Bisbee daily review., 1918-03-19
ARTHUR HOFFMAN TO
 HEAD BALL LEAGUE
 DURING 1918 SEASON
Tentative Schedule Calling for Opening Game April IA Drawn Up and Program for Banner Year Adopted.

The Warren District Baseball league was organized last night at meeting held at the Junction mine which was attended by Myron w. Mitchell, H. c. Henrie. Oscar w. Gil man. Oliver Brown, Roy Boat, Ed. Cowan, Fred Carnes and Jos. N. Chap man.
 A set of league rules to govern tle circuit organized was adopted as drawn mp by MT. Henrie while Arthur Notman, assistant superintendent of the Phelps-Dodge corporation, was unanimously elected president and Oliver Brown was named as secre- tary. MT. Notman was called out of the city and therefore could not be present at last nights meeting. It was decided to include three teams in the league. all local clubs. These are the JunctiOn-Briggs, c. & A and the Copper Queen. Fred Carnes will pilot the latter outfit on the playing field while Gill Pittman will lead the Junction Briggs players i with Mickey Morris in charge of the | C. & A. nine.
 Draw Up Schedule. Mir. Henrie is manager of the Cop per Queen club and MT. Chapman l business manager while MT. Mitchell ! is manager of the c. & A. club with MT Gilman manager of the Junction. Briggs and Oliver Brown business manager.
 ! Sol J. Morgenstern Of Lowell was unanimously chosen 10 act as business manager of the league
 | A tentative schedule has been draft ed and the probable date for the open ] ing game is April IA although the play i ing dates have not been formally adopted It was decided to divide the playing season into two races with | the winners of the first half season of play clashing with the victors dur ! ing the second half in a post season series.
 The matter of umpires was taken up and efforts to sign Kitty BraSheaT and Jimmy Toman, both former coast league arbitrators. will be made. Two such competent officials in charge of the play should help much to make for better baseball this year than last season.
 Plan Season Tickets.
 Two games will be played each week with one on Sunday and the oth- CT on Wednesday. On July the team in first place will play the club in second hole in the afternoon and the third place team in the morning. The matter of selling season tickets was taken up and will be decided upon at the next meeting. The mem bers of the board of directors, includ- ing Messrs. Notman, Mitchell, Gilman and Henrie, will also get action on the problem of having the playing field put in shape. This is now in poor condition and it is hoped it can be resurfaced and put in proper shape SO as to make good baseball possible.
 The teams will divide the gate re- cepits on a SO and 40 per cent basis each game.
 In the post season series between the winners of the two-half seasons of play five games will be played.
 Sign Fast Players.
 All clubs are getting action on sign ing professional players and some speedy players will be imported soon by the three teams. Captain Pittman of the Junction-Briggs has practically lined up his club while Carnes is in touch with some good men Ed. Cowan, an experienced player whd knows many good pastimers, is lining I'D some excellent talent for Manager Mitchells c. & A. club.
 Judging from the interest in base ball now being, taken in Bisbee and district and in the preseason demand fOr season tickets this wear will far eclipse the diamond efforts of 1917.