The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-11
Eastern League Team Owners
viii Have Many Problems to
Solve at the Annual Meeting
Next Month
HARTFORD AND SYRACUSE
LIKELY TO BE DROPPED
The Expiration of the National
Agreement Opens the Field in
New Jersey and Jersey City and
Newark are Likely to Be Mem
bers of Eastern League

month. AT no time in the career OF
the organization has there been such
keen interest manifested in the plans
Of President Powers league.
Although 1t has been announced that
Syracuse would again be member or
the circuit there has been a vigorous
denial on the part of magnates who at
tended the recent gathering of minor
league promoters in New York at
which it was claimed that Syracuse
had been counted in with Jersey City
and Newark as members in place or
Hartford and Montreal. Hartford
seems doomed for Connecticut League
baseball, and the chances of there be-
ing any strenuous effort made on the
part of Eastern League officials to keep
that city in the circuit are slim.
1t is known that President Powers
favors the admission of the New Jer-
sey cities, and it is believed that eth
er would be stronger than Hartford or
Syracuse has been as a member of the
Eastern League Jersey City has been
eyed for several seasons, but because
of the National agreement which has
been in existence as the ruling power
in minor league doings it has been i'm
possible to secure Jersey City, as the
New York National League franchise
gave President Freedman right to OPP
crate with no opposition In territory
that included Jersey City. NOW that
the National League has ceased to give
protection to the minors. it is possible
for the Eastern to gobble the circuit
plum.
Yesterday 1t was learned that SYRIA
cuse had little if any chance Of get
ting into the Eastern League in 1902
Failures have followed each other with
such frequency in recent seasons that
baseball is past immediate revival in
Syracuse Patrons of the sport in that
city have grown to regard Eastern
League baseball as a sort of a joke and
to the men who have been behind the
club, it has been costly. A Syracuse
authority estimates the loss in the past
season at $4,000
The chances of Montreal remaining
in the Eastern League are brighter
than those of the Salt City, in fact, 1t
has been almost positively announced
| that Syracuse would not even be con-
sidered when the Eastern League mag
mates meet at New York in December
The farming system have been re-
sponsible to a degree for the overbur-
| denine of the expense side of many an
Eastern League club ledger. Last sea-
j son an example of the fallacy OF at
tempting to pay major league salaries
In a minor league, was shown In Hart
I ford's fall. The Hartford manage
ment had III. Eugene Mccain and Nor
nv SteeIman of Brooklyn as a battery.
n cost s325. ner month to keep Mccain,
a sum about 1925 per month more than
tbe sunnosed Eastern League high sal
arv Catcher Steelman drew $500 a
month
Tvhe Worcester club was one of the
highest saIaried organizations in the
thai fancy salaries didn't make win
Ming hall nlayers of a disorganized lot.
The travelling expenses of Eastern
League climbs are enormous. and 1t has
haen onIv through the DIPLOMATIC eff
forte ~ President p n Powers at cru
ciaI times that the league has been able
To stand the heavy drains. The circuit
is etretcbed far bevond minor league
,,,onev- gettinq abilities and If possi-
HE II should be made more compact.
The SUGGESTION that Montreal be
dronned was undoubtedly made with a
,rIeu, 10 cuttinp down the travelling ex-
nanees
II Is believed that at the meeting in
oacember Eastern League magnates
Will engage in a. discussion of the sal
arv question that will result in the
adopfjon of rigid rules regarding lin
lis Heretofore there has really been
daring of the ambitious promoter, in
financial ventures has been the quality
unon which limits were based
II has been declared that the Glass
A minor league system of filming play
ers who jump to major league clubs,
$1,000 nrovided that a wish to return
is expressed, does not give a player a
chance to show his true worth. But it
certainly does. If a player is really
olnx f1s4
If will not be many months before a
major league magnate will recognize
ii and talk with the youngster. If the
minor league player is honorable he
will say. I'm willing to make the try
in faster company. but you had better
talk with my employer" In that way.
a player may leave a minor league
club under conditions that will favor
him and also the minor league mag
nate as it will give the latter a chance
to realize on the sale Of the player and
the PLAYER a chance to return If he
doesn't make good.
During the past week a. report that
Hu~h Duffy. last year manager OF
the Milwaukee American League Club.
is to invest in the stock of a member
of the Powers circuit and become a
pIayine manager has gained credence
DUFFY. although reported to be booked
for the Boston A. L. club. is known TO
have a desire to settle In the Eastern
League. He was one of the men who
extended an offer for the Buffalo East
ern League franchise It wouldn't be
surprising if H1ghie should become
one of the prominent figures I'm Fast
ern League baseball He has been a
thrifty fellow and Tim Murnane the
Boston critic. who certainly ought to
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