The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-20
ANOTHER BALL LEAGUE
1T MAY TAKE IN THE CITIES
DROPPED BY THE AMERICAN.
Indianapolis to be i'm 1t, According to
Rumor-Ban Johnson's Reply
TO "Nicl<- Young.

CHICAGO, Nov. 19.-Aroused by recent
interviews with President Young, of the
National League. Ban Johnson today
stated for the first time the positive plans
of the American League. He admitted
his organization mad failed to renew al
legiance to the national agreement and
stated positively that it neither could nor
would until said agreement was materially
changed.
President Johnson said: I'VE are tramp
ling on the rights of no one, and l have
written President Young to this effect,
telling him that there is still no need of
friction with the National League, pro-
vided fairness and common sense prevail.
In going into the East and paralleling the
National League, as we are now prepared
to do, it is absurd to longer class us as
a secondary organization.
''As a matter of fact, we have occupied
Washington and Baltimore largely in order
to protect our own interests. In that
much-talked-of conference between the
two leagues held at Cleveland last year
the National League promised to protect
that unoccupied territory and also to sat
isfy McGraw. 1t has been able to carry
out neither of these promises. 1t was
the American League, not the National,
that crushed the aspirations of the Ma
tional Association, and we were forced to
do this for our own protection. So long
as there was a field for another organi-
zation besides ours to parallel the Ma
tional League our interests were unpro-
tected.
while we court no friction nor trouble
OF any sort in Eastern territory never
theless We have fortified ourselves so that
we are abundantly able to protect our in
terestS and will do So The National
League has hardly been able to govern it.
self and that being the case ii has scarce
leagues.
Il still think that it is for the interest
of both organizations to work together am
icably rather than to seek any trouble, but
/ will say that the American League will
not petition the national organization at
the annual meeting Of the latter in New
York fer any concessions whatever. If
II sees fit to grant them, however we will
be pleased TO work with the older league
Tor the good or the national game"
The American League headquarters were
again the scene of an important meet
ing of some of the magnates to-day
Urged on by the recent rumors to the eff
feet that Buffalo might be minus fran
chise next season, President Franklin has
joined the anxious class He spent the day
with President Johnson talking Of the PAN
American exposition and dilating on the
great baseball opportunities offered by his
city for next season He already has Sc
cured several privileges for the big show
and contends that the advantageous loca-
ton of his park practically gives him
monopoly on the exposition's baseball priv
ileges.
1t now seems that Franklin's wishes may
be respected and that Buffalo will make
the eighth club in the circuit. 1t is highly
probable that this may result in the eorma-
ton of another league. including Kansas
City, Minneapolis and st. Paul. and Omaha
or Des Moines in the West, and Louis
vile, Indianapolis, Toledo, Grand Rapids
or Dayton in the East. This proposition
is being urged by j. c. Stoeble of Toledo
and might care for the three cities dropped
from the American organization.