The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-21
"IiiuIe Chnnccr for Joplin

IL dill lllNC III iJllllVlis
"Llule Chance" for Joplin.
Following tho meeting. President
Tearney. who is chairman OF the
committee, said there was little
Joplin. lilo said tho trip to Lincoln
should not be taken TO mean that
anything definite had been settled.
There were several other cities to
consider. These aro Denver, Mus
kogee and Okmulgee. okla.
Besides tho chamber of commerce
at Lincoln tho sale OF the club will
be discussed with Edgar 10. DunNn.
n wealthy business man OF that city.
who was represented here by CIV
Sherman, sports writer for the Lin
coin Journal.
Joplin waa represented In tho deal
by Nate Rosenberg. president and
part owner and Il. II. Beldcn. for
mer president and also u stock
holder In the club.
There In little doubt that Lincoln
81 the favored city for the franchise
from the talk of the club M
today and that the presence here of
Edward Hanlon OF Sioux City and
william tPa) Rourke of Omaha
means that they are after the club
and that they are favored above
others.
The figure at which the other
clubs took vel the franchise was
not made public. President Tearney
said II would rot be b~usinesslike TO
o the price before disposing
of the franchise. Individual own
ership is preferred. II Is Understood.
Denver Agents at Meeting.
Il. l.. Whitlock and G. II. Aikens
OF Sidney. Neb,, are also here as
prospective purchasers. with the In
tent to take the club to Denver,
There are several things that stand
in tho way of taking the club TO
Denver. one OF these Is the long
jump and the heavy expense In
volved. The city would have to
come IN on an even basis and that
means that the railroad rates would
have to be prorated; another IL that
one other club In the Western league
has on option on moving n franchise
to Denver and would object to TAX
ing the Joplin club there.
George Tebeau. who has an option
on the baseball park there is the
third objection, as II was generally
rumored around the meeting that
other club owners In the Western do
not want Tobeau to get his fingers
on a franchise. Several reasons
were given In the rumors for not
wanting Tebeau In the league. The
main reason was that he would try
to dominate the league.
Muskogcc Has n Chance.
Muskogee, Okla, drew 10000 In
the Southwestern league last season
and had n eason that is n month
shorter than the Western. The city
has n population of 10000 and Is
thought by some 10 DO a good place
for a club.
Okmulgee also was spoken of but
Is not seriously considered.
Lincoln scent 10 be the best bet
for the 1922 season. according to
opinion OF those In attendance at the
meeting here Monday.
The question OF a schedule was
left up in the air when the Joplin
matter came up. Another meeting
will be held at Excelsior Springs In
a week or ten days and the schedule
will be adopted AT that time. Presi-
dent Tearney said he would call the
meeting soon after n deal had been
contaminated for the Joplin fran
chise.
II Lincoln comes into the league
~ will place st. Joseph In the south
efp circuit and, OF course, n new
schedule will have TO be drafted.
Tearncy's Draft Position.
The waiver price In the Western
league was raised from $500 to
$1,000, but the draft question was
not touched upon.
In discussing the draft question
following the meeting, President
Tearney said the impression had
been left that he was opposed to
the draft.
This Is not correct" said Tear
ney. II am not opposed to the draft,
but ! am opposed TO II IN plans pre-
scented by the majors. am Opposed
TO II for the reason that the majors
should not keep a great long string
OF players on their books for swap
ping stock. There Is many a man
In the books OF major clubs and
clnssed as a major Lacquer who never
sees the big show"