Show SHORTER SEASON FOR lOR THE M WESTERN LEAGUE 81 Br Ites LINCOLN Neb Oct 4 Presidents of clubs in the Western Baseball league at their meeting here last night decided that next seasons season's schedule would provide for but games the season to open April 19 and close probably on Labor day No attempt was made to draft a schedule schedule sched sched- ule ole at this meeting but sentiment was nearly unanimous for a short s season sason Frank Prank Isbell of ot the Des Moines club was granted a n. ninety-day ninety option on the forfeited Wichita franchise with the i privilege of ot placing the club In any city i he desires desires' Isbell has not Indicated the place he has In mind but is understood to favor retaining Wichita in iii the circuit and It if he does dos he Is exP expected to undertake undertake under- under take the management himself The pose possibility pos pos- of the e tra transfer of the Topeka club to some other K er city was mentioned Incidentally mci- mci dentally but but the there e was n no formal disCussion dis- dis John Savage who the club said t he intended owns to r retain the Iran fran chise Kansas City Ran lOan asee has been mentioned mentioned men- men as a possible successor to Topeka if it a n. change Is made Colorado Sprin Springs was SU suggested tes as a candidate n tot for a fraS- fraS Iran fran meeting but had n nc representative at the o o'clock clock The magnates and had were In m session from 10 not concluded at a a. late hour last night It Is ve the meeting will continue in today There is a a. division of opinion oP n over er the W new President president Some opposition O lp has developed to the re re-elec- fue e tion of President e I n of gt Lincoln c 1 and d a new man be may chosen or the matter put over to later a a. meeting land John Holland Holland Hol- Hol was quoted as aa favoring favorina- the thA H Belee- Belee tion of Norris o I I. ONeill O'Neill president I n of s ke the league for fox Sl M many an yea years re would accept the office for tor another yeaV but says saya he Je IB is another year not striving fo for fOt it it |