The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-26

river town last wcck in Now York city
The status of the matter is like this.
Under the rules OF me national aerec-
mcnt franchise can not be pis ced N II
city within five miles OF another city
where another franchise IS already estab-
lished Tho American association e. Ia
kansas City. Mo. The tw3 towns ARE
not FIVE miles apart So Pr,sident sbl~e
~ Is endeavorirg TO obtain "A SPECIAL dis
peusatior from the Association of Riis,r
baseball leagues. IN this matter he win
have to he1t Tebeau OF syndicate
fame. George r. lent his aid 10 shively.
though he two are az swords pciYts.
10 get the Western association into Class
C. thinking that this concession would
cause the Shivcly organizai d kcc,
quiet and not ak for anything more for
awhile. But that isn't Shively. lie wants
"A franchise in Kansas City, Kan. End
whether Trbeau offers opposition or not
he Is going to have H. St. Joseph. Mo-.
has already accepted a fra.ciise n the
association for next year. ORGY Char
berlain will have control Of IT, IIe Gas
been at he pilot wheel Of the v est. ru
league team there FOR a number OF years.
but recently gave way TO successor
tie was anxious ltst year 10 got into
the present Saively circuit ANNOUNCING
himself as willing to give NJ BIS st. 10
serh holdings il town like Wichi,a
OF one Of the territory fran misses were
eiven MIN. Hutchinson is a favorite aIti
the president OF this league. 1t has a
record for drawing crowds at bali ga'nes
and when the matter vas hroached on
the O. t. to number OF fans in BILLY
. Il -
almost necessary TO tie hem down rith
weights in order to prevent their ,nak-
Ing tn matter public. They have keen
quietly at work out thctc however, and
one Of he best baseball men in this
/ territory will probably assume control
OF the franchise The three towns which
are to be dropped-sedali, Oklal oma
City and Guthrie-wn probably roar
and roar with great noise and tuinul-
/ tuousness But they do not draw. Ther
Is the rub. over at sedalia II they lose
bah the players yell There goes the
gate receiptsf" Ii7sebail I'm thai town
has been a constant drag on the city.
They DO not seem to show an interest al
all in their team In fact. half Of q ON
have forgotten that there ever were $ ich
things as Goldbugs or shoriift'rs. I, is
losing proposition for other tetms 20
visi, there So thoy have been stricken
from the list. Guthrie is not good
drawing town--good enough for its size.
but not a success in this association
The people down there are the best fans
on earth. but they are shy In numbers
and Ike Sedalia. there is rot enough
money coming into the box offi"e sor the
visiting teart - tnti others as tnel
do unto YOU" applies mighty strongly
with baseball 'rancl So own"r who
gives the visitors big crowds "a his c%r
town and then gets nothing nut tie bare
elrtrautee when he rttu-ns ho cali 'hS'
lahoma city has been = disappc inunen'
The city started out like another WITCH
ita or Topeka tor crowds, but gradually
has dwindled down. Sull it's attendance
\ ranks well enough Guthrie alongside
OF Il is poor card, with the t"9iit thai
OlSlahon a City is expected 10 bear th'
heavy burden OF making up for the ions
jump from Wichita. II Guthrie did ti
share as well as Oklahoma city the TIVE
towns might remain in the league. bu
the drawing strength Of one is not SUI.
hcient to hold them both II is the lar
to take the Oklahoma city team t'
Kansas city. Kan. next year lola woul'
have gone there this year, had Sbivell
been able &c get the town
So Topeka, Joplin. Kansas City. slrini
field. wichita, St. Joseph. Ledvenwortl
and Hutchinson Is the present plan o
the circuit FOR 1906 This information
comes from q source which Is 9uthoriia
I've and Is printed against special irilnc
tions though not as result Of violotioi
Of confidence. There is but one thml
which viii probably break this 81 lte
and that Is an amalgamation with tn
Western league II il breaks up. as SOM
Of the "dopists" are figuring on. i.ut ih
managers Of the circuit are not vcis
anxious to ally themselves with th
Western league towns. m they come
us. want 20 come in with us, join "a
on our terma. we viii consider .hei
propositions" said one Of the prcmnen
men Of this league the other lay. "nu
we shall under no circumstances cons oli
dale with them by giving up our entity
our personal interests, and the thing
we have So successfully attailtd. IN
slate which is now made up is prntt
sure TO be the circuit for next year
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