The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-02-09

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Lincoln, Neb., where II VIII be op
Grated next season. within two days,
according TO information learned to-
day In Springfield baseball circles
The reorganization OF the Western
association for the i92e season. pro
posed this winter. has been hInglne
on the action of the Joplin club.
President Nate Rosenburg. Of the
Miners. was In Kansas City confer
ring with Lincoln magnates and hs
Is expected 10 announce the sale
fthe Joplin franchise within few
days. As soon as the sale Is made
public. protection money for the ter
ritoriai rights In Joplin. forwarded
yesterday TO the National Minor
league association by George La
Motto. former W. A. president. viii
DO filed with Secretary Farrell.
Midget officials will confer with
various civic clubs and business men
this week to begin plans to brinf
Joplin into the Wsetern association
they announced today. II is expected
that the w. A. and the Southwestern
league will have q strenuous cam
paign before Joplin agrees TO enter
either circuit. II II sells II franchise
In the Western league.
Committee to Joplin
"A committee OF prominent bust
ness men will be appointed TO 30
TO Joplin and confer with baseball
bosses there early next week and
explain the proposition OF a minor
franchise In the w. A. to them, ac'
cording to the tentative plans OF
Midget officials.
II the Miners come into the w. A.
fold instead OF the Southwestern.
they will be given a chance to take
over the W. A. franchise which Ray
Winder owns on forfeit from
Chickasha, Midget officials said.
Winder has low price on his hold
ings which can be fixed with the
Joplin magnates easily and in addi-
tion he has a squad OF ball players
that would make Joplin one of the
best looking clubs in the circuit
when the season opens.
On Winder's squad are McNal;y,
former Midget shortstop, who was
traded for Hughes; Cvengros, John
son, Sturdy, Felber Poolaw and a
number of other pastimers who help
ed Chickasha capture the w. A..
championship last season. Joplin
will also be able to annex players
from the Little Rock club of the
Southern league. which made Chick
asha its farm last season. Winder
and Bob Allen, Little Rock mana
ger. are well known to joplin fans
and they will be in position to
help the team greatly.
Southwestern to Fight
The Southwestern league is sure
to make fight to get Joplin, and
the Miner magnates have not made
known whether they favor 1t or the
w. A. in case they leave the West
ern league. The rivalry between
Fort Smith, Springfield and Joplin,
however, would make the financial
end of q w. A. franchise more ap
pealing than berth In the South
western, Midge tofficials claim.
In addition it is known that one
baseball faction in Muskogee wants
into the W. A., despite the numer-
GUS contradictory stories from the
leading Southwestern town. Musko.
gee would be welcomed into the w.
A. and would have better baseball
than she did last season playing
against smaller Oklahoma and Kan.
sas towns, in the opinion of fans
here.
With the exception of Muskogee
and the newly added cities OF
Hutchinson and Topeka, there is
little in favor of the Southwestern |
over the w. A. to attract Joplin |
and Midget officials believe Musko
gee will obtain release from the
Southwestern and enter the w. A.
If Joplin does, they said today.
Joplin has been facing the giving
up of its Western league franchise
for some time as result of finan-
cial disability. The Miners cannot
stay in the league with towns of
double Joplin's population and the
has made it known that
a heavy penalty will be placed on
Joplin If it decides to remain for
1922. The penalty probably would
20 Sis daily guarantee for all
home games during the season, and
Joplin was forced to work hard last
year to raise the SIS demand.
That Lincoln will get the Miner
franchise instead of Denver seems
certain. The Western has been pay
ng territorial rights on Lincoln for j
several months and interests there
ire already to take over a fran (
,hise as soon as agreement can be {
made with Joplin. 1t is possible s
hat Sioux City may have to give S
Up its Western league franchise I
oon, Midget officials said, and Den (
'er may get their holdings. II