Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-16

Augusta Will have n baseball team
and VIII stand behind it 10 the limit
, if the sentiment expressed at tho
meeting Of baseball fans held last
nig,.t ut the Chamber of Commerce
rooms is any Indication of the feel
| ing of the town in general. At the
! last Of the meeting after number
| had left the room, n subscription
| paper WAS started and over $500 was
subscribed for the support Of the
! team without the turn of q hand. 1t
! was voted to raise the funds Tor inc
| team in this manner committees to
| be selected to so among the people
| of the town and take what they feel
; they can give so as to insure a WIN
ming combination for this city IN the
| Maine league that is to be formed at
n meeting in Lewiston next Monday.
! Blaisc s. NilCS, who had been
president of the Augusta Athleuc AS
f; ISOLATION since its organization three
/ wears ago and despite the pleadlngs
| Of his friends. he refused to serve III
| that capacitv for another year. so
, w, B. Williamson was elected IN ms
stead. Mir. Nilcs has done great
| deal to promote baseball ana othei
sports in this city and the fans pres
| ent last night were certainly !oatilc
! to see him rclinQuish his duties, bu.
! were forced to do so alter ne Htu
promised to do all i'll his power 20
assist the officers to be elected, but ne
fclt that he simply could not give the
! REQUIRED attention to do all the work
, mat the position of president enta'ls
Other officers elected were X. H..
Beane. vice president and secretary
| Howard Weber. treasurer eXecu-
! tive committee, Blaine S. Nilcs, Ro-
| land Scribner, DR.. w. G. Thomas
, John j. O'Connell, Daniel Weeks,
! Charles p. Kinsman. George S. VIII
| liams and George w. Merrill.
! Board of directors, Charles X.
| Chase. Frank G.. harrington, b. f..
! Folsom. T.. A. Gray, Guy =. Gannett'
t T. II. Gregoirc, Percy V. Hill, Harry
| Jones. Rev. J. r. MCGOWAN. W. T.
! Perry, Harold S. Packard. Clarence
p. Ouimby, Sturgis Randall DR.. a.
n. +turtevant, Charles Downing. {.
r Thompson, s. n. Tobey, Frank
Kimban. George Weber, I. a.
/ Thompson, Charles +. Bilodeau,
George A. Merrill. Howard Mcfar-
lane. Fred Hill. Harry O. Barney
Mayor Ernest l.. Mclean. Harry y.
| Hanks, William Condor, G. A. hlte,
DR.. George r. Campbell, DR.. Roland
! u Mch1N, 11dIIN - N'''Ni iNi''
r Eerube. George c. Clarke, William
Hanks, Harry Lowell. Frederick
| owen. Jr.. Fred G. kinsman, NJ. "
Hunt. Frank Condor. A. +. Barbour
| George Foulkcs. William Corbett'
Dan Berran, Harold Edwards. r.. &.
+! dudley, Frank A. Southland, Dwight
Higgins. w. T. Johnson and Arthur
Savage.
| r. WAS the unanimous opinion OF the
meeting. that Augusta enter me
! Maine League as proposed by pen
Uouser and n committee consisting
Of Mr. IIouscr. Mr.. Williams: Mr..
Reane. William Condor. ana MI
ViIes was elected to attend the meet
ING next Monday at Lewiston to rep
resent the Millionaires. That
league would provide better bfand
~ baseball than afforded by rowing
teams from Massachusetts was the
General opinion and it, was felt tha1
ereater interest would. be maintained
r. tho fans had n standing TO heeF
! tabs on.
! The WAYS and means commll1ee
Suggested two ways of raising money