St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-08
Sullivan Posts a Heavy For
felt for a Go With
Kilrain.
He Wants to Fight Fox's Pro-
tege for a Cool Ten
Thousand.
Carter, Of Cleveland, Cap
lures the Balk Line Bill
lard Championship.

at a meeting to be held to-day at the
West hotel, Minneapolis. The meeting
will be composed of the stockholders
and will be of the greatest Importance
to base ball interests in the West, The
reorganization of the association for
the next season will be the most i'm
pOrtant matter to be determined, as it
involves the size Of the organization
the number of cities to be admitted
and the location of the franchises.
Since the formation of the league, the
ideas of the managers have undergone
a radical change. A year ago the great
est results were predicted for the new
league, from the fact that it embraced
so many large cities, but actual expert
ence proved that the largest cities were
really the least lucrative, and the re-
organization will be based upon choice
of cities from which the best
of results may be secured. The season
closed with eight cities represented, but
at this time but six will claim the right
to participate in the proceedings.
Kansas City has gone over to the
American association. Davenport has
dropped base ball as being little too
rich for her blood. The Chicago fran
chise has been transferred to Minne-
apolis, and besides that city the follow
ing are now entitled to participate in
to-day's meeting: st. Paul, Milwaukee,
Omaha. Des Moines and Sioux City.
One of the problems to arise at the
gathering to-day is, Shall it be an eight
or siX-club organization? Leading
members would prefer eight staying
hrpf cfi arsI Ia.
sirable to have six certain and paying
clubs than begin with eight ana have
the schedule disOrganiztd and inter-
rupted, as it was last season, by the
changes made necessary by the
DISARMAMENT of any team. If
an eight-town league is decided
upon, there is an abundance
of material from which to select,
stretching all the way from Oshkosh, on
the east, to Denver. on the west. Du-
luth, Oshkosh, st. Joseph, Lincoln and
Denver are all regarded as aspirants.
Denver, as a base ball center, is re-
garded with general favor, but the
question is whether it would not make
very expensive circuit. St. Joe and
Lincoln are both considered good ball
towns. while Oshkosh and Duluth, each
of which has been a pennant WINNER,
favor, from a financial point of view.
These matters will be considered at
length to-day and decision probably
reached.
The second important matter is that
of salaries. While last season, from
political and other causes. was natur-
ally improbable, much of the financial
disaster that overlook the loosing teams
is charged against the high salary
list. The most eXOrbitant salaries were
paid as result OF general competition
and managers have reached a point
where the high-priced player must go.
Base ball will be conducted on basis
with more business in it hereafter. The
people have been educated to the game,
and owners would now like little re-
enumeration for their trouble. Several
plans have been brOached looking to tho
establishment of graded salary lists,
with penalty limit, and the association
will undoubtedly agree upon scale
which will leave some little profit in the
game.
The third point of interest is the
election of a president and secretary,
the Offices having been combined. Much
of the success of the association depends
upon wise selection of this official.
The mistake has been made in The
past in choosing man identified with
one of the teams. the result,
though perhaps not, justified, being
to disseminate feeling that his admin
istration was in the interest of the team
with which he was connected. Of the
selection of umpires the same complaint
was made,and there were other troubles
arising from the same course. S. G.
Morton now holds the office. and the re-
port is general that hes given satisfac-
ton, but he will devote himself to the
Minneapolis team next seas II and will
probably not be candidate for re-elec-
ton.
There will be great amount of rou
tine business to be despatched, and the
stockholders will have busy time of it.
The session will begin at 10 a. M, and
the morning devoted to awarding the
pennant and settling up last seasons
business. The afternoon will be given
over to the new work. George J. Com
mons, of Sioux City, is already here,a
the following are expected here this
morning: w. G. Sackett and Judge
Doyle, Sioux City; A. NJ. Thompson, St.
Paul; Manager F. C. Seeley, Omaha;
W. Fl. Watkins. st. Joseph, Mo-; Ezra
Sutton and Harry d. Quinn, Milwau-
kee; w. A. Finkbine, Des Moines; d.
E. Rowe, Denver; and Sam Morton,
Minneapolis, present preSident-secre-