Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-02
Dickerson's Filtration With
Prospective Cities for Loop
Gets Setback.
MoGULs STILL OPTIMISTIC
League Will Start Season With
Six Or Even Four Clubs
If Necessary.

OMAHA, Neb.. Jan. All E>not
smooth sailing on the base bali sea for
the Western league.
When the Western moguls staged
their merry little confab at st. Joseph
the first OF this month. II was agreed
the Western loop should pluck two
more cities from the fertile and un-
tenanted fields of Oklahoma or Iri-
nols and President Dickcrson was dis
patched on gumshoeing tour TO these
states
send Out 8. O. s.
Al that time. baseball prospects in
oklahoma and Illinois were slim. The
western association had been torpe-
doed and was sinking fast. The Cen
ral league was floundering on the
rocks and It's S. O. s. calls for aid were
unanswered
Peoria, Bloomington and Rockford,
IN Illinois. and Oklahoma City and
Tulsa In Oklahoma were directing
thrtauous glances at the Western
nagnates and the latter flirted back
and Dickerson started on his Journey
But now, alas for the Western mo
gus, the Oklahoma and Illinois VII
iases are not 40 coy Apparently
they have recalled mamma's sage ad-
vice not TO flirt with strangers.
Suspect Double.
Down In Oklahoma, the petroleum
wonders have .hunch that they are
being double-crossed Dickerson first
visited Oklahoma City and Tulsa and
these villages gave out the word that
,heir admittance to the Western
league had been practically settled
Ill nrnhlhla nn -.
enthusiasm became little bit excited
ana previous and they Just thot Il
was practically settled. But when
Dickerson bobbed up over In Illinois
the Sooners became peevish and de-
cided Dickie had been Kidding them
SO the oklahomans Nave started
talk OF reviving the Western associa- |
tion' The western association In
cLhss u The ID stands for dead. The |
w estern association IL so dead all the |
pulmotors manufactured Wouldn't re- /
ylye II. But the oklahomans haven't
discovered this. As In every baseball |
league optlmism prevails
at this time of the year, when they
aren't losing money every day
80 the Okiahomaus are kicking a
bit.
bloomington Lles Down.
Now for Illinois. Bloomington OF.
ficially has given UP hope. Bloom
lngtou was climbing toward attitudes
TOO FAR In the air anyhow. IL IL a
class II town and has no business try |
ing TO put on class A airs.
When the Bloomington gents. got
TO Figuring IL up they could see more |
money going out than coming In, so |
.hey are trying to stir up the deceased |
CehtrRi. They may succeed II they |
DO the Western viii be unable to |
break into Peoria or Rockford.
IL IL said, too, that Peoria has
cooled In It's attitude toward the Vest |
ern and VIII stick TO the ship IL thare |
N a chance TO resuscltate the Central. |
Kidding Themselves.
Thus is Mr.. Dickerson encounteriny
little Irregularities In the road he Il
-raveling To our way OF thinking, |
me oklahoma and Illinois parties Are
kidding themselves when they hone
10 pHl their respective leagues thru
next year. Their own cities NAV d.
Iiver the patronage and thus the iron
men, but the other towns upon which
hey depend will sink to the bottom
lf the shaft long before Independence
lay rolls around The Western has
4 good chance to last until August,
anyway. and things may break better
after that VI
So In the long run Il Is q good guess
hat Oklahoma city and Tulsa ana
'eOria and Rockford and, perhaps
all will be clamoring
or those vacant berths In the West.
'rn league. But their benighted ON.
lmism may so delay the clamorlnp
hat the Western will have 10 shake n
'ltty leg to get away 10 any kind OF
tart in the spring
DuCky on HIs Way.
Ducky Holmes down at Lincoln has
'acked his suitcase. thrown IN thel
Xtra necktte and couple of colI1rs
nd gone calling. Ducky IL looklng
or place TO light
Lincoln is out OF tho question. The
Anks almost passed out of the pie-
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