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MATTHEWS NEW!PHOT OF THE‘EDUCATORS’Fred Hawn Gives Up LocalManWillFreddie Hawn has (riven up the Fayetteville Arkansas State league ha *e ha 11 franchise and haw given up management of the club ’*» hrank K. Matthews of Roger*, president of the league, Mr, Hawn announced thi* afternoon. Mat* thews will resign his league presidency at a league meeting tonight.Hawn will con'snuc aw catcher fur *the local cluti after a rest of two or ihree day*. jTransfer of the franchise wa# j dUKuwsel at a meeting of fan* last night and Matthew* agreed to accept it* provided past due salaries and hill, amounting to about $225 j were paid, and arrangements to ^meet the obligation* were made ) ^ today largely through funds rained among merchants.Mr. Hawn in giving up the fran-abGe and management said hisdouble dutses of playing, managing the team and handling the li-napcial end were too mueh for him.He said he thanked the loyal fans for their support and hoped ‘heywould continue it,1AtCA*/Matthews took over management* of the Huh today and was in charge at the Fayettavllle-Siloam springs game here this afternoon. .|tiM*UM*ed Heal l.asl NightA large number of baseball fan# were present in the Chamber 01 Commerce office la-t night to hear u report on the condition of the | Fayetteville entry in the Arkansas Stale longue. Manager hYwbtte j fi Hawn, who also has been acting 1 *president of the dub since theresignation of Clifford Shaw, imported that the club was $200 behind, this including some player salaries for the month of July, and that he was unable to enntinue Pira running the team. *°IMHe also said that he had urged , cam Frank (Matty) Matthews, proud* ! *»!*« dent the league, to come here j It a* manager and head of the olub. ! IHtl Matthews wa* present la.-t night and Bernal heamster, the presiding officer last night, announced that an effort would be made to-ato raise the $200 to get thei on even ground- After this •is done Matthews can be approach- j “okied and it is likely that he would-accept. if—Matthews explained la-t night( IGuaIxiatWIIUwasRofbroiihat the managership, club preri:nItoo much forone person and that was all hut.impossible for Hawn to carry thisUCa rlt;of ,run,thregamFen Hie load. Matthews would bea non-playing manuger if he takes j j^gover the club. , I [)The Fayetteville team, after a t}in goad start to b ad the koooiuI half, j j,is within easy striking distance of the leading itentonvilTe team even after losing five straight to Ben-tonville and a tilt to Siloum Springe at SilofMn yesterday. The j rin', game yesterday, through a mis- 1 ovt,, take in the schedule printing, was \ at fird announced to be played I ga{, here. Siloam plays here today, I lt;1(j tomorrow and Sunday, however,1 two the games during the week start- j ufH ing at 3:30 p.m. and the Sunday ^an tussle at 2:30 p.m.Several of the fans last night -aid they were at a loss to ex- *plgin why Fayetteville, the largest i city in the league, was the only » ™city that hadn’t been supporting' nJ,e*Jtheir Arkansas State league teamf°*well this season.todaidentern
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Fayetteville Daily Democrat
Fayetteville, Arkansas, US
Wed, Aug 01, 1934
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