Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-01-18

tory would he mads this geek
In New York have been FULLY
borne out by the developments ~
the last two or three days The
minors went 10 the metropolis with
blood In their eye ana their hat OF
ready to shy into the ring And
when the time came. the It'd was
tossed over the ropes without any
hes.tancy Not 10 show weakness.
ths majors accepted the challenge
and promptly kicked II out again 10
clear the stage for activities that
were 10 follow
The split between the majors
and minors which occurred late
Thursday nisht was the greatest
upheaval since the launching uf
the Federal lengue war; aud Joe
Tinker. one of tho Federal fire
brands, ~ the leading spirit IN The
latest revolt The shock probably
would have been greater were u
not for the fact that II la consld-
cred "A foresone conclusion that "A
new agreement will be arranged
between the big boys ana the lit
tie fellows, maybe before the next
season opens. hut more likely
about the time the present nation
al board of arbitration goes out OF
business IN 1921. Not later than
that It is believed "A nvw national
agreement will he established
which will give the minors repre-
sentation on the national COM
nilsson.
Relief that the split was only
Temporary also was csprc~scd Inst
night by SIrnccr Abbott who hoIcs
Ia have n Western league club In op-
Grafton In INilsa before many months
He Declared abrogntinn was forced
on the minors bsru-' In no other
way could the ma iorS be- brought To
n realization Of their dcIrndcnc, on
the littic fellows ami the iis,i,c of
their claims.
or more immediate Importance II
the action taken last night nv the
minors themselves IN bringing about
long -prcachcd reforms In their deal
ings with each other. For years there
has iccn cry against the farming
of pls v'rr, and Ia spite Of individual
league rules against this practice,
nevertheless. II wns In operation IN
practically every league In the conn
try. This has bc~n pla,,si under the
ban In all minor leagues and 1fc.
guards cstR bIisicd to make each club
absolute owner ~ ever, man ON It's
roster.
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Another change that long has
been regarded a. necessary u the
Interests OF Justice. was the de
ci-ion 10 take the latest school
census on 4 ha-ls for computing
the ClaSzifica of league in
stead Of the last federal census
Especially In the west where
minor league baseball IN best. ties
are growing ~ rapidly that lragup-
soon become deserving uf higher
claSsification. Vet under The old
regulations, classification could
not be advanced until the next
federal Ccnsus. VIII ch might bee
eight or ten }fats
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Take Tulsps case foi instance.
The Western association had suffi-
.cient population 90 warrant II being
made a class & Organization. bat the
last federal census showed Tu-t io
have a population uf some ~ 600
while Oklahoma CiiV was ven uulN
$4,000 Al Of the other members ~
the circuit were entitled TO thou.
sands more than they were credited
I, was 80 with the 1cNas league, too.
and under the new regulations the
a a
TO class 4 is IN deserving of such
cites rs Dallas SIn Antonio lprt
worth and Houston. the average
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