St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-08
st. Paul and Minneapolis to
Furnish a Couple Of
the Clubs.
Milwaukee, Omaha, Kansas
City and Indianapolis in
1t Also,
With Columbus and Toledo
Ready to Step Into Line
to Fill Up.
Hall and FitZsimmons May
Meet at Catch Weights in
New Orleans.

CHICAGO, Jan. 7.-Since the great
base ball meeting at Indianapolis,
few weeks ago, which resulted in the
formation of a twelve-elub national
league, and the absorption of the old as
ISOLATION, there has been much curiosity
TO know what would become of num-
Der of good ball towns which were
'sold out" by the consolidation. 1t was
considered probable that a new league
would be termed to take up the seconda-
ry clubs, and the idea was very attrac
tive to host of would-be organizers.
Accordingly, John w. Speas. of the
Kansas City club, sent out a call to
eight of the principal Western clubs out
of the big league. asking their presence
at meeting in Chicago to organize an
eight-club circuit. This meeting was
held at the Wellington hotel today.
Who Were There.
There were present: j. w. Speas, L.
c. Krauthoff. Rich Slater, L. c. Bell,
r. j. Mccarthy and w. H. Holmes,
Kansas City; Hy Hach. F. d. Larrabee,
Sam Morton and others. Minneapolis;
Jack Bennett, st. Paul; Gus Schmelz,
Columbus: Bob Leadley, Detroit; K. w.
Metiuire and J. G. IverSon, Milwaukee;
Spud Parrish and Joseph Garneau.
Omaha, and others. The meeting was
called to order by Mr.. Speas and Bob
l-eadley was made temporary secretary,
This organization was made perma-
nent. Il. w. Mcclure. j. w. Speas
and Gus Schmelz were appointed COM
mlttee to select 4 circuit of eight
clubs, to receive applications and
to arrange for the protection of the
league. An adjournment was then
taken subject to call. The league will
be called the Central League" and will
be composed of Kansas City, Omaha,
Minneapolis, ST. Paul, Milwaukee, In
dianapolis, probably, and Columbus and
Toledo, or Detroit, subject to certain
contingencies. A meeting for the per-
lection of the organization will be held
soon, probably within week.
A Slight Cloud
There was not as much harmony as
was prOgnOSticated. There were sew
eral points Of difference. some personal,
some of Il broader nature, but the most
OminOuS thing was the presence of two
rival delegations from Minneapolis.
Each heads a syndicate able, willing and
extremely anxious to have control of the
city'S base ball aggregation. Out of the
material at hand, however, an eight
club league will probably be organized.
The seven cities named are. it is
thought, sure to be in it, with the other
chance in favor of Detroit.
krauthoff has been invited by Phelps.
Young and Rogers to assist them in the
draughtlng OF new national agree
ment. 1T is believed that Krauth0ff will
stand for the elimination of the clause
in the old agreement, whereby the major
leagues were permitted to draught
players from the minors Thus the new
agreement will be practically the same
as the first one adopted by the league
and association years ago.
The Outlook Bright.
There is certainly a most f1attering
outlook in base bali affairs for the West
next season. A talk with the delegates
today was enough to show that At
least six Western cities are pledged to
the organization of a strong Western
league. These are Kansas City. Column
bus. Omaha, Milwaukee, Minneapolis
and st. Paul. Among the old Western
association men present at the meeting,
which began this afternoon, are:
Krauthoff and Speas of Kansas City:
Joseph Garneau, Of Omaha; Cushman
and lversOn, Of Milwaukee; Bennett, of
St. Paul; Morton and Henry Hach, of
Minneapolis, and Dave Rowe, formerly
of Denver.
The proposed salary limit of each club
for the season is $4,000. 1t was sug-
gested that players wishing engage
mentS forward their applications to the
league, and that body engage all the
players, and then apportion them to the
various clubs, thus eQualiZing as much
as possible their strength