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WASHINGTON CO. . aBASEBALL CUJB'AnIA( ( ’KIM'S Kilimi IX NKW [ .COiTOX STATICS LIOAGUF • c'Ulpn: ........-- Will!! I i 12AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING;!-CommitJ/’i‘ Willi (Amr^e Vrquliurt as Chairman, Will Canvass for Fi-i unices to .Start First Class Tram Inthe Flohl.fol) 1.Greenville and Washington County will bo represented iu the Cotton Status Baseball League, according to a most enthusiastic meeting of business men and Ians held at Hie officem George Wnealley last evening.At a recent meeting of the Cotton States League in Jackson, Greenville was extended an invitation to join Vicksburg, Greenwood, Jackson, .aciiuiHit aim Clarksdalo in forming a six club circuit. This invitation was received by Mr. George Wheatley oimer presuit nl of the Cotton States League. .Mr. Wheatley discussed the mutter witti a number of business me.i a tut la os. receiving enough encourage me tit to justify his calling a meeting at his ificr last evening with the result that th‘ rooms were juicsis] witn pro untidy the largest crowd that over aiienlt;lcd a prelim in-u:y baseball niietiug Jit Greenville—3.1aG7.i.m.iiiy fans irom surrounding towns3.4.rj.G.i.SMS*oobeing present.: meeting v,as call d lo orderby Air. Wiieatley. who lit brief explained Uk; purpose of the meeting..GF. J. MitlcU- v.'its called upon to aci as chairman of im meeting, wii.ii Finest .Smith being uamcu us secie-• i. I V.a small amount was raised at ‘.homeeting u be wired immvdiati ly to Secret a ry W. A. Anderton, at Meriden. k. cov.-r protection tor Uicua-n.ic's oei Li: ns tint hug lie.jbir financing of the team for thea-.arou wan then gone into thoroughly and it was agreed that $15,000 must R be raised by .March 10th in order lo f put a first division team in the fiuhl. cnairiuaii Alillotte appointed a !i-nanco committee as follows: Gcgrge«.rquhutt, chairman; F. T. Grego, Lee Wampolil, Louis Nicholson, Sam Loyacono, J. G. .Scott, Waddy \Vesr, Leon Fletcher, .M, Al. Moyso and 10ni-imt llarty. This committee will C make a thorough canvass to raise k; Lite tunds necessary.At the suggest ion of Mr F. D. Quinn, of Scot:, it was d-mwd lo have prilled coupon books .on: lining IV; p.i mes. which will je sold !-a) i.e.,'. lit tin* Greenville L ;n-ory for $ JAM it. Tln-se coupon ho jks will he placed on sale in every nearby town and hamlet and will bo good for •:ay tvveriy games eti-iag the season.The finance comm A tee will meet v-ihj Fla,man Crquliart ln:;.iy and begin work immediately on the can-;a.is’ 11% mate a report at second •• lag t-1 be held at .Mr Win alley’s oifice Wednesday, March 1st.The meeting was .'u 11 of ‘‘pep’’ and •her-* seems !rv In* Hub: doubt but A-.ii t .u.;''1 H1 ■ a: lit:*' I lust will secure sufficient funds to give the ; Washington County Baseball Chib a [X-' | . et :! ;u :Ua!i\lt; that will meri',h ; nn..i ! i i’.ml enthusiasm of lov. i s of tic uatimil pastime in this sec- ^nI.YP-lgil -Jyn-•o.Olbah1»clfs11n«■v »'ilSulit-153-1 • 1. 1miD:dIDThe t am will be known as Washington County Baseball Club red w.il cup ear ::: the League sta ailing an Washington County. It will be rai d as Class l in the Nation‘1 Association of Baseball Leagues and will be under tie- jurisdiction of the National Baseball Commission, of which Judge Landis is the directing head.The question of Sunday baseball was brought up ami it was decided that then* will he no Sunday games in Greenville.mi• •
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Greenville Weekly Democrat Times

Greenville, Mississippi, US

Thu, Feb 23, 1922

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