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CANTON MASSILLONoututes. 22, ton; an— liek, ner* tarnFootball Managers Sign Articles For the Big Games of theSeason—Each Team Posts $3,000 Forfeit.Now therefore, in order to insure | both of said checks or oertifk ~ -------:— agreement! gregating $6000, shall be ^rl faith (n I no f/I 4-Vi /n #vi L —_ ____^^ Sllj]Tliis agreement made the 2uth day of October, 1906, by and between C. E. Wallace, Jr.. of Canton, Ohio, party of the first part, and the Massillonthe carrying out of thisand, as an evidence of good faith In \ paid to the other partv if the representations made, it is hereby j fail to comply with ti' t !ther shall agreed that the one-half of the gatej agreement to play tw ms 01 th»n-iTiger Football team), unincorporated assoslation of Massillon, Ohio, party of the second part, witnesseth:That the parties hereto agree that their regularly organized football teams shall play two games of football with each other during the season of 19ot», and shall share equally the gate receipts—i. e., money received at the gates of the grounds where the said games are played for general admissions; subject to the conditions following: The first of said games shall be played at the baseball park near Meyers lake, on November 16, 1906. beginning at two o’clock p. m., or at such other hour as may be mu-- wvo games, one No.iPlonK-! vember 16 and one November 24; oth-»• the i receipts from said ftrst game b , q ^ eftch shall lt0 returned toAthletic dub (Otherwise known M I ■«» the party *.plt;»ltt«. tAinieu Neither gate receipts nor forfeit ondeposit with the banks as herein pro, vided, shall be paid to one party until after three days' written notice to written consent of the other.The officials who shall oversee and conduct the said foot Ml! ™tne.• Q„v 1 shall be conducted according to Spauld*nrevented or in any - ■ty Influenced or requested to cancel -ing to said party of the second part, shall be deposited with and held by the Canton Savings Trust company, of Canton, Ohio, until after Thanksgiving, 1906, wrhen, if the said game of foot ball to be played on said Thanksgiving day between the said team of the party of the first part and the said Latrobe football team,orBuinrkmjrrdn-:oeby the party of the second part, then the said second party’s half of said gate receipts from said first game shall be paid and delivered to the party of the first part; otherwise to the party of the second part. And the firstl:la -tig,tually agreed upon; and the second J party’s one-half of the gate receiptsof said games shall be played at the baseball park south of Massillon. Ohio, on November 24, 1906, beginning at ,e two o'clock p. m„ or at such other hour Q j as may be mutually agreed upon. r. j It is further mutually agreed that d j whereas the parties hereto had a gen-e eial unwritten understanding at the beginning of the season when their j respective teams were being organized, i that a game of football would be j played between said teams on Thanksgiving day of 1906, and said first, party now represents that, because of an existing arrangement made with those■from said second game shall be deposited with and held by the Merchants’ National bank, of Massillon, Ohio, until after said Thanksgiving day when it shall be paid and delivered to the party of the second part in case without fault ol the party of the second part the said game between said Canton and Latrobe teams is not played on said Thanksgiving day; otherwise said one-half of said receipts shall be paid to said first party.As a further evidence of good faith, each party hereby agrees to depositcontrolling or representing the La-ja certified check or bank certificate trobe football team of Latrobe, Penn- i of deposit, properly endorsed; the first sylvania. during the past few weeks,; party with the Canton Savings Trust it can not carry out the original gen-( Company of Canton, Ohio, and the! eral understanding; but propose to play ; second party with the Merchants’ Na-: the two games as herein set forth' tional bank of Massillon, Ohio, for I instead: the sum of $3000 upon condition thating’s 1906 rules ot lootudii shall be selected as follows.rjijig management of eai h team smiipresent the names of six persons m from the twelve names so presented the acting officials shall, if possible,be selected by mutual consent. In case of a difference of opinion, it is agreed that each team shall appoint one ar-bitrator; that the two arbitrators so annotated shall select the officials fot the games, and that their decisions with respect to the selecting of said officials shall be final.Each party shall advertise at its own expense and in such manner as itmay desire, the game to lieits own city.I„ testimony whereof, the parlies hereto hy their duly accredited rep.resentatlves, have hereunto affixed their signatures to duplicates hereofhe day and year ■ firstE. J. SI L v\ Ail l,Manager Massillon 1'^‘1Team.inFootballC. E. WALLACE, Manager Canton Football Team.G. A. WILLIAMS, JOHN J. ROMMEL.
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Canton Morning News
Canton, Ohio, US
Mon, Oct 29, 1906
Page 7
Full Page
Clipped by
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GA, USA 07 Dec 2019
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