Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-14
PANHANDLE TOWNS
GET INVITATIONS
'T0ENTER LEAGUE
AMARILLO. PLiI>VIEw. IBBOCK
AND san ANGELO ARR GINEN
OPPORTt NIFTY IT, SECIRE
BERTHS ~ WEST TIN.
~ LEAGtE.


After listening To- the claims of s'
eral Central and West Texas cities o.
admission o. The West T,Els Baseball
League. the directors and ,iuh oWr."
81 that organization 40 m.,tinE hril
IN the Grace Hotel 90 Abilene SUNDAY
recommended The admission of Az.
rillo. Plainyi,W. LuhboCk BHd san Az
CELLO. An offer was ihrrgupln made o.
representative % ihns. cities ut iur
chires In the organization. ttu D OBJ,
franchises to De- llauN ru account U.
an expansion of the circuit from Sis
clubs 90 eight and The remaining uH
thoac now held hy Cisco and Elsilnd
The blank franchises will be- s.ll o.
two Of the cities spyking admi.s.n. i.g
the sum u s9.50O each and The tiF.n
and Easiiand franchises. which o..
cludes all baseball players uniform.
equipment. etc. pertaining o. those
clubs, will be- sold o. tWo other cities
for s. 900 each. The four cities -
lected hy the organization must ii'"
their acccptanccs az meeting called
for next sunday. at Swcctwatcr or oln
er applicants will b. considered in thc.r
stead. according On Walter Morris. pres
ident Of the league.
Amarillo Represented.
Al the opening of ihc AS ION al thr
various applicants Tor franchises wrr.
listened 20 In HIrn John Page. ~ The
Amarillo Daily News presented Il OIL.
ter 20 the league officials from T0ney
ChiSam. chairman ~ the entertain.
ment committee Il the Board 81 CIV
Development. which spoke e ANA
rillos Willingness a. enter IN" league
and asked regarding the requirement.
for admission and the expcnse 81 main
tanning a team in tho West Texas
League. This letter vas read b. Pres.
dent Morris O. the club owners and
Mr.. Psge was asked whether h. had
any offer 60 make on behalf % Anna.
rillo. lie replied that De- was not au
ihorized o. max, an offer ~ any kim
hut that any proposition the league
might make "a Amarillo would b, pre-
senied by him a. the Board 81 city De
velopmcni for its consideration Fol
loving this. other applicants Were
heard, each speaking brisily q the mef
lls u his city AZ baseball town. The
club owners then went into executive
SESSION.
Cisco and Easilsnd Dropped.
After over two hours debate amcn-
themselves Afr. PAGE. Tor Amarillo. was
called back into conference and tod
that the league had decided tentatively
20 expand from six % eight clubs.
dropplng Cisco and Eas;land. the onlt
cities IN the league % show q loss in
1890. This would create four Nac1n
cics. and thoss four vacancies were ~
fered O. Amarillo. Plainylcw, Lubbock
and San Angelo. The retiring cities.
Cisco and Eastlaud were anxious -
continue despite their losses oi last
season. which they stated were NJ
heavy. but consented o. step 0at when
the other club owners pointed ult 90
them that such 70 course would pol 90
hest interests a the league a- % would
give two or three a. the Panhandle
cities q chance o. come lr. Ut Morris
then went on and stated that 90, inr
chis-s % Cisco and Eustlnrl. inclusive
u al players On thu reserve l.yt unf
forms and other equipment. could o.
had for s. e0s each. The two tlan.
franchises Jus; created hy tn league
could be had az g.. 500 each The lelgl,
president added that the four cities Boz.
vited. II they accepted the Invitation
20 come IN. could de- "a, among them.
selves which two took the lank fran
ehisss and which ivo she Cisco and
Eastland franchises with ready MAD
hall clubs included a. then repeated
the leagues offer 10 Plainy.cw. Lll
book and san Angelo. The san Angel
representative. sam 81. Brewer stated
that they could count his town .n Cor
their wasn't a doubt IN IN world about
acceptance. Plairview. rspreaentec nv
proxy. stated that the town WAS we're
anxious O. get into the league and
would return a definite answer to %,
Invitation az IN Ssec'water meeting
next sunday l.ubiocs and AGar...
representative .sid they wsr, noi 600
ihorized O. act bot promised an answer
by next sunday.
Morris ior Amarillo.
After the conclusion 20 the meeting
President J. Walter Morris stated o.
Mr. Page that b. considered Amarillo
one Of the best baseball towns % "a
sixe IN the state oi Ieza-. and thtt h.
thought the long jump 90 The ii.
handle would H. mere than justified {.
Amarillo and elihsr Pia!rv.cw or LE..
book could b. secured tie AIDED ils'
In the executive session D. had sposcf
strongly for Amarillo Tor tF real. N
that he felt certain that n good team
would D. a paying prep sition in tha'
town. 10th Tor the league and for ths
town Itself DC further DECLARE "a
he wouldn't want Amarillo in th'
league Il b. wasn't crrtain that % c.uh
here would hrcaF better than even ard
thus strengthen the orgau!Eatlnn.