Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-11-07
WINTER LEAGUE FOR
STARS Of MAJORS To
BEF0RMEDIN SOUTH
Several Cities in ths Southwest Win
See Teams in Aet;en-sa,my eli.
mate Will Draw Many Mem.
bsrs Of Big Squads.

Fort Smith. Observation-Disclosures por-
der City will be the stamping gro,lnd
for the league ball tosser during thu
winter months. AS long as it is warn
pastime. games will be played in the
local park.
Such celebrities as Walter johnson
INC Larry Cheney will lead the army
of invasion, n other world beaters
will join with them in the attempt to
down the Arkansas boys, II there is no
around the world transforming tour nv
the SoX and Giants.
Fort Smith Is q hotbed for fast
leaguers from class ID to AA, and q
team of natives can be put into the
field that will make even the majors
made by Walter johnson and Charles
Schmidt for q series between big
leaguers in Oklahoma and Kansas
against the all Arkansas team. Schmidt
Is the manager Of the Arkansas assert
ment, and Johnson will be assisted in
running the Oklahoma end by one Of
the old time resident managers.
Encourage Loeal Teams.
All during the summer the fans Of
Fort Smith, of the best towns on
the baseball map, have turned GU nv
the thousands to encourage a CITY
league. from which practically every
player who will enter the professional
ranks will go out in the spring. At the
end OF the regular season the teams
about Arkansas began to play series
for the state championship, which
finally. fell to Van Buren,, a twin sister
to Fort Smith, as both towns use the
am park. which is situated ON a
car line half way between them.
The team which won the champion
ship for Van Buren, bore no resem-
blance to h amateur aggregation
which had worn the Van Buren, uni
form In the summer months. It con-
tanned everything from amateur to
major league players. and set the
baseball fans on edge for more fast
ball. Schmidt Is keen that they should
nave It. for the players participating
are picking up coin that looks as biz
to them as the losing end of a major
league city series.
Schmidt 20 BE Catcher.
Schmidt, who had a big year with
Mobile. and hopes to be back in the
majors next season, lives in Fort
Smith, and figures on doing the catch
ing for the Arkansas aggregation. His
brother. returning from a heavy sea-
son backstopping for San Francisco.
pitchers he does not have to go far.
Foster. h Red Sox twirler. is win
tering In Bonanza, just IL miles from
Fort Smith. Brown Rogers, the elon-
gated Texas Lacquer, 10 already back
in Russellville. and Bert Maxwell, from
the International league. is wintering
at his home in Texarkana.
Coyle, from Chattanooga. in the
Southern. another Coyle from the
Western. and two iCowans from the
Texas circuit round out the infield.
There are several fast minor leaguers
TOR the outfield. besides q couple of
majors who are at home resting up,
but must play under assumed names If
they escape the wrath Of exacting man
ayers.
Johnson and Cheney have any num-
Der of Oklahomans and southern Kan
SAM for heir team. The Oklahoma team
will be made up for a good part of fast
minor leaguers. who will next season
have their tryouts In the major or
ganizations.l
Fort Smith being a wide open sport
town. with plenty of.fast boxing bouts.
ts 2 favortte loafing spot for the south
western ball player In the off season
and when late fall series are not being
played here. the teams will play in Cof-
feyville. Kan: Springfield. Mo, and
other cities OF this section.