Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-08
CkCTUSLEAGUE
 WANT Fl PASO
 ENTRIEsOPENEO

E. P. Kepley. chairman of the base ball committee of the Fl Paso Fair association, dropped into town yester- day to discuss the baseball tourna- ment proposition with the local man agent He will leave today for Fl Paso
 His visit is due to the recent clamor for entries in the Fl Paso tournament to be held there in connection with the fair from Nov. 1 to '. Regarding this tourney, the original understand ing was that four teams. Cananea, Fl Paso. Douglas and team from Colonia Duban, near Chihuahua, Mexico. were to compete. Two thousatnd dollars was donated by the fair association. to be split into first and second prizes and each team was to deposit $50 en- trance fee, which was done.
 Since the entries closed Colonia Dnblan played a series with Fl Paso which plainly showed that they were not in this class of baseball. They were so badly trounced that the games became a farce.
 Then along came Daniel Adonis O'Donovan of Douglas, with letter to MT. Kepley, asking that the touFna. ment entries be once more thrown open, as under present arrangements no one would go to see the three teams play and Colonia Dublan was so plainly out of it.
 Other teams were also anxious to get in, Bisbee, Morenci and the newly organized team Of Sosocrro. N. M. MT Kepley held a conference with the fair management, and it was decided that if the proposition met with the ap proval of those whose money was al ready up, that the $2,oOO now on hand would be used to pay the expenses of at least five clubs to Fl Paso. and that there would eoetter baseball as a result.
 T stopped In Douglas today and Manager O'Douoyan was more than agreeable to this proposition" said Mir. Kepley last night Let the ex penses of the teams be paid out oi this g. 900 and the balance, if there is any, can then be given the winner It was plainly demonstrated that ont of the teams entered, Colonia Dublan cannot play sand lot ball, even, ana there would be practically no inter est in the tourney with such a condi tio nof affairs. Now, let Bisbee. Mor enci and possibly Socorro. N. NJ, come in, and We will have tournament worth going to. see, allowing the three others, Cananea, Douglas and E Paso, to remain in, of course.
 That Socorro team though iron all reports, is made up of number of big-league ringers but their abil ities can be better tested in the games with Fl Paso tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday. With the arrangement as now opposed, each team. no matter if it loses, is assured of it's expenses and it should give better satisfaction all around.
 However, a meeting of the associa tion board will doubles sbe held be fore final decision Is reached, but al the club managers already entered seem favorable to throwing open the entry list"
 Mir Kepley had a talk with Secre tary Reyonlds of the baseball associa ton, and with Manager Wilson, re garding Bisbee entering the tourna ment. Wilson and the boys are more than willing to go under these condi tions. but it is a matter for the base ball association to decide. Their de cision will be reached fin a few days as soon as Mir. Kepley passes around the final word that the new proposi tion stands.
 "The question of the players to be used Is one that bothers," said MT Kepley. There's that Socorro team with its bunch of big-league talent Albuquerque, too, wants to come in in case the list is thrown open. don't like that idea. Simply the teams that have been playing together in the Cactus league are sufficient, E Paso, Cananea, Douglas, Bisbee and Morenci. That would make at least five days of the sport, possibly cut il down to three. We do not want too much baseball. as would be the case if Socorro and Albuquerque got in Albuquerque might go to work ana sign upa whole team of big leaguer! to come down and clean up. WhC knows?"
 The question Of an umpire was dis [ cassed. It has not yet been decided who that individual shall be.
 "Why not get McIntosh?" suggested some one.
 A broad grin overspread Mir Kep ley's face, while everybody laughed al around.
 ! No. I don't think it will be Nc Tntoeh <" he said rnoanfn0lv