The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-27
IB. B. MEETING ON
S. w. League Club Owners to
Talk Schedule.
Staff of Umpires Named by
President Barbour.

Every team in the Southwestern
league is represented at the schedule
meeting which is in progress today
at the National hotel The meeting
opened at IL o'clock this morning and
was still in session at press time this
afternoon Ensley Barbour of Tulsa,
president of the league, is presiding.
Altho seven or eight schedules were
submitted none had been adopted at
O'Clock when the members of the del
egation adjourned to partake of
luncheon as the guest of Dick Cooley,
manager of the Topeka club. At that
time, however. the schedule was the
only matter not disposed of and it was
due to come in for much discussion
with the food mixture.
At the morning session it was
agreed to leave the matter of adopt
ing a ball with President Barbour,
who promised decision within few
days. Representatives of both the
Spaulding company of Chicago and
the Rawlins company of st. Louis
were heard by the club owners and
the indications are that the league
will adopt the Spaulding cork center
ball and Rawlins uniforms this sea-
son, altho the Spauldlng representa-
tive said he would insist on a three
year contract or none, and one calling
for all of the business. Most of the
club owners appear to be in favor of
the cork center ball but object to ty-
ing themselves up to a three year
contract The matter was finally left
with President Barbour, with full
power to act.
The league, at its last meeting at
Tulsa, voted to keep its salary limit
at 81. 400 Today several of the rep
resentatfves said the figure too low
and were ready to cast their vote to
raise the amount to $3.50. The ad-
dlt1onal sum is necessary to permit
the carrying of fourteen men on each
team, it was argued by those favoring
an increase.
Names His Umpires.
President Barbour announced that
he has placed contra cts with the fol-
lowing umpires for the coming sea-
son: Irish" Walsh. of below, Miss;
j. F. Shuster, of Detroit; both new
men in the league; Harry Womack, of
Tulsa Ben Boyle, of st. Louis, and Ed
Marley, of Independence, Kan, who
were with the league last season
Shuster is an old timer and is known
by practically every ball players in
the country. Womack is an old ball
player and several years ago played
with Concordia and Clay Center in the
Kansas State League. Later he was
an umpire in the same organizat ton
The schedule may prove a difficult
matter to settle on account of some
long jumps between the north and
the south which cannot possibly be
avoided. There is also a scramble
for as many Sunday games as possible
and the northern clubs should be in
the south on Decoration day when no
games can be played in Kansas. With
such a plan it will be necessary for
Coffeyville, which is the only Kansas
town in the southern division. to
transfer its Decoration day game to
some other town in Oklahoma. No
wata, Okla, probably would draw the
game, it was said Holiday dates are
also in demand altho the proceeds of
GA m o. MI II
pooled.
Open In the South.
1t has been agreed that the sched-
ule adopted will show the four north
ern clubs opening the season April 20
in the south, where they will play a
total of twelve games, followed by a
similar swing of the southern clubs to
the north. After that the clubs are
due for general mixture and the
bird who presents the best arrange
ment as to mileage will receive from
the league the sum of 500. The
schedule will be released for publica-
ton either Saturday afternoon or Sun
day morning, matter to be decided
yet this afternoon
Those attending the meeting today
are: Josh Clarke, manager of the
Coffeyville club; Tom c. Williams,
secretary of the Bartlesville club; NJ. |
L. TRULY, president of the Independ- !
ence club: J. A Hardin, president of
the Muskogee club; J. J. McCloskey, |
manag ger, and Bert Lamb. OF Sal1na; |
Z. Rogers, manager of the Hutchin- |
son team: E. A. Uden, secretary of the |
Sapulpa club. and Dick Cooley, mana |
ger of the Topeka club
Clarke is a brother of Fred Clarke |
who for many years was manager of
the Pittsburg club in the National
league. The last time Clarke was in
Topeka was in 1915 when he had /
charge of the Sioux City team in the |
Western League. He reports that his
brother, Fred. will help coach the X
U. team this spring. Clarke says he /
has had his Coffeyville club together
for the past week and is ready for the
start most any time
Bert Lamb. who is here as one of
he Sa1ina representative. is an old
ball player. AS a third sacker he
played in the Central Kansas league,
he Western association. the Three
Eye league, the Western league and
At one time was given a tryout in the
big show. He was easily big league
timber but was kept out of that COM
Dany on account of a bad knee. He
wound up his career with the Lincoln
club in the Western league in 1917.
md is now engaged in the automobile
business a Z Sa1iDa