The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-25
ORGANIZATION IS
BELIEVED CERTAIN
Jack Letcher, Likely Pres.
ident, Sees No Diff
culties.
ARDM0RE MAKES BID
Southern Oklahoma City IL
One Of Most Promising
Prospects.
by LARRY DALEY.

Fate of MCatcru association base
ban for 1920 lA To be- detrTm ned iJ.
day wiycu reWeeon titIvcs Of il ci..
ioa " three states meet at MuAky
geo.
Although thcrc rs no definite as.
surttnce that tho formation OF the
Wo1.cru association VIII be per.
fc"tcn today an indications ar thai
when the meeting lH over that t tlk
or eight-Club circuit VIII have been
launched This U the belief Of Jagt
IctchCr OF thls CilN former tt.r
presiient uf the Western uHsocia
tbun and likely choice as pre- iI'ui
ot the rcuryaulLcd association Air
LotUhCT has boon lu close personal
touch with the II cities which are
10 be rCprcgontcd today ANA last
night said that there N lttlo doubt
bat that he circuit viii be- organized
The oitlcs which viii be repre-
sCntcd at Mu9kugce today are Mus
kogec Okmulgce, End, McA lcgtor,
Ardmorc. Bartl"evillr and Drum
right. Okla, Dcnisuu. sherman and
Paris Texas and Fort smith. ARK.
WclI Known Men Present.
Some OF the best known baseball
men in the southwest viii be prcss not
nt the conference They include
Charles J. sy.!i of For; Smith. man
Heourd one OF the bcst known sport
acribca in this section bernard A.
Bridgcwater. managing editor OF the
MuBkoger Times Democrat ana FOR
mcr sporting editor of the Okla
homn Ci.v Times, Dick Cooley. cx-
major league player who ~ 20 hold
the Okmulgce franchise. H.. A. Dan
icls of McAleStcr for several years
president OF the MUAlestcr W \.
l.
ball writer OF Dauis0n. "lted" Snapp
OF Paris, former manager OF that
city's Western Association club,
Charles Schmidt of Fort Smith. for
nier star catcher with the Detroit
American league club last year with
the Tusa Western league club, and
W. A. McGaha OF DrumrIght. for
nIor secretary of the oklahoma CITY
Western association club.
Ardmore. okla, now looms as one
OF the most likely entrants into the
Western association. eladlng base
ball men OF that city have become
Interested IN the project OF placing
franchise there and have the nee
essary backing and ability To make
It success ArdmOrc has advances
To n place now az one Of the mos
important of oklahoma ciucA, Tn
Healdtpn oil fields have brought new
prosperity to that city. ana with tina
prosperity. a subsequent influx a.
people. which Is certain To react &
the best interests toward basobal
franchise.
There Is little doubt that MuskO
gee will he an entrau into the Wes
tern association. Fans there, dlssap
pointed over that Ctty's failure Il
secure Western league franchise
were AZ first not cuthused over pros
poets OF " A. ball But the fnotioI
which desires to see proforFApna
baseball In that city which includo
those who realize the class OF Yves
tern association baseball In tho past
IA shown by the number OF player
graduated into fn.st company, have
shown a desire to secure "A Wcdtcri
association berth this season. As
auranco that MuskoEoe VIII h
granted permission to Withdraw
fton the Western association an
time they may secure entrance INT
the Western league, Will be give
said Mr. Lctchcr
\ Chance to show,
Spencer Abbott, president ot tn
Tulsa Western leaguc club, one q
The three members Of tho rule
schedule committee and one OF IN
leaders in that circuit last night dc
clnpod that the personnel OF IN
Western league viii be the same M
season ns last year. hut added INA
There might he n change attcr I'M
season. lie said that ahould Mus
kogee enter the Western associate
this season and show It can suppoi
n Western league club then tina
move might be mado.
six or eight clubs viii compris
the circuit. should eight cities MAJ
sufficient guarantee of good taltl
then an cight-tcdm league VIII
formed. Nlr. l.etcher ls certain ina
az least six cities win be ready
organize today,