Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-21
Composed of Arkansas and
Oklahoma Burgs; Name
the Arizona.
c. J. BRILL NAMED PRESIDENT
oklahoma City. Tulsa, Fort
Smith, Muskogee and Ard
more Get Franchises.
,ny sioff co,rcspoadcntj

FONT SMITH ARK, Jan. 9O--f EXT
the Western a9oc,auon Enter the
Arizona league
Two hour4 after q resolution Und
passed the directors uf the Western
association TODAY authorizing the
withdrawal Of ~ members, icptcarn-
mtiyrs ot the ave strongest cities ~
the league had perfected organization
OF "a new league 90 b" known as ihe
N'konla league, u name derived nom
Atkunrls and oklahoma the two
states represented la the circuit Ihe
ucw league ruuFieis ot tulsa Okla
hnmn tliy Nuskuuer. Fort Smith nnd
Ardmufe At prust one moCuy ana
perhaps three more riiirt tfr expected
n be added 10 this ilel before the
playing rcuauu opens. rud " the fun
Slght-club circuit 10 organized the
league will have & Qualification, with
the possibility Of growing into class
I. league within two on three years,
The oklahoma City franchise VIII
be IA the name of ". " Duncan, Nort
smith, by Geo EllofsDn, Muskogee, by
y j 4, lAuEhncy Ardmore, 10y y. w.
Tyer, and Lou Duffy was placed In
chnrLo Of tho Tulsa situation With
the exception uf DUFFY. these are the
same men who have been operating
franchises IN the Western association,
IniIi President -Trcn surcr.
G. ! l3rill, Hporting editor of the
Tulsa WOrld, and for three years sec
rctaty Of the Western association, was
named president and treasurer. Earl
Radclific, sporting editor OF the Daily
JklahOman OF Oklahoma city, aud ~,
A rridgewater managing editor Of
the Muskogee Timcs-D Democrat, we're
elected vico-prssldents, carr w Held,
city editor OF the Fort smith Times-
Record WIS elected secretary, Tho
president or club owner OF each team
constitute the board Of directors. ~.
G. Basa OF Fort Smith, j. F IalrsA
ncy Of Muskogoe, and Lou Duffy OF
Tulsa, were named trustees
Tho resolution making possible the
formation of new league, which for
two years has been recognized as
the ideal solution OF tho baseball
question Tor Tulsa, Oklahoma city,
Muskogce and Fort Smith. was pre-
sented by &, W Tyer of Ardmore. II
was offered after two other rcsolu-
lions, similar, but slightly different
had been defeated by the voters.
on roll .call Denison, Sherman and
McAlester voted no. Tulsa, oklahoma
city, MuHkogee, Fort Smith aud Ard
moro voted tn the affirmative.
Tulsa, oklahoma city. Muskogeo
and Fort Smith went into the meeting
realizing the impoAslbllity OF contin-
uing the Western nRAocatlcn. ns II
has been constituted for the last three
yoara yet deHring 10 protect tho IN
tereais of Denison, sherman and Me-
Aiester club owners In their territory.
Sought TO suspend,
Tho last three. realizing that they
could not operate this year, sought TO
LA t.aa q
operations for 1913, but opening In
lsID with the old personnel, A reso-
luton to this effect was defeated five
tn three Then came "A resolution ny
T. NJ Duncan, similar to thc one
finally adopted, yet different In a de-
tail or two, witch lost when Duncan
himself cast the tieing vote because
OF an amendment 10 his original teHo.
lutlon. For few minutes II appeared
that the meeting was deadlooked, but
after conference between the rep
reacntntives OF the five northern citles,
the Tyer resolution was presented ana
accepted II was bitterly contested by
f. H. Wiiiford of Denisin, VINO ncld
ghermnus proxy In addition to DENT
sons vote. and by II. II. Morgan, vot-
ing for McAlester. When the smoke
had cleared away, II was realized thh'
the only thing had been done when
could possibly have protected every
city In the old Western association.
According to the new line up, the
five members which have Withdrawn
from the old Western association tn
form new circuit, Will decline tp
avail themselves OF the opportunity
offered In the resolution To return to
Tho old Western association, prefer.
ring To promulgatc the new ana
,1conuer league, and at the same time
Denison, sherman and MoAlester WIZ
have their original franchises In the
Western association. around when
they can rebuild u new league when
the war situation clears,