Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-25
Western Association Starts
1 April 80; Closes August II
Moguls Advance Salary Limit
to Glass b Proportion;
Lower Player Limit.
ENID WILL NOT BE MEMBER
Players on Defunct Clubs Are
Distributed; Clubs TO
Collect War Tax,

Special 10 The Word q
OKLAHOMA CITY. Fsb. eA--Ad.
Vnnllng the rnlnn limit 10 II class D
proportion OF 81 500 per month aud
settling upon % schedule cf ~
games vas the principal businc ~
transacted hN the club owners OF the
Western association iu "a meeting
held here today Tho opening dtto
Of tho league iH April 80 ard tho
closing date August ~ Tulsa. okla
homa Citv MuhhoEce Gni Port
Smith were represented. whils Ghcr-
o man aRd Ardnlore were represented
by V. j Finley ard Dick Apenr, 10.
spectiysly Finiey held the prbsisa NJ
nrnisou and McAlrHtrr, FlnlHy Rnd
Spear participated In the meeting In.
formally hut we're not allowed 10
vote
PLAYER. on the reserve lists OF the
sherman. peniron. Ardmorc and Ne.
AleStsr clubs were distributed among
the four clubs remaining IN tho
Western association. The dlstrlhu-
ton was made by drawing BY lQi.
Result ~ Drawing.
This Is the result of the drawing
Tulsa u Hammer. ~ Allen, llAislip,
Payne, Palmer J Robinson. Frank
Allison, crittcnden. kimbaii tsus-
ponded), Mickey tsuHpended).
Oklahoma city: MchRhan, Hayes
I. G. Smith. Phillips, Totten. j. w
Winters. smithson, Hhlps (aiapend-
ed). Fields susponded), Daniels tsus.
penduh).
Fort Smith Dennis ]. Jonas, Ilar-
rtr. Thebo Darcy, Hall. clark. Ever
don, codngtnn tsuspendedl, Youn+
man lsiispehdedJ
Muskoeee sheffield. Halney, Ffee.
man. Alexander. ". T.. Halliday. Cos,
Raedcll tsuspcndedl, Floyd tsua-
ptnded), Purcell isuppended
Glars u salaries Will be paid play
ors In the Western association under
q resolution fixing the salary limit
at tl,s00 a month and tho player
limit was sci al 10 instead of -, In
oluding the manager. the decision to
play class u baseball around the cir,
cult was unanimously adopted Ia
passing the motion 10 rftise the sRinry
limit 10 fI.soo. Herponsibilitv for
the collection OF war tax rarelut y ~,
dsoialVf. ttrfeis wsf r6fyMn upon
esch eTSV while the aoMn OF the
National assooletlon In hnhlina war
tax collscilons on paSrAs 10 the hall
parks awiIl be foll9,ssd by tho West
After Presto ~ c. ]. Brill of Tul-
~ called L6s meeting 20 order yes.
terday aktfnoon, tho question nrpAe
as 20 Lfstatus OF DenJson ShormNn.
,ArdY6re and healestsr In the meet
Upon an objection from a. D.
Decker representing tho oklahoma
City club against ". o. Fmley OF
sherman who held the pro.io, %
NcAiestsr and ncnison and Dick
Af "a all "a
meeting president Brill ruled that
since the adoption OF the rosulin.
ton at blusknEeo permitting thelr
withdrawal from the league for 4
year. those clubs should not vote IN
the meeting.
6aypvai was made from the do.
c,sion OF the leagues president. How
aver, " motion was pnrseh reitorats
ing the Western association aeroe
ment with thoFe clubs 20 admit than
at the close OF tho 1913 season II
they elected TO return. No further
discussion followed this Bta tament
and Finley and Spear participated
IN the discussions that ensued, eut
did not, vote.
slx club Circuit
Tha schedule ARRANGEMENT admits
nf "A sir-olub circuit II was dotinilo-
y.Etnted that End would nos be n
member % the Western aasnriHtion
in1n1s. ] T Looghnev OF Muskosen,
E M. Duncan Of Oklahoma civ and
whoever miGht he the accredited
~ tho Tulsa nlubsl
were named by the president rs a
board of tr1stees
Al. papers, books and whatever
IN the possession of , "
neh cf Parts, TexaH formes presl
dent OF the WosterR assOctattnn.
were demanded by the clNS ownrra
20 be turned over without d9r>x Ai@r
an audit of The hooks WAS ASKED
~ an adjourned session held TO-
Bight plans for flnancinW the lraeuo
we're cQnsidered Provision WIS snhde
IN biMget for necessary operasinR
expenses and monthly assesament
levied against each ~ the clubs q
meet the budget requirements, Tim
pife pontlus was rerleetad and MADE
deanlof the staff. With an increase IN
slsary.
Tho matter nf preparing the pchod-
ulc was left IN the hands ~ " VI.
Duncan. president OF the nklahnml
CITY club and a report " exncc,ci
within week Tile schedule viii pro
Vld. nAnRs to he niaNel lay NIX