The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-12-02
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President Franklin of the Buffalo club.
in an interview last Monday said: Il
think il will be Il good thing for the game
if they can reduce the National league
to eight clubs. give up some of the terri
tory TO the American league and keep
the American association from getting in
where they have no right To. The Amer
lean league could he made one of the
greatest leagues i'll the country by max
ing one or two shifts. If Kansas City.
Minneapolis and St. Paul could he
changed about so that the league would
be composed of Louisville. Chicago.
Cleveland. Detroit. Indianapolis. Mil
waukee. Buffalo and Toronto. you would
nave cities i'll the circuit which could he
reached i'll Il days travel and he more
compact than II Is at present But | am
satisfied with anything they may see ut
To do. | expect to hear from President
Johnson hy mail i'll regard to the meet
ing tn be held i'll Chicago III regard to
the louisville application for territory.
| just wish | had some of the players
they will throw upon the market if they
decide To give up National league com
pany.
\ Boston special says: president
Sodcu, when interviewed ON the baseball
situation today. gave the lie To many
of the yarns about his position i'll base
ball matters. He said he was heartily
III favor of the new American aSSocia-
tlon. provided ii could arrange circuit
satisfactory to the members of the Ma
uOnal league, and said he would like
nothing better than 10 see the Cleveland,
Louisville, Washington and Baltimore
clubs under its banner He thought that
the Eastern circuit of the association
could be filled i'll with Philadelphia and
Providence, and thought there ought to
be no trouble to secure two good cities
in the WcS,. He said he hoped To see
the National league circuit reduced to
eight clubs, but asserted that il would
never lie done hy the purchase by the
league under any conditions. and that
Boston, New York, Philadelphia and
littShurS were among the clubs op-
posed To that sort of thing.
He sand there WAS no reason. however,
why individual clubs could not buy out
hose clubs. 1t was thought best to drop
and dispose of the players to reimburse
themselves, and he said il was unlikely
an attempt might hc made in that direc-
tlon.
Mir. Soden said there was nothing in
the story about llanlon and Tcbeau be
inG called 10 account, for inside ball
playing. He could only speak for the
Boston club. and. in his opinion. all the
games i'll which that club participated ut
| home and abroad called for little criti
clSm.
ne HSHl lhlNttn hoh Armstrong. the
colured heavyweight boxer of Chicago,
and Jim JcffordS of California, which
was slated to 20 twenty-five rounds be
fore the Hercules Athletic club Of New
York. ended abruptly in the third round.
Both men Went hcadforcmu>t from Il
cllnch over the ropes into Il box at the
rlngSide i'll the second round. and in the
third jcfordS took another header from
he effects of Il right swing on the jaw.
.ICfordS was counted out and carried to
his corner by the seconds \ claim of
foul was not allowed.
y contest between Terry McGovcrn
and VIII Curley has been clinchcd The
lIalr will box twenty-five rounds before
one of the New York clubs next January.
Curlcy has consented To fight at IL
pounds, weigh in ut : o'clock. He held
out for Id pounds, but seeing that Ne
Govern would not agree to any other
conditions, he gave in.
The fight at Memphis between Casper
Leon Uf New York and Johnny Ittchic
of st Louis resulted i'll draw after
the fourth round had been fought Leon
broke his arm i'll the third round and
upon the advice of Il physician attending
the fight was stopped and the referee
declared the contest Il draw.