The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-29
TEN CITIES TO Be
PRESENT TODAY
Final Organization of the
Circuit to Be Perfected
Next Meeting.
TO DECIDE PERSONNEL
Final Details for Coming
Season Will BE Made at
This Session.
Hy LARRY DALEY

After much ludccision due to tho
many applications Tor franchia. q.
organization ~ the Western Gls
hail association for 1890 is 10 bo
perfected here today MaRuatos OF
hat circuit are to meet iu the final
conference OF tho season Ht The
Brady hotel at l.3U O'Clock ana
all details viii be contaminated
this afternoon thus clearing the
way for glart Of active operations
FOR the season
An Unprecedented number of ap-
plica.lons for fran,.,'ses this season
has caused the bucHors of the
southwestern class u circuit to hos
itate I'm forming their personnel, Ha
u was desired 20 secure the tcgt
cities available. After considering
zach application for several Weoks
only 10 citios romnin TO be consld-
cred. From these ,itics, an eight
or sin club circuit viii be formed
today II Is desirable tnnt tlo West
orn association comprise eight
cities, but should II he found that
an Cight-club circuit would not be
as compact AS "A six-cluh OtBauiha-
lion. then the latter viii be organ
ized for this season
Indicate Su'sarsfuI Year.
The many applications for berths
In the Western association forecast
The popularity Of baseball for the
coming season. and indicate that
one OF the grand old games great
est years is IN prospect AS the
Western association Dias always
been one OF the livest minor league
circuits, II therefore follows that
with the unusually favorable coudi-
lions this year. baseball In the Wcsr
ern association Is In FOR a big year.
Ten cities will he represented at
today's meeting, according to the
league president. The cities and
their representative are as fol
lows: Okmulgee, Dick Cooley. Paw
huska. Norman and Howard Price
Drumright, Il. X, McGaha, rc-
Alester. NJ. III. Robertson. represent
ing E, a. Daniels: Fort Smith,
Blake Harper and Charley schmidt,
Springfield, Danny Nee and Doctor
Seebold. Enid, Al Wise and Ted
Wartng. and Henryetta, Emmett
Rogers. Chlckasha and Muskogcc
fans are understood 20 have signified
their intentions of oeing represented,
Six Cities Are Ready.
Six cities, Okmulgee, IawhuSka,
Drumr!ght, McAlcster. Fort Smith
and Springfield are ready to go.
Sale of season tickets has been un-
der way in those towns for several
weeks. Those six cities may bo fig
ured as certainties. Enid looms as
another certainty. Fans OF tho
hustling northern burg are real
sportsmen. who will support a base
ball club capaoly run. They did 1t
IN the days OF the old Western as
sociation. before tho rise OF the ricn
CARRIER oil fields, and they'll do 1t
now. In Ted Waring, "A former major
league star and later n minor league
manager OF note, and Al Wise, a
veteran baseball man OF varied OK
perience, Enid will have two men
who will serve the interests OF that
city to the best advantage. Henry
eta has made repeated bldg for "a
franchise, and Mr., Rogers plans to
make n fight to secure berth for
that city.
Muskogee's status will be definite
~ determined today, That city is
wanted in and assurance has been
made that they may withdraw at
any time they can secure entrance in
a circuit of higher classification.
That IL all the Western association
can do. Chickasha Is planning ON
making n strong bid ror Il place, hut
as the possibilities OF that city
have never been discussed before. II
is therefore, impossible to forecast
what their chances are.