The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-11-15
BASEBALL ENT
WANTD HIS LEAGUE
LET ALONE
MAKES4 YEAR CONTRACTS
Players Must be Drafted
OnlyWay tOGet IntOLeague

President shively has placed al iron
clad protection about his league. the
Western association. at ITS annual mee--
ing. according to the Topeka papers
| By consent OF the different managers an
agreement for four years was signed.
| shiveley did this to thoroughly protec.
himself from threatened Invasion upon
his territory by the Western league,
which has been casting cnvious eyes at
| Topeka and wichita In fac. the ONeH
circuit would have pounced upon these
two towns this year had not shveiey at
/ The eleventh hour sprung the fact tha-
this league stin had one year OF "a two
year agreement left. Now 10 is four
years that .he Wester nassociaton cir
cult Is to be kept intact There is no
way for the Tebeau-Cantllion interests
70 now break into This circuit save by
the drafting route which means pur-
chase price Of S2.500 per town.
The matter OF circuit was the FIRST
thing which came up on the second day
Of me annual meeting II was discussed
pro and con- Webb City. Mo-. was for
mcrly admitted to supersede sedalia
which had been dropped the day before
This means the passing of the daddy"
Of the league. 1t was at sedaia five
years ago that Joe Roe great base
ban ehthuslast, called meeting OF a
number Of neighboring Missouri and
Kansas towns and started the Missouri
Valley league which under Shlvcley's
guidance became "a wonderful little or
ganization and then was changed as
it grow into tie Western association
Bun The lack of attendance at Sadalia
made il an inpossibillty TO further keep
the town. The claim which President
Robertson yesterday established on
webb City. saying that d was bound
70 his Missouri Valley league. was re-
lmduished last night and that town is
ful-hedged member OF the shiveley
circuit IL is a good baseball town, fun
OF vim and ginger. Tho Webb Ci.y fans
put up real 'front.' at the Kansas
city meeting The mayor OF the town
with the mayors OF two other towns close
by were on hand to urge the matter
They so, impressed the Westrn associa-
tion magnates ANA their promises were
so roseate that thcy were taken in.o
the fold
A motion was made TO drop Guthrie
from the league, also because Of small
attendance. But it failed when it came
10 a vote. 1t was deemed wisest to hold
onto the town while longer at least
until !. is seen that a better place can
Doe substituted. Guthrie did not make "a
very strenuous campaign TO remain. but
Oklahoma City did. Eugene Burnes was
ON hand ln Kansas City iwo days before
the meeting began ANA hc buttouholed
the different magnatas early in the
game with the result that be viii again
have team Of Nets ia the field next
season.
President shively Of Kansas city. Eu-
gene Barnes Of oklahoma city. and
shorty Hurlburt Of Springfield were
appointed a committee 20 go 20 the Mis-
souri, town tud look the situation over.
They wll have the power to accept the
/ town if they think best IN fact the
/ whole matter OF circuit was left Directly
TO Shiveley Iie vii Tet together eigh.
towns and ney ring Will report at the
schedule meet s. A nnuiber of towns
are 20 be SisiteG by this coGmittee,
! Wichita was formally awarded tho pm
aant for the past season. II win be
officially given 10 the Iobbers when the
season opens in the Windy city mex.
/ Spring
/ President shlveley was elected dele
gate 20 the next meeting OF tho National
association. announced Tor San Francis
/ 60 in December. but which viii very
/ probably be changed to New York city
! for the early part of next January AZ
ais meeting some important minor
league baseban matters are to come up.
Friend Dick IL was Impossible 70
10 anyiihng for shiveley al Kansas city
IS the American association objected.
but Tebeau was willing 10 do so. II 4
,ould get "a good man 10 finance ST. Joe,
would be Ia position TO DO something
/ With Topeka. Dn't Doe In too big
curry We may be able 10 do something
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