Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-12
BASE BALL RUMORSs
The American League to invade
 National Territory.

Brooklyn May Become New York In
 The American League-The Phila-
 delphIa National League May Also
 Join the Association-The Young
 League Will Play Fifty Cent Ball
 When the Changes Are Made-Re-
 suits of All Games Saturday and
 Sunday.
 Rogers has the most valuable base ball plant in America and Is not man to be trampIed on without fight If it is shown to him that his enemies in the National league mean business it is expected that the colonel will make a move that will knock all calcu- lations sky high. In word, Rogers, if the Phfladelphias win the National league pennant, will hold the whip hand in that city and will be in de mand, if he can hold his players.
 The Brooklyn club too, will not be turned down without q fight. If the National league therefore, says, that
  lyns must get out. it is probable that both clubs will turn around and join the American league. Furthermore it is said that when the Brooklyn club finds it compulsory to take an Ameri- can league franchise. the name on the players uniforms will readily be changed to New York" The scheme concocted in the minds of President Ban Johnson and others is to have the following American league circuit:
 Boston, New York. Philadelphia and Washington in the east. with Chicago, St Louis, Pittsburg and Cincinnati in the west.
 If Brooklyn jumps to the American there will be a foothold for Johnson in Greater New York and no expense either. If Rogers comes over that will knock the National league at Philadel- phia higher than kite. it is argued. At Boston the American league has won already At Chicago it has the call, too At Pittsburg the new American league club is. to be backed by Kerr and Auten. the two men with whom Dreyfus clashed last spring. At St Louis, Edward Backer, a partner of the Robisons and who holds a majority of stock in the National league club of that city. has been ..seen" by the Amer ican League and has encouraged them. A syndicate in collision with the American league, is now trying to buy John T. Brush out of the Cincinnati club.
 It can be stated on good authority that the American league will play 5O-cent ball all over the circuit next season instead of 25-cent ball, as the latter tariff has been found to be not enough to pay bills and produce a profit. As the courts have decided that the present form of National league contract is worthless, there can be a wholesale jumping of players in the fall This is being used as an argument with those who would have put up money long ago if they had been sure of securing the cream of the play ing talent. The Ball Players Protec- tive association will cut a big figure in the events to come. They will prob ably play two ends against the middle.
 When President Tfbbets of the Brooklyn club was asked on Saturday what he knew about the scheme. he said:
 II think the National circuit will re- main as it is. If Brooklyn should be dropped it would only leave the field open to an American league club in the greater city, which is just what John- son & Co are looking for. No, I don't believe that Brooklyn will be dropped P
 Just the same there are those who say that Freedman has decided that Brooklyn must go and what Freedman says nowadays generally goes when the magnates are around.
 Waterbury defeated Meriden Sat- urday. because Red Waller pitched win ming ball and because the team behind played fast and snappy- An unfortunate accident happened during the game when Luskey received foul tip on the first finger of the right hand and was forced to retire in favor of Matthews. It will lay Luskey up for few days at legz. The score and summary:
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