Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-02-07 | Page 6 | Western Loop Rejects Draft

WESTERN LOOP loor REJECTS DRAFT DRAn Lincoln Fails to Receive Holiday Games Gameson on Schedule SPRINGS Mo 1 Feb 7 AP AI a game schedule opening AprIl 14 Western Vestern league club owners climaxed a grueling night session here by rejecting rejecting re- re the proposed minor major league revised draft agreement The meeting was adjourned shortly after 2 o'clock this morning to reConvene reconvene re- re convene later today Mileage involved by the entrance tIlls this year year ot of the Amarillo Tex club proved a difficult problem and three proposed schedules were rejected rejected re- re during the two day session A committee composed of Jack lId lIol- laid Oklahoma City Frank Isbell Wichita and Barnie Burch or Omaha presented the game slate sate last night with the Idea it would prove more satisfactory than the game game program of last year rear The rhe schedule calls for northern teams to open on southern dia- dia monds with Denver invading Wichita I Ita Lincoln at Amarillo Omaha at Oklahoma and Des Moines at Tulsa Three games will be played in each pach of the four southern cities with the teams moving north for forthe forthe the initial series starting April 27 On that date Oklahoma City is billed at Omaha Amarillo at Lin- Lin coIn coln Tulsa at Des Moines loines and Wichita at Denver All teams except Lincoln were wele welea a awarded holiday games Itra Sunday were slated at Lincoln in lieu ot of the holiday bills J Memorial day May 30 30 will find Denver at at Om Omaha l Lincoln at Des DesMoines Moines Wichita at Amarillo and amI Oklahoma City at Tulsa JUly 4 Lincoln plays at Denver Omaha at Des Moines Tulsa at Oklahoma City and and Amarillo at Wichita Games for Labor dayS day September 5 are arp Denver at Omaha Lincoln at Des Moines Amarillo at Tulsa and Wichita at Oklahoma City The minor major league draft proposal recently prepared at French Lick Ind 1111 as presented by lit 1 U. U Sexton president of the Minor League association the majors majora could draft any player for whom they wished to pay Under the present agre ment the majors cannot draft a minor league player who has not played In the majors Objection to the draft proposal was based on the contention the majors would be able to take talce star st players developed by the minors at ata a time when such action might materially ma- ma weaken the team Tile The same proposition was recently rejected rejected re- re by the Pacific Co st league club owners Consideration of the transfer or of I Ithe the Lincoln franchise was tile the outstanding outstanding out out- standing issue before the officials today President Dae Gear said he expected an announcement from Larry Arnold owner ot of the Lincoln dub tills this morning outlining g Isis his terms In any event Gear said the I franchise woUld woOld remain at Lincoln