Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-28
Hayden HAS FUSE
FOR blowing UP
III ONE COMES n WILL COME
THROUGH HIM, HE SAYS.
History OF The Trouble
II Muskogcc ana For' smith Are Good
Boys They May Get Back
Tulsa Listed q, X.

Down at Fort Smith, it Is claimed
that the action of the Western Asso-
citation magnate in causing the ex-
pulsion of Muskogec is a joke.
Hayden demanded payment OF
$500 forfeit fee from Riggs several
days ago Riggs declined, stating that
he would pay the proper fee of 500
on May /, the last date for payment, "
says the Fort Smith Southwest Ameri-
can, Hayden then threatened to re-
peal the local franchise. Hayden
seems 10 De the most worried of any
one concerning Fort Smiths franchise.
lie is "a close second to Car Cannon
and a dandy official to head a
league
Manager Riggs received word yes
terday morning that meeting was
TO be held in Webb city and as he was
at Blythesyille he could not attend.
lie sends word, however that local
fans need have no fears, as the team
is not legally ousted from the league"
When Riggs heard of the ousting at
Webb City of the Fort Smith team, he
sent message back to that place say
Ing that the Scouts would not with
draw from the Western Association
and that all reports to the contrary
We're without foundation.
I'm not quitter," says Riggs,
"and the fans of Fort Smith will soon
find that l am stcker Hayden
viii be easy meat I'll get his goat
without Withdrawing"
The trouble at Muskogee was
simple. The park was taken away
from Manager Galbreath Of the team
and he laid down because of that fact.
However there is hope for that place,
as the fans don't want the team to be
taken away because of any park
trouble TO show their sincerity a
large humber of advance tickets were
sold there after the trouble started.
There is another wrinkle to the
Fort Smith trouble Art Riggs is put
ting himself up against man who
says, WIN the Western Association be
a baseball league this season, or be a
thing OF history?
That is question which is absorb
ing the entire southwestern baseball
world The trouble Of the Three-I
League occupied the center Of the
arena for a long spell this spring, but
with that In the annals of baseball
history the trouble in the Western
Association promises 20 take up a
little Of the attention of the fans.
Tulsa being in the Western Assoc
sI .,f t,t
fans to know the whole history of
the Western Association squabble
which involves and Fort Smith.
In SO far as Fort Smith is con-
cerned, 1t appears that Pitcher KIM
BAN, the star twirler Of that aggrega-
tion, is the innocent cause of the clash,
which is regarded as the most serious
in the history of the league this year.
Last year Kimball was tentatively
sold to Hayden. Riggs gave the latter
a bin Of sale for the local crack, but
says he received no purchase money.
Now Hayden wants Kimball. Riggs
says produce, but Hayden Of the West
ern Association replies, may nay,
Eva"
Yesterday the following bulletin
from the Headquarters of the High
Muchamuck of the Western Associa-
tion was published;
THE Western Association will be a
siX-club league this season as the re-
suit Of tho action taken at meet
Ing here today, at which Muskogeo
and Fort Smith were expelled from
the league for failure to deposit the
required forfoits A new schedule
VIII be presented The season will
open May o."
Hayden is reputcd to know moro
about baseball than any five other
mon in the southwest
I'm a phone talk with Mr. Hayden
last night Hayden stated that the