The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-29
SPLIT WESTERN
SEASON, PLEAD
NORTHERN CITIES
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b.. but wiz Consider II &.
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H'Nere hoat--lcls gpUt the sea-
That's the loud ard long cry
.emIuajng from tho northern loop
.Cl'es as the Western league peuuaut
race uears the halfway mark, with
.St Joe far out IN front ana Tulsl
.and Wichita, two other southern eu-
.trau'- hr,o2.ng along iu second and
third uot,hes, with "a fighting chance
fOr ue flag
Te.epAaac and te,eEraph witrs
have been Kept hul1iuE The laet few
days as the naguaios conferred win
each other and went over the sltua-
'tiQn,
Nothing az all definite either one
way or the other has developed, but
the proposition is being seriously
considered Briefly. the situation
seems TO be about like this nt pres
.ent.
Here's the Way Things stand.
Attendance has fallen down every
where except u' Tulsa and 81. Joe'E
long lead is cutting 81 stiIi more.
Owners OF clubs .u the four north
orn towns omaha, Denver. sioux
city and Dos Molnos are unanimous
In favor OF splitting tine season into
two pennart races, giving St. Joe
victory on the first and arranging a
championship post-sea eon series be
tween the Saints and the winners ot
the second half.
owners " tho southern clubs
even including President Holland Of
Oklahoma CITY whose team is
down IN the race-are inclined 10
be opposed 90 the proposition,
though they may aeccde 90 it for
the general good of the league.
The matter probably will be dis
posed Of one WAY or the other by a
vote before the end Of
the week.
Crawford Is Opposed.
In nutshell, that Is summary
Of the situation. President John
Crawford Of the Tulsa club said
Wednesday that he would not sor a
moment consider split pennant
race--cNCept for the good ~ the
Western league which he, Ike the
others OF the southern loop-have at
heart.
1--WE are IN In the race and !
firmly believe we will beat -. Joseph
out for the pennant 10 the race is
continued through the season said
Mr.. Crawford I'VE are drawing
great and splitting the season would
mean that interest would have to
be built up again.
ITO split the season and play out
the present schedule would be a
rank injustice to Tulsa as we'll as
the other southern clubs. For after
the present nome stand which will
close with the series with Wichita
we have only % more games 20 play
at home and about twice that num-
/ Der on the road That would give
/ the northern clubs big advantage
| over us.
Would Revise Schedule.
However. IL II !s decided that the
| best interests OF the league viii be
served by splitting this season
won't stand I'm the way providing
/ they will agree TO revise the schod- d-
ule. / will agree TO 1t n they viii
| give Tulsu 81 games at home and
| ~ on the road-which amounts 10
the transferring Of two series 20 this
city which now are scheduled elso-
where. This would still give tho
northern clubs the advantage. but ]
viii make that concession"
Officials ot the Tulsa club con-
ferred with President Holland OF the
Oklahoma city club over the phone
Wednesday, Mr.. Holland looked az
/ the matter I'm the same light as Mr..
/ Crawford, lie told Business Mana
ger Fr.el OF Tulsa that he was op-
posed 70 splitting the peunant race
/ because 10 was not usually done in
leagues Of the caliber Of the West.
eiu-but s7Ir he would not stand in
the way II II was deemed necessary
for the good Of the league.
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