Franklin Creating Athletic Field for High School, Jan. 30, 1925

F.H. School Gets Athletic Field. . . M.E. Cozad Donates Field. . . Work Will Begin in Near Future, Clearing the Field for Spring Playing

Within the next few days, work will begin on the High School’s Athletic field.

The field is located to the rear of the school building, was donated to the High School by Mr. M.E. Cozad to be used for outdoor sports, Mr. Cozad being a great lover of athletics.

Plans have been made for draining this field and putting it in good condition so that it will be ready for baseball in the spring.

The prospects are excellent for a winning baseball team and immediately after the close of basketball the candidates for the baseball teams will be called out to begin practice.

This field will be used jointly by the High School and the town as this movement is being financed by the town board and the following public spirited citizens:

Zeb Angel, J.S. Porter, C.W. Hames, T.H. Porter, L.H. Calloway, F.H. Higdon, F.T. Smith, L.T. Houser, Lee Crawford, J.W. Roper, Sam Franks, J.S. Conley, W.H. Crawford, Alvah Pearce, A.L. Epps, Frank I. Murray, John V. Arrendale, T.W. Angel, Maj. S.A. Harris, E.W. Allfather, F.S. Conley, Franklin Hardware Co., Reece’s Restaurant.

The above named citizens have agreed to donate $10 each to this fund on the condition that the High School basketball team wins five games during the present season.

The following are the scores of games played:

Franklin 15, Sylva 31

Franklin 20, Andrews 25

Franklin 17, Hayesville 30

Franklin 42, Andrews 6

Franklin 36, Hayesville 4

Franklin 27, Sylva 22

Franklin 24, Bryson 20

Franklin 23, Baldwin 17

Franklin 23, Dillard 15

Franklin 15, Baldwin 40

Franklin 18, Carolina All Stars 11

From the front page of The Franklin Press, Jan. 30, 1925

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