The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-02-27


championship game in the county
tournament was played. Al
though the game was not sup
posed to begin until 7:30 p. m,
people began arriving at o.
clock to be sure of a seat. When
the game started, the Marysville
gym was packed with partisans
from the two schools, and others
who just came to watch gasket-
ball.
So severe has attendance prob
lens become that tournament Of
ficials this year resorted TO split
ting the games in order TO ac-
comodate the spectators. Instead
Of having two games in an eve
ming, one game was played in the
afternoon and the other in the
evening.
Attendance has been bothering
Marysville all year long, too. The
Monarchs, having one Of the best
seasons Marysville has ever en-
ioyed, draw tremendous crowds
and several times the gymnasium
has not been large enough to ac-
comodate them. Twice it has
been necessary to close the doors
| Is minutes before game time and
turn away fans because all the
seats and standing room were
taken and there was just no way
to crowd more people in.
What can be done to alleviate
the situation?
That's been perplexing Marys-
vile school and athletic officials
for some time. County athletic
officials share the desire TO solve
the problem because the Marys-
vile gym is the most logical
place to hold the county tourna-
ment, and has the most seats.
Why wouldn't it be practical to
knock out the south end Of gym,
move the wall back, and put in
more seats there?
Such a project should not cost
a great deal, and could provide
seats for 500 more people, or even
more. And don't kid yourself
| that those 500 extra seats
wouldn't be used. As a matter OF
fact, it is known that many ar
dent basketball fans now make
no effort to come TO the games
because they are afraid they
couldn't find seats without COM
ing early and waiting too long
for the games to start.
Basketball is growing in popu-
larity every year, and attendance
| grows accordingly, limited only
by the seating capacity provided
There would even be occasions
when 1000 seats additional could
be used, if they could be put in.
Perhaps sometime, something
like that can be done.
Our northern community of
Richwood will have one of the
first fairs in Ohio this year; at
least there will be no others a.
head of it.
The Fleetwood Fair is
scheduled for July 25-2S. ac-
cording to Secretary Dana
Lowe. The fleetwood Fair will
share the date with some 9TH
ers. including Washington C.
II. and Mt. Vernon. but that
week will mark the beginning
of the 1850 Fair season in
Ohio.
Coming that early, MIR. Lowe
has practically all his attrac-
tions booked right now. Rides
will be furnished by Happy
Attractions. There will be
night events on four nights.
Tuesday night has been turn
ed over to the Fleetwood Lions
Club. Wednesday will be the
WRFD show and Thursday,
Kline's Circus. Friday night
will witness something new for
the Richwood Fair. a coon
chase.
We think we're going to
have a great Fair this year"
MIR. Lowe said.
II was gratifying last week to
see the manner in which the
people of Great Britain rejected
the Labor Party's socialistic We'll
fare State program. 1t follows an
encouraging trend first noted
last summer when Australia and
New Zealand returned the Con-
servative parties to power and
tossed out the socialist Laborites.
But one of the more import
ant lessons which citizens of this
country should note from the
British election was the manner
in which the people turned out to
vote. BY actual count, SO percent
of the eligible voters--86 our or
every l00--went TO the polls.
1t would be a wonderful thing