The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-26
ALL MUST WAIT
UNTIL J0PLIN'S
BERTH IS FILLED
WA, S.W., Nebraska and
Western All Mark Time
for the Moment

Immediate plans ~ four baseball
leagues have been Knocked out OF
kclter by delay Of the Western
league IN locating the joplin fran
chise.
The playing schedule ot the
Western league which should bo IN
the hands Of fandom today is at
least week or two Off, for II can
not be- made In a day even after
tho franchise IS located. The
schedule meeting Of the Western as
sociation. which was to have been
held In Oklahoma city Sunday hns
been declared OF by President IL.
4. Daniels. lie cannot set a date
until 10 is definitely determined
whether Joplin will be n member of
the circuit Joplin refuses TO dis
Cuss entering the association until
It sees all hope OF remaining In the
Western league is shut off by the
definite placement of It's franchise
elsewhere.
s. w. In Same Boat.
The Southwestern League is In the
same shape az tho Western associa-
tion. or perhaps Just u little more
perplexed, II has two problems 20
face. ono IL tho possibility slim
though II seems 20 bo, that the
Western league may give Musltogoc
n shot at the vacancy Tho other IL
the possibility Of bcntlns the West
ern association TO Joplin. Untii
these matters are settled, II cannot
start preparing It's playing program
for H. cannot be certain Of It's per-
sonnel
Nebraska state league is tho
fourth. II is known that tho West
ern league would like to include
Lincoln In It's membership again,
and the chances arc that should me-
gotiations with Denver fall to be
closed the league will take n club
TO Lincoln to operate IL there itself
or place It In the hands of out
siders.
Tho Tierney Loop has until March
3 To close its option on tho Lincoln
territory, and though Illness Of it,
president II given as the reason this
is believed TO be the reason for post
poning OF tho meeting of the No
brnaka league which was 20 have
been held this week.
Denver IL Favored.
Close spectators are inclined 20
predict that Denver is to be select
ed. This is one city which really
Is eager TO succeed Joplin. Pro-
moters out there are so keen for
return 10 the baseball map that they
have agreed to pay s1,i00 bonus TO
each OF the other seven clubs to
help defray tho expense of the long
jump into the mountains. lnasmuch
as II will bo necessary for each club
TO make the journey out there only
three times this season. this induce
ment has almost n compelling influ-
ence on those who have opposed
Denver's return at the present time.
BY the time this s1,100 is used up
It is figured Lincoln will have
Sioux City's franchise and trans
portstion rates will be down, which
will make Denver less of a financial
burden.
This same decentralization OF
spring plans extends to a certain eX-
tent to each individual club In each
OF these four circuits. Oklahoma
City perhaps is hit harder than any
othor in the Weatern for II Is up 20
Jack Holland TO do much work on
drafting the schedule and he has
TO let his club affairs walt until he
Is finished with this task. AS re-
suit he has cancelled for the time
being at least, plans to take his bat
terry candidates to Claremore this
week for baths and training. They
will assemble I'm oklahoma City on
March !, however. and should the
Indian chief still be tied up with
league affairs, they will get busy
at home. He may take them To
Claremore then for a few days later
even should the stay there he re-
duced from the two weeks originally
intended.