Attempted expansion

On 3 June, a letter was received by the Victorian Baseball Association

Baseball Victoria

Baseball Victoria is the governing body of Baseball within Victoria. Baseball Victoria is governed by the Australian Baseball FederationIn 2006, the Victorian Baseball Association and the Victorian Provincial Baseball League entered into a Memorandum of Understanding...

 seeking permission for a Western Australian team to compete in the 1936 Claxton Shield. At that point in time, the New South Wales Baseball Association

Baseball NSW

Baseball NSW is the governing body of baseball within New South Wales . Baseball NSW is governed by the Australian Baseball Federation. It is located in Rooty Hill in Greater Western Sydney, and is based at Blacktown Olympic Park....

 had already confirmed plans with the other state bodies for the tournament, and were advised that it was therefore too late for Western Australia to be admitted. As an alternative, Australian international cricketer Bert Oldfield

Bert Oldfield

William Albert Stanley "Bert" Oldfield was an Australian cricket player. He played for New South Wales and the Australian cricket team as wicket-keeper....

 was appointed as Western Australia's representative for the conference during the tournament to organise the 1937 Claxton Shield

1937 Claxton Shield

-Third place final:-Championship game:----...

 in Adelaide

Adelaide

Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...

, where Western Australia first participated.

In preparation for their admission, the Western Australia Baseball League

Baseball WA

Baseball WA is the governing body of baseball within Western Australia. Baseball WA is governed by the Australian Baseball Federation...

 invited both New South Wales and Victoria to come to Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

to play in an interstate series. Though New South Wales did not participate, Victoria did send a team for a three game series from 19 to 26 September, which the visitors won two games to one.