Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-26
JoHNsoN's BASE BALL SCHEME
Has Come East to Extend the Circuit
 of the American League.

or the American LedSuC.
 Ban Johnson, president of the
 American base ball league, has come
 east with the idea of extending his
 circuit by taking in Washington, Bal
 timore, Philadelphia and either New
 York or Brooklyn, he says. Though
 it has been asserted that the American
 league has been work king hand in glove
 with the National league to head off
 the National association movement,
 President Johnson declares that his
 circuit will be arranged independently
 and that the National league will not
 be consulted, unless the magnates
 show willingness to be fair.
 President Johnson was in Washing
 ton on Wednesday when he looked over
 the ground and then went to Baltimore,
 where he conferred with promoters yesterday. It is believed that he at tempted to induce McGraw and Robin- son, together with their packers, to de-
 sert the association men and join his league. According to the general story that has been sent out relative | to Johnson's plans, number of Ma tional league players have consented | to jump the reserve rule and take hold | of American league teams; also that l the alliance recently formed between | the Protective Association of Profes- | sional Base Ball Players and the Amer i ican league means wholesale deser- tion from the National league.
 | Johnson says that the western end of | the new circuit will be made up of | Chicago, St Louis, Detroit and either l Cleveland or Buffalo, which, with the | eastern cities named above, would pro-
 vide playing circuit. Johnson is on
 the road now simply as an observer.
 He wants to find out what is possible
 before the real campaign begins. The l association promoters intend to hold
 q meeting in Chicago in few days,
 when they may be able to give out the perfected details of the circuit. Just
 at present they say that they are ready
 to begin operations in Boston, Phila-
 delphia, Baltimore, Chicago, Milwau-
 kee and St Louis. Among the players
 named as being willing to desert the
 National league are Kelley, Jennings McGuire, Cross, Dahlen, Keeler, Jones
 McGinnity and kitson of the Brook. !, lyns. The positive assertion is. made that the new St Louis American league , club will have on its team Lave Cros l manager; McGinnity,A Kitson, Scott } Hahn, Leever, GarYin, Carrick, Keel 7 CT, Jones, Mcclure, 'Beckley, Irwin ar and I Demontreville. McGraw and Robin son are said to have secured Delehan r ty, Lajoie, Flick, Sheckard. Brodie Hawley and others: Mercer, Doyle
 Grady and Gleason are mentioned a!
 members of the new Washingtons. I
 is also stated that nearly every playe
 of note in the National league will gt
 with Johnson the moment the leader , | of the Protective association say tn word. If Johnson should form a com bination with the National association I men so that both clements could figh
 the National league, it is the opinion O 2 base ball men that serious war woul . result.
 l. A meeting of those who backed tn s Bristol base ball club last season wa e held ill Kennedy's barber shop, Bris e tol ond Wednesday evening" Whil + the managers were square with tn l. world, they found they wer persona e ly out several hundred dollars. T : Messrs Kennedy. Tracy and Cray tn Il public is especially indebted TOT Ir i high class ball presented. The majo
 lity of players who finished the sun IS mer with Bristol have been reserve e for next year. Moves will not be is Bristol next season, as he original Il belonged to Worcester and was onl ersl farmed here last season Plans f, a. the big base ball fair which the mal agement proposes to hold during u s. holidays were talked over.
 ', Frank Bonner was at bat for Roc 70 ester and the third ball pitched st1'ut a- him in the groin after glancingi off ih a. bat The shortstop fell 7dike raa log. If front of the plate.1 As he fell those V. the ,gEandstand heard a little screa e. and saK, A woman running toward tl O. main exit. It. was Mrs Ronner,r a1 is Ishe was. hurry ing to fhe side of h y- injured husDand She was met at u 1e entrance by ! Manager Buckenberg ne and Harry O'Hngan, who assured Ii lk that Frank was not seriously injur, es and would be all right in momer e, The little woman returned to t is grandstand, drying her eyes. while h