The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-01-30
new LEAGUE
ORGANIZATION
MeeriHg Called for Next We'd
nesday at Parsons.

Representative 0f a number q
towns ID Missouri, Kansas and Indian
Territory will meet 81 Parsons Kans.
on Wednesday, February /. for the
purpose Ok organizing a nes ass0cia-
ton Of baseball clubs % rank As a
class u league under the protection Of
tie National Association of PROBES
sl0nal Baseball leagues
Tie Circuit. which viii consist Of
eight towns in the Missouri valley,
viii he selected from tie following
lKstx Nevada, No, Webb CITY, No,
pittsburg, Parsons, C0ffeyville, Fort
Scott lola. and Cllanate, Kansas, and
Muskogee. Vinita and South McAles-
ter. l. II.
Five Of the above mentioned points
are prepared TO take hold Of franchises
III the dew league Immediately, and
these are practically assured Of bertis
10 the circuit What places will be
selected to gu the other three yacan-
cies are doubtful Those cities have
Ing bah parks and large percentage
eof fans. will be given the preference.
There will be no apathetic towns on
the circuit, for il is the object Of the
organizers of the league to establish
live organization and one that viii
grow as the present Western associa-
tion has grown. The new league will
in no sense be competitor Of the
Western Association, which has now
advanced 10 class G in minor leagues
Poor management of any Of the var
ious clubs will not be tolerared, noa
win poor ball players, and the brand
of baseball served up 10 the fans
around the circuit Of the new league
will be kept up TO gilt edged stand
ard in every respect.
The meeting at Parsons on Wednes-
day viii be one of organization. A
president, a secretary and treasurer
viii be selected for q one-year term.
and the promoters Of the league in
tend to secure men of integrity and
standing in the world Of BUSINESS as
well as that Of baseball for their OIL
cials. A committee will be appointed
70 draft a constitution and bylaws
ana il Is thought THAT the constitu-
tIon and BY laws Of the Western asso-
citation can be 50 revised as 10 apply
to the new league Another commit
tee will be appointed to arrange the
circuit affairs. Five clubs are sure 20
be admitted at this inaugural meet
ing. and the owners Of these will be
On hand 10 post their guarantee
which las been placed 40 s25, being
s75 less than that demanded from
Western Association clubs and their
protection fee OF sl5 in the National
Association. Assurance has been re-
ceived from Secretary Farrell Of the
National association that protection
will be granted the new organization
in class y.
Ii Is proposed 70 adopt a short
schedule for tile first season This
will enable the clubs to open the sea-
son about May /, escaping the rainy
weather that % often characterizes
tile early spring months. Il is alto
gether likely that l00-game schedule
will be decided upon.
As to salary limit, the figure Will
be determined at the Parsons meet
i ing. II las been suggested that
500 limit viii be sufficient for the
first season. The object Of the cir
cult committee will be to make league
as compact as possible, reducing the
distance 20 as to cut down transpor-
tation to the minimum. Great dis
cretion will be exercised in the selec-
ton Or umpires. Tile experience u
the Missouri VALLEY league last year
in this respect will serve as a warning
against incompetent indicator hand
lers.
This is the first orleial information
published.