The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-27
Abbott Has Well Balanced
Organization Ready for
the Fray.
IEARNEY SENDS GREETINGS
Predicts Great Season; Is
Greatest Leader in Minor
Baseball.
BY CHARLES J. RRILL

!. RECONSTRUCTED from the stronges
rcmbers OF the old Western leagu,
and the former Western association
tho new Western league enters upor
g. nipcteenth championship season
next Wednesday,
omaha comes to Tulsa
ST. Joseph opens at Oklahoma City
SIOUX city starts at Joplin.
Dcs Moines tackles the champions
al wichita.
Dark for many months. the pros
poets for a most successful year hai
bocn growing brighter daily for tn,
last few weeks and when the barrier
S lfed next Wednesday the field
Will get away I'm better shape thar
for any previous start since the
European war began.
In President A, X. Tearney. the
Western league has the most pro,
gressive and the greatest leader ir
minor league baseball. He is recog
nzcd wherever politics OF baseball
arc known. This Is his first year
A. the head OF this organization and
he has addressed himself TO Tulsa
fandom In tho following statement
received by The World yesterday:
Upon the eve Of the opening OF
the Western league season 7 send
my hcnrticst greetings TO every fnn
within the confines Of this great
baseball organization.
|, Having wCnthercd every storm
that has developed during the ltfo
~ the organization and now that
the great war has been scstlcd and
for which we were forced 10 dis
continue temporarily. we arc again
appearing. young and fresh, with
renewed yigor, new faces, different
surroundings, better talent and
new cities. Each club In the cir
cult presents tn the peoplc IA great
change In It's personnel Many
have engaged players who hive
sccn service abroad, and who~c
efforts In connection with their
duties IA u soldier were very
Il .scommpndablc. II 80 happens that
most OF these boys played on base
hall teams I'm France and because
~ the great interest that wrs man
tested, many young men have de-
Nclopcd and win be seen on the
roster OF the clubs.
realize that the fans In the
Western league cities arc anxious
and pulling hard for their club to
win. IL happens, however. TINT In
baseball league Of eight clubs,
one must be first and one must be
Lac and while the world loves
winner, my sympathy AMI feeling
goes out ia u loser who has
worked hnrd and faithful and lent
every effort To accomplish the de-
sired goal, bst failed.
In "A contest like baseball,
where so many unccrtnint arise,
II Is strange. nevertheless. II fact,
that time niM again In u series OF
games u club will win, which. nc
coriing 10 the dope. is not the bet
ter of the two, md my cNplanh-
iion >of alis situation can he told
IN u very few worcis-IN1EG-
RlTN or THE GAME.
The prime object OF each club II,
A. II should be. Ia win tho pen
nant. Wy this net the public may
H. sure there IL honest lCompcr-
ton In the organization and gnod
naturcd rivalry. For suc,c~s
throughout the circuit. u c'or-e
race between the eight clubs II cs-
scntinl. for wherever II T. other
wise, with n few clubs AWAY out In
front and n few others away In tho
rHr, II Is "a bad thing for the
whole league. This situation de-
rclops, however, In u league which
fS not well balanced, hut pre-
hlct nt this time Tint the Western
league will have enc W the closest
rNr'S II ever experienced pnd ny
this will provide recreation for the