Dardanelle White Sox

Daniel was elected president of the Dardanelle Baseball Association and a committee was formed to raise the $2,000 necessary to begin the season.

The league structure included a 60-game schedule and a split–season format, with the winner of each split–season meeting in the finals to decide the champion.

Western Arkansas League president E.H. Nichols published notice in the local newspaper of each host city, asking for good sportsmanship among teams and fans.

[8] Dardanelle opened the season with a game at home against Paris, as the two cities were the only league teams south of the Arkansas River.

[5] On August 3, 1924, White Sox pitcher Walter Jacoway pitched a perfect game for Dardanelle against the Atkins team.

[10] After ending in a tie with Russellville, the Dardanelle White Sox won the first–half title, winning a playoff 3 games to 0 against the Miners.

On July 16, 1924, Dardanelle won the third game 3–2 and secured a spot in the league finals following the season by winning the series.

Russellville won the second–half title outright with a 19–11 record, amidst controversy, setting up the two teams to meet in the playoff.

[2][1][11][4][12] Dardanelle was hampered in the second half by injuries to player/manager Lee Stebbins and shortstop Dewey Clayton and their pitching was affected by the additional playoff games.

Originally, Russellville, Atkins and Clarksville had ended in a three-way tie for first place with all three teams having 18–12 records.