The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-25
BIN SIYS RES TOO busy.
PRESIDENCY OF AMERICAN NO. .
WILL ne IN OTHER
HANDS
PLAYERS WILL BE IN DEMAND
With New Baseball Circuits Being
Formed Right and Left, the
Market for Good Men
Looks BuIIish.

CHICAGO. Dec. PIT cannot act az
President Of American League No. p
said Ban Johnson tonight, when discuss
ing the policy TO be pursued toward the
new organization. 1 Will assist in the
organization in every way possible, for
l think the new league will be a sue
cess. and it has good cities, TO draw
from We shah help wherever We can,
but cannot bind myself with the pres
ent unsettled conditions OF af-
1alrs. With a new circuit
in the American league l could not
In justice to either organization under
take more work. Besides the complica-
tons likely 10 spring up al any time are
likely to make this busy winter. But
i have the kinliest feelings for the new
promoters. and win extend any assist
ance possible at the organization session
on Thursday
President Johnson does not expect any
agreement TO be reached with the Ma
tional league. citing the case of McGraw
and Robinson as an almost insurmount-
able barrier. but he thinks there will be
only individual attempts to steal play
ers.
PLAYERS ARE SCARCE.
When baseball promoters and writers,
prolific with plans for new leagues, dis
cuss the situation in prospecto they rarely
or never dwell on one point which IL the
most essential of all. They are launch
ing new organizations galore, but in all
the talk and articles the question of sup
plying men TO play the nine positions for
each of the clubs is not mentioned. They
take it for granted that where there is
q will there is a way, and they have
will" so the way must necessarily
follow.
The present Western league will remain
in the field, the American will be on the
hunt fOr better men, the National will
be loath TO part with its stars, and yet
there is serious talk Of the establishment
of two new leagues, one by the National
the other by the American. OF course
these leagues will occupy the same ter
Titory, but even on paper there cannot
be gathered to gether enough good play
ers TO equip one of the organiza TONS
much less two.
The Interstate league will not furnish
g dozen good men, not enough to give
a full complement of players to one club
In the American league No. 2 as at pres
ent contemplated. No other leagues are
being crowded out, and the additional
men for the National association and
the Western association will have to be
found"
NATIONAL NOT RELEASING PLAY
ERS.
This will not be possible, at least early
In the season, as the National league
viii not cut the reserved list until the
playing season is well under way. Even
then there will not be more than TWEEN
ty-five or thirty men thrown on the
market, and that Will be enough for
no more than three clubs at the most.
Louisville, indianapolis, Kansas City,
Minneapolis, St Paul and other towns
which are TO have clubs in the new
league, be it established under the aus
nj
American, viii not suffer the G tablish-
ment of clubs with players OF a minor
quality. The patrons of bali in those
cities demand good ball, and will have
1t. Where are the players who viii fur
niSh it?
This is the great question which con-
fronts Mr.. Burnham and his co-Worlxers
who are launching the new auxiliary to
the American league. OF all the prospect
i've organizations this looks al the present
time to have the most vitality and the
best chances of success. The circuit as
planned is composed of good ball towns
and the franchises will prove valuable
ones.
CIRCUIT OF NEW LEAGUE.
The cities decided on for membership
in the new league are Toledo, Louis
Vile, Detroit. Grand Rapids, Kansas City
and Minneapolis. These six cities have
been definitely secured. ST Haul may
be included in the new league if it can
be obtained from the Western, and fail
ing to DO this, Omaha or Rockford will
be substituted. Rockford is a good bail
town which permits Sunday playing.
and the mOneyed men of the OK stand
ready to equip a team and furnish the
grounds There is a pledge that in case
Rockford Is included in tie new league
there Will be no lack of funds to sup
port the team.
Next to Ban Johnson Chas. J. Strobel
of Toledo is the busiest baseball magnate
in the country. While Johnson is ar
ranging matters for a strong American
league he has left the work OF organiz-
ing a new Western league, under the
auspices Of the American, largely to Mr..
StrobeL Johnson sees in Strobel hustler.
and this Is why the important task OF
creating a new league has been intrusted
to him. The idea of a new league was
first conceived by Mr.. Strobel. and Ban
JOhnson's attention was called to the
situation, with the result that steps
were Immediately taken to gather in