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COMMITTEE SOLICITING POUNDS EXPECTS TO HAVE BALANCE BY SATURDAY. Members of a committee of busi nessmen appointed to obtain sub scriptions to build new baseball park in Joplin, headed by N. Rosenberg, left the Commercial club rooms at 9:30 o'clock this morning, where they met to outline the day's activi ties, with the firm conviction that the money would be raised by Satur day afternoon. Four members of the committee went to Webb City, where they are seeking subscriptions from leading businessmen and wealthy baseball fans. It was at first thought that only Joplin men would be asked to make contributions, but when Thomas Coyne, a well known Webb City mine operator, announced that he would give $500, it was decided to go there in order to be ‘“‘on the safe side” of raising the desired amount of money. Mr. Coyne is an enthus a booster and supporter of base aul. To Meet This Afternoon, other members of the committee are calling on Joplin business men. The committee will meet in the Com mercial club at 5 o’clock and report on the result of its activities during the day. John Savage, owner of the Topeka franchise of the Western League, is in Kansas City looking after business interests. He is to be notified not later than Saturday afternoon whether the commitee has raised suf ficient money to build the park. The committee is anxious to obtain $6,000 or $7,090 so as to build a park that will meet all requirements. Mr. Savage said a park could be erected for a minimum of $5,000. At a meeting yesterday afternoon the committee decided the best plan of procedure, if a sufficient amount of money was raised, was to incorporate under the name of the “Jasper County Ball Park Association,” or other similar name, and capitalize at about $10,000. To incorporate would lift the responsibility from any of the subscribers to the stock, it was brought out. Not Collecting Yet. It was decided that none of the money would be collected until it was assured that the total could be se cured. The park will not be built until the secretary of the national baseball commission announces that the Topeka franchise has been trans ferred to Joplin. Mr. Savage has re peatedly given his pledge that he would bring his franchise to Joplin if the park is assured. He declared he would have erected a park here without asking help from anyone, if he had been financially able. It was reported yesterday after noon that $3,400—about half the to tal desired—had been raised. Four subscriptions of $500 each have been made up to yesterday afternoon as follows: Mr. Coyne of Webb City, Amos Gipson, president of the First National Bank, Joplin; A. T. Black well, Joplin, and Belden Electrical Supply Company, Joplin. Following fis the list of other subscriptions made: Frank Mattes ..... mie woetelate are $250 W. Fleischaker ....... shee ek 199 8,oseGbore = wisch sess agai ee Christman Dry Goods Co...... 109 Paul Berks 2.5.00 6 ee eee ees 100 AJ Baker 3, Wedste bes « £ 09 F. W. (Mike) Evans ......... 109 W. Side Stee a i Peregoy McCullough ....... 56 Pettenbach bar ess ses.0 nt nes oe Denton bar . 25 sete eee eee ee eee J. D. Richardson...... vena ae C.S Bepmeard . 4
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Joplin News Herald
Joplin, Missouri, US
Fri, Jan 26, 1917
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