St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-31
HERE'S A WOODY STORY.
Reported League TO Take the
Americans Place.

american 8 race.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 30.-The In
quirer this morning says: A new base
ball league has been organized to take
the place of the American association,
and already has clubs and grounds in
the following cities: Boston, New
York. Philadelphia, Pittsburg. Column
bus, Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Louis.
This information comes from most
trustworthy sources. In Philadelphia
the club will be owned by one man, who
is a thoroughly well-knOwn citizen,
now retired from business, and whose
wealth is greater than that of all
other men ever connected with
the game in this city combined.
The majority of the players for the
Philadelphia club or, more properly
speaking, the Athletic club, are
already engaged. and the Old Athletic
grounds have been secured. Fred Dun
lap will captain the club and play sec
ond base for the team, while Billy Rob-
inson. the old catcher for the Athletics,
Tom Brown, of the Boston Reds. and
other players of equal note will make
up the team. William Ii. NoltZ Will act
as general business manager of the club.
Jim Mcclure will manage the club To-
Gated in New York. Further facts are
withheld until after the meeting TO be
held next week in either Chicago or Co
lumbus.
George Williams and bis associates
on the Chicago club, who never saw the
light of day, will be behind the club of
that city, and saw the promise 10 put OH
! the field thoroughly good team. These
same gentlemen will be behind the St.
! Louis club. The same gentleman who
haoEpn thn MilHVaftL-pn nlIfl of tho
American association will own and con-
| duct the club for that city, which is a
guarantee that Milwaukee will not suf-
fer for good ball playing. Then CO.
! lumbus is similarly affected, as the Old
magnates of that city have taken a
/ great interest in the new venture and
have entered heartily in the formation
of all the clubs, more especially their
own, which they say will be second
| TO none. Two OF the men who were
! connected with the players league of
PittSburg, together with several other
capitalists, will have the IittSburg club
in hand, and are sure of good patron
age. This new organization is not in
| tended to be antagOnistic to the twelve
/ club league, nor have its promoters any
! idea of doing aught that will interfere
with the larger body. but they recOg-
/ niZe the fact that in many cities a spirit
of opposition to the older organization
is shown, and that thare is room for an
! other league under the circumstances.
New YORK. Dec. 30.-NO credence is
! given to the story from Philadelphia
about new base ball league by base
ball men in this city, as Williams, of
Chicago, when he sold out to the new
base ball organization, signed an agree
ment not to dabble in national game
affairs for period of five years. Sew
/ eral other reasons were given, showing
! the flimsy nature of the story. There
! will undoubtedly be a number of minor
leagues formed, but none that will take
in any of the league cities.
/ ID. l.. Garrison, the we'll known mill
| owner. it is said, Will back a club in this
| city in the proposed new base ball
/ league, and j. NJ. NanderStice. who was
| connected with the local players league
/ club, will also be interested in the new
| scheme, provided it comes to a head.
| That there is an opening for the location
| of a second club in this city no one will
! question, but, unf0rtuni t9iy, the COLI
| ditiOns are hot SO favOrabl y elsewhere.
! Lon Knight, who was supposed 10 be
| i'll Boston working up that end, was
! seen today. and he did not appear to be
enraptured with the idea of locating a
club there. 1t is said that only the as
! ISOLATION grounds are available there
/ for ball purposes and that under the
! terms of the amaigamation that cannot
| be again used for bali playing unless
| Mr.. Prince is willing to sacrifice the
| sum awarded him by the new league
| For the same reasons President Will
: Jams. of tine Chicago Association club
could not place a club in the new asso
! citation.
! MILWAUKEE, Dec. 80. - President
| 1Verson, of tile Milwaukee, Base Ball
club, sad today that SO far as Milwaukee
is concerned, there is no truth in the
Philadelphia league story.
COLUMBUS, Dec. 30.-The information