Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-04
MAY ALTER. TWO
LEAGUESFO 1919
Western Association Wants
Four Cities Now Held by
Dickerson Circuit.
NO CHANGE THIS YEAR
Peoria and Three Others Are
Available for Western
League Next Season.
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KANSAS CITY, March al
plans, which are In the making
right now materiallze the minor
league map IN the middle west will
be altered materially for the cam
Spaisn Of 1919, Tho Western asso.
eiation will have the old territory
that comprised that league IN the
days before Topeka and Wichita
were sold 20 the Western league and
the latter will take In several cities
which are not now included an that
circuit
whin nothing definite has been
done the sltugtlon was gone over
shoroly by T., w, Dickerhon. presi.
dent OF the Western league and
Charles J. Brill OF Tulsa. president
OF the Western association. who
came here for conference with
Dlckerson.
II 10 tho desire OF Brill 20 rive
Tulsa. Oklahoma city and other
good baseball cities OF the southwest
clsss "B' baseball, which is bet
ter baseball than they have bad
OF recent years tho cities In tfils
section have been booming and II
will be an easy matter 20 organize
. league with a population OF B00,-
600. which is 100000 above the
number required for a class ~" cir
cult.
W. A. Not to Start.
II 10 very likely that tho Western
association will not start this year.
President Hrfu believes u will he
best 20 rest a year and until thu
war In over or until n circuit can be
formed that will give them the cities
thsy want, thus guaranteeing the
rams OF Tulsa and Oklahoma City tho
class OF baseball they deserve. The
Arhoma league, recently formed, has
already paused into tho discard and
the Western asso citation has taken
- place with five cities, but II may
DO \ wise move TO let that o1vcult
suspend until 10 can take IN territory
now held by the Western league I, n nd
thus make it's splendid class ''B"
minor anixation.
II 10 the dcSire of President prIlt
to form q league for 1919 that wIll
include Tulsa, Oklahoma city. Jop-
lin. Wichita, Topeka, Hutchinson
Muskogse. Fort Smith. Springfield
or Enid.
II such a league Is formed u will
take Topeka, wichita and Joplin out
OF the Western league. Very likely
President Dickerson viii ha willing
FOR such q change TO be made In his
circuit, providing he can get three
other good cities to replace them,
Dickerson always has favored Peo-
ria ~ a Western league entry.
W. ,. May Expand East.
In case his circuit in changed he
hksiy would favor Peoria, Hannibal.
NO. and Quincy. ILL.,. TO be repre-
etnted by one team and Davenport,
Rock Island or Bloomington as tho
other entry, This would give the
western very good circuit, max
Ing a compact Western half with st.
Joeeph, Omaha, Dos Mo,nes and
Lincoln and the towns mentioned
above az the eastern half OF tho
wheel.
while all Of this Ia merely discus
sion at this time II Ii very prob.
able that change Of this sort will
be made next year. President Bril-
of the Western association would
like 10 see such switch brought
about now. but II IL q little too late
N the Wetsern league already has
taken IN Topeka and Hutchinson FOR
this year and Joplin and Wichita are
sure OF returning their franchises
In the Western league for another
season.
President Dickerson left last night
for n trim thru the northern part
OF the Western league circuit and
will reach Des Moines for the sched-