Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-20
PHOENIX HAPPY; HAS IA BALL
 NINE
After Heart Breaking Wait, Manager Goldberg Is Told That Wichita Players Have Started for Tucson
CPhoenix Democrat.)

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 I've just got through yelling. Now I'll tell you that I have just got a telegram from Wichita, Kan, and nine crack players have just started for Arizona"
 Hardly able to restrain his enthusi- asm long enough to tell what it was all about. Manager Goldberg of the Phoenix Browns made this statement last night shortly before starting for i Tucson to carry the glad tidings. After waiting all day for definite news and just as he was about to give up and go down to the Maricopa & Phoenix depot, Manager Goldberg got the first real dope that has come out of Wichita in several days. Nine of the fastest players in Kan sas, the same men who won the pen nant of the Western association in the past season, are now on their way ] to Arizona to put on Brown uniforms in Tucson Sunday morning and begin the battle for $750 purse. Whether the Wichita boys would come to Phoenix or travel direct to Tucson, coming as far as Deming over the Santa Fe and the rest of the way over the Southern Pacific, was not known by Manager Goldberg last night.
 Goldberg stated last night that the boys will get to either Phoenix or Tucson Saturday morning. If they come direct to Tucson he will wait there and meet them Saturday morn ing, remaining to see that they are properly taken care of.
 Should the Wichita lads come to Phoenix, it is probable that they will put on the handsome new uniforms and Timber up some time during the day before starting for Tucson Sat urday evening at 7:3O o'clock.
 In addition to the nine Wichita cracks, Phoenix will have Shortstop Harry Warner and First Baseman Fred Raymer, making eleven men in all. Wichita is bringing two pitchers in addition to Isbell, the crack out, fielder of the Chicago Americans, who is himself fast man in the box. and may be used.
 Before leaving for Tucson last night Goldberg expressed himself as feel ing confident that, with the Wichita players, Phoenix would have the honor ot the Championship team of the Southwest when the Tucson tourna ment is completed.
 By telegraphing yesterday to Wichi- ta that he did not want team to come here and play for a week, but was after players who would consent 10 remain for the winter season. Man ager Goldberg got the Wichita boys to come to his terms, and agree to re- main here during the winter months
 As soon as the Tucson tournament is completed, the team will be brought here, and no time lost getting games with some of the Arizona teams. Games will continue until the tourna- ment to be given in connection with the territorial fair opens.
 It is planned to offer a total of S1,5OO in purses, games to begin on Sunday afternoon the day before the +S@@ cpNaASs anu NOAlAnuC CdCu UlOr0- ing of fair week. coming to a close on the Sunday following the closing of the fair.
 While in Tucson Manager Goldberg will discuss the organization of an ATIzCna league with Tne = baseball magnates he meets in Tucson. The suggestion was recently made that a league be organized, and 1t is meet ing with much favor in the territory.
 Billy Barnett, considered on all sides, the best pitcher among the Arizona boys, today joined the Pnoe- nix Browns and will go to Tucson with the team to make the fourth man on the pitching staff Barnett's work on the diamond this season entities him to position in fast company.