Arizona republican., 1914-02-09
GOSSIP OF THE STATES
 BASEBALL POSSIBILITIES
Tucson Has Recipe for City Leaquc Success-WiIl Share in Fortunes
 of Two Leagues

There has been few better resumes of the state baseball situation than that found in the Tucson Star of re- cent date. Being situated directly be- tween Douglas, Bisbee and Fl Paso in one group and Phoenix. Tempe, Mesa in another, Tucson shares the base ball possibilities of both. Being a naturally enthusiastic town. it always carries a successful baseball season. It's recipe for success is contained in the following:
 Down in Douglas the scheme for revival of the old Cactus league is be- ing agitated by Manager Stewart of the Calumet X Arizona smelter team of last year. Manager Stewards plan includes the organization of a Ieagu with Douglas, Bisbee, Tucson and Cananea or Nacozari as members. There has been some talk of having Fl Paso in the league, but because of the long distance and the fact that the Copper league of last season with Fl Paso Hurley. Silver City and Santa Rita as contenders is practic ally an assured fact are considerations that put Fl Paso out of the question as fourth member.
 Whatever may be thought of the Douglas plan of a revived Cactus league. there is no question but that Manager Stewart is thoroughly in earnest over the matter. and the newspapers of the city are devoting much space to the question. Bisbee baseballists. however. do not appear yet to have taken up the question, and at least there has been no news paper agitation for the organization of such a league. Douglas fans, of course, realize the necessity of Tue son as member of such a league, and Manager Stewart has already been in communication with Manager Sullnger of the last season Tucson Regulars.
 Yet Another League
 The second league which is being talked up is league which will be composed of Phoenix, Mesa. Tempe, Chandler. Casa Grande and Tucson. The plan of a six-team league or ganization has progressed from the
 
 Valley league of last season Look ing about for fourth team to add to Phoenix, Mesa and Tempe the pro motors have been approached by baseball enthusiasts in Casa Grande and Chandler, both of which towns are organizing teams for the sum mer, and naturally, in order to fill out league of six teams they go on farther and include Tucson. How yet been agitated extensively, and is practically in the newspaper stage.
 City League Certain
 While Tucson fans appreciate the compliment of the two different leagues in thinking of the Old Pueblo as a good place for a league team it is not probable that the question of joining any league will be seriously considered for a while The City league appears to be certainty, and the common sense of the fans of the city is going to demand that the schedule be planned with reference to outside games, and there will not be anything decided upon until the City league magnateS have their meetings and map out the plans for the sum- mer. One thing seems to be certain: that baseball is on the boom in the state for the coming season. and that if Tucson is going to be in the race for baseball supremacy, as in the years gone by, there will have to be spirit of cooperation among the various baseball interests in the city
 Both Globe and Miami are boost ing for an enthusiastic season of the national game and it is very prob able that they will welcome plans for a series of state wide baseball games between the various clubs instead of an organization of clubs into leagues The two cities have their league. sim liar to the Tucson City league. and with it they schedule outside games. The success of the game in the two cities last summer speaks well for the Globe idea as opposed to the forma- ton of a league, and it looks very much as though that idea would pre- vail with Tucson fans"