The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-19
The New Baseball League, OPP
position to the National,
Called the American AssOcia-
tiOn of Baseball Clubs,
HAS BEEN ORGANIZED
Adrian Arson Is Slated as Pres
ident of the Concern.
It Will Consist of Eight Clubs,
With 100000 Capital.

Chicago, Sept 19-Promoters Of the
new baseball league, called the An1eri-
can Association of Baseball clubs, met
in Chicago yesterday at the hotel Nor
wood and virtually completed the or
ganization.
Adrian c. Arson is booked for the
permanent presidency Of the league. It
will consist of eight clubs, as follows:
East-NeW York, Philadelphia, Brook
Ign. Washington or Baltimore.
West-Chicago, St Louis, Milwaukee
or Detroit, Buffalo (doubtfuD.
Each team will have at least $50, 900
backing. An announcement was made
that the platform of the league will be:
Honest competition, no syndicate
baseball, no reserve rule, to respect all
contracts and popular prices.
Adrian Q. Arson, the veteran of local
baseball, viii be the president of the
new American Association of Baseball
clubs if the plans of the promoters, who
held their first meeting here yesterday,
are borne out. The ex-captain was pres
ent at the meeting at the Hotel Nor
wood in Michigan avenue. He fell in
with the idea heartily, IT IS reported,
and promised to cooperate in the per-
lection of the preparations
The veteran will also probably man
age the team to be located in Chicago
one of a circuit of eight cities. four in
the east and four in the west. New
York, Philadelphia, Brooklyn and
Washington or Baltimore will represent
the FORMER SecIlOn OF the country ana
Chicago, St. Louis, Milwaukee and Buff
falo or Detroit the latter. Buffalo is
not a certainty. Detroit is thought to
be the possibility in Bufalo's stead.
The promoters to a man insisted that
the realization of the new league was
certain and that it would enter the field
early next year as a rival of the Ma
tional league. The fact that it has
grabbed cities prominent in the Ma
tiOnaTS circuit makes the promise ap-
pear very likely to be fulfilled.
As for the Western league, it will be
ignored by the organizers. Tom Lotus
of the Grand Rapids team was at the
meeting, but before any business was
transacted he was invited to leave and
told that negotiations, if there were
need of any, could be carried with
It was reported that ample capital
had been guaranteed for the venture.
For the support of each team $40 900, it
is said, has been pledged. Just how
much in addition to serve as a reserve
fund has been promised is not known,
but it is said this will almost equal
the other $160,000 available.
The promoters came into town quiet
~ and several of them sought hotels
where they figured they would be Sc
cure from inquiry. At the meeting the
cities were represented by the follow
ing:
Chicago-Adrian c. Arson and w. II.
Clough, his son-in-law.
ST. Louis-Geo. Schaefer, Chris Won
der Ahe and "A. h. Splnk.
Milwaukee-H. D. Quinn and c. S.
HavenOr.
New YOrk-Frank Buckley.
ladelphia-F'rank Hough.
Westinghouse. D. Scanlon.
Temporary officers were elected as
follows:
Presidential. D. Quinn.
Vice presidential. B. Scanlon.
Treasurer-George Schaefer. I
/. Secretary-Frank Hough.
Quinn was the president of the old
American association club Of Milwau-
kee. HavenOr is a member of the Mil
Waukee board of aldermen.
Won der Abe and Sphinx were respec-
lively president and secretary of the
old St. Louis Browns, the fOur-time
champions of the American asSocia-
ton and twice champions of the world.
Buckley is a member of the New
York assembly. Hough is the sporting
editor of a Philadelphia newspaper.
Scanlon was president of the Washing
ton Union association team.
Ted Sullivan was on hand from Mil
waukee. He is one of the Oldest men
in the business and it is likely he will
be given berth in some capacity. He
is closely associated with the inner
workings of the project.