The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-02-15
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"SKIDS ARE PLACED UNDER CHICKS"
DECLARES SPRINGFIELD NEWSPAPER
REPORT OF w. A. MOGULS MEETING

Under the caption. "skids Placed
Under Chicks at Meeting Of W. A
Moguls." the Springfield Leader
published the following report OF
the meeting OF the magnates at Tul-
IN Sunday:
Two big accomplishments OF
muci importance TO the assocIa.
lions welfare. were the result Of
yesterdays meeting OF Western Az.
sociation magnates In Tulsa. ac
cording to delegates from the
Springfield club who returned to-
day. They were:
First getting Chickasha definitely
out OF the leagues path. and second.
completing plans 10 get Joplin into
The league.
The big monkey wrench was
thrcwn In Chickasha's machinery
which was to have put over $40.
900 ticket sale to keep tie Chicks
IN the W. A. The league magnates
simply told President Daniels that
they had already notified Chickasha
OF the ratification OF the forfeiture
OF their franchise by the national
association and that ended matters
with regard to the Chicks.
Offer Is Rejected.
During the meeting an offer was
received from Chlckasla TO pay half
of their proposed tlcket.selllng cam
paign when the season opened, as
the best proposition they could OF
fer. This offer was unsatisfactory
TO the league, had the moguls not
already decided to let the action o.
the national association close all
relations between Chlckasha and the
". A.. Midget delegates said
Discussion OF ways and means "a
bring Joplin into the w. a. occupied
most OF the meeting. following the
formal installation of L. A. Daniels
of Oklahoma City as president ia
succeed G. w. LaMotte. II was an
nourced at the meeting that Musko
gee had already informed the South
western league II intended to make
an effort to get Jopln's franchise
in the Western.
AS their chance to get into the
Western League is so slender. the
W, A. moguls were inclined to look
upon Muskogee's action as posi-
tle attempt to cut loose from the
Southwestern and thereby be free
TO come into the w. A. If Joplin
does.
President Daniels, G. w. LaMotte
w. c. Sanderson Of Henryetta and
W. l.. Bullock Of Fort Smith were
appointed committee to visit the
Miner officials in Joplin this week
and come to definite understand
ing with them regarding their en-
trance into the w. A. The league
officials expressed themselves as
confident that Joplin would not op
crate a Western League club this
season and would be willing to con
slider q franchise in the W. A. when
their holdings are transferred.
McAIester Coming In.
H. r. Wandering, representing
McAlester, was officially notified by
the w. A. that McAlester would get
franchise for 1922 Wandering
announced that the construction ol
park in McAlester would begin
this week and that he would begin
at cnce to build up the team he will
operate for McAlester.
Wandering agreed to operate the
club through the season if McAles
ter fans put up park. The fans
subscribed park fund quickly and
Wanderling has given them cash
guaranteed contract to operate the
club throughout the season. He is
backed by an Oklahoma City bank,
1t was also announced at the
meeting that Enid would again start
with the other w. A. clubs with
Dudley Branom at the Harvester's
helm.
Letters were read from President
Sexton of the national association,
ccmplimenting the w. A. as "the
best class D league in organized
baseball Several other leagues
had written asking how the w. A..
managed its affairs, President Sex
tons letter said
Besides Midget delegates, those
present at yesterdays meeting in
cludc George LaMotte and r. W..
Tucker, Pawhuska J. w. Shaw and
Dudley Branom, Enid E. G. Mann,
Okmulgee; w. l.. Bullock, Fort
Smith; DR.. w. c. Sanderson, Henry
eta; H. R. Wandering and Ray
Winder.