii is not being black
listed that makes the local manage
ment sore, but it is the thought that
somebody Is trying to put one over
on them. Or that some smart ndi- /
vidual or individuals are attempting
to use the local club Tor catspaw
for their own selfish aims
Dunn made the statement that ii
anything further was done in the ]
case and if the charges against all
participants in the game Aug. 10 are
not dismissed in the near future he
would be forced to make public some
rutnous facts about certain clubs A
these facts concern
All the locals want is that all
charges resulting from the game be
dismissed and that the local club be 4
placed in good standing and left
alone in the near future.