AGREEMENT TO CONDUCT ALL OF ITS SPRING TRAINING IN THE CITY OF CLEARWATERi/71/
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A G R E E N E N T
THIS AGREEMENT, Made and entered into this 7th day of
71-arch: 4 , A. D. 1956, by and between the CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA, a municipal corporation located in Pinellas County,
Florida, hereinafter referred to as City and the PHILADELPHIA
NATIONAL, LEAGUE CLUB, hereinafter referred to as Club.
WITNESSETH: That for and in consideration of the monies
to be paid hereunder, and in consideration of the mutual cove-
nants and promises herein contained, and in further considera-
tion of other good and valuable considerations, the parties hereto
hereby mutually covenant and agree as follows:
1. The Club shall conduct all of its annual Spring
Training in the City of Clearwater at and on the facilities pro-
vided therefor by the City during the years 1956 through 1966,
both inclusive; provided, however, that the Club may exchange
Spring Training sites for one (1) year of the Club's choice with
another regular National or American League Baseball Club, so
long as said baseball club agrees to be bound by the terms hereof.
During the term of this agreement, the Club agrees to play all of
its home Spring Exhibition Games in Jack Russell Stadium in the
City of Clearwater, and the Club shall play at least ten (10)
games during each Spring Exhibition Season in Jack Russell
Stadium and for said games shall use the best first - string team
available.
2. The Club shall have exclusive use of the athletic
facilities of Jack Russell Stadium and shall have the right to
use Green Field in the City of Clearwater for training purposes
during the Spring Training season and for three (3) weeks prior
thereto for operation of the Club's Instructional Training School
each year during the term hereof. The City reserves unto itself
all of the facilities at Jack Russell Stadium and Green Field's
during the remaining portion of each year of the term hereof.
3. The City shall maintain the grandstand and bleachers
in Jack Russell Stadium and shall keep said grandstand and bleachers
in a proper state of repair, and shall hold the Club harmless from
liability arising out of negligence on the part of the City in
connection with such maintenance. The City shall keep Jack Russell
Stadium in a clean and attractive condition, and shall maintain
the playing field in a proper fashion and shall maintain the
playing field at Green Field in a condition satisfactory for train-
ing. The City shall clean the grandstand each day an exhibition
game is played in Jack Russell Stadium, and shall provide two (2)
men for maintenance of the grounds during the conduct of the
Instructional Training School, and during the Spring Training
Season, which men shall perform their duties under the direction
of the Club.
4. The Club shall have the right to sell tickets, charge
for admission, and receive the revenue from admissions to Jack
Russell Stadium, and have the use of the facilities to be pro-
vided by the City hereunder. The Club shall pay to the City
ten per cent (10%) of the Club's gross receipts from admissions.
The Club shall keep an accurate record of all revenues and admis-
sions, and shall submit an accounting thereof to the City, and
shall keep its records available and open to inspection by the
City at all reasonable times. The City reserves unto itself all
concessions and sources of revenue and revenue producing areas of
Jack Russell Stadium of every nature, other than the right to re-
ceive revenues from admission, as hereinbefore granted to the
Club; provided, however, that the Club shall be entitled to retain
unto itself solely all radio and television rights.
5. In the event that it becomes impossible for the Club
to obtain housing and dining accommodations in the City of Clear-
water for any season, the City shall release the Club from its
obligations hereunder for said season; provided, however, that the
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Club shall notify the City in writing of said impossibility at
least sixty (60) days prior to the first date for which accommo-
dations are desired by the Club in order for the provisions of
this paragraph to become operative.
6. This Agreement supersedes and operates to cancel
all prior agreements and amendments thereto between the parties,
and represents the entire agreement between the parties; the
parties hereby acknowledge that there are no agreements between
them except as embraced herein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their
hands aid seals the day and year first set out above.
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CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
CITY MANAGER
COUNTERSIGNED:
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AP .OVED A6 TO FOAM AND CORRECTNESS:
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